Ryma Nasrallah

Practice Areas

Ryma Nasrallah is a partner in the Ottawa office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and a member of the Tax, Corporate Commercial, Private Client and Charities and Not-for-Profits Law Groups at the firm.

Ryma regularly advises registered charities and non-profit organizations on the income tax implications of their transactions and activities, including revenue generating activities, gifting and receipting, fundraising activities, working with intermediaries both in Canada and internationally, and qualifying disbursements. Ryma is frequently involved in the establishment of charitable organizations and charitable foundations, guiding them through their start-up phase and interactions with the Canada Revenue Agency and assisting during their ongoing existence and dissolution. She also advises clients on provincial laws that apply to charities, including the Charities Accounting Act (Ontario) and Trustee Act (Ontario), with respect to investments, endowments and other related issues. She has experience advising on the complex income tax rules governing non-profit organizations and navigating the restrictions imposed by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Ryma’s practice also includes advising private clients, trusts and closely-held private companies on tax-related matters. She assists clients with wills, estate and trust planning and has been involved in numerous tax-driven transactions, including corporate reorganizations involving closely-held private companies, estate planning transactions and post-mortem transactions.

Professional Memberships

Ryma is currently the Communications Officer of the CBA Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section and a Member-at-large of the OBA Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section.

Member, Law Society of Upper Canada

Member, Ontario Bar Association (OBA)

Member, Canadian Bar Association (CBA)

Member, County of Carleton Law Association

Personal

Ryma is committed to giving back to the communities she serves. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation which is raising funds for a new hospital site in Ottawa, Ontario, and she continues to act on several pro bono files at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.