Maria T. Holman: Business and Corporate Practice

Maria Holman has extensive experience acting for companies, societies (including not-for-profit) and trusts. She is familiar with incorporation, organization and governance of the various types of commercial structures.  She has also worked with many clients to evaluate and reorganize corporate structure and develop restructuring strategies, in particular for the purposes of succession planning. Ms. Holman has an active practice preparing wills and trusts for her clients, and the administration of estates and applications for probate.

In addition, Maria's practice focuses in the areas of intellectual property, privacy, technology and the internet. As a registered trademark agent in Canada, she advises clients with respect to intellectual property protection, licensing agreements, trademarks, copyright, domain name matters and issues relating to e-commerce.

Maria has contributed to Continuing Legal Education and has taught many courses at the community and college level, in wills and estate, real property, trademark, privacy and computer-related law.

Professional and Other Activities:

• Canadian Bar Association, including Computer Law, Privacy Law, Wills and Trusts, Taxation Law Subsections
• Member, Estate Planning Council of Vancouver
• Director, WTS Strait of Georgia Chapter Education Foundation
• Past Director, International Internet Marketing Association