Sarah Fitzpatrick
Canada Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Charities/Non-profits
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Up and Coming
About
Provided by Sarah Fitzpatrick
Practice Areas
Sarah Fitzpatrick’s practice focuses on the areas of charities and not-for-profits. She provides general advice to these clients, to assist them in carrying out their missions and mandates. Sarah counsels charities and not-for-profit clients on governance matters, tax and regulatory compliance, social enterprise and gift planning. She also assists clients with general corporate legal matters including major business contracts, transactions and restructuring.
Sarah's practice is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Charities and Non-Profit Law (2021-2024); Trusts and Estates (2023-2024) and Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2021-2024) for her practice in Charities/Not-For-Profit Law. She was named "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in Canada in Charities/Non-Profit Law (2022 and 2024).
Chambers Review
Canada
Vancouver-based Sarah Fitzpatrick offers a range of experience in the charities and non-profit space, including with regard to the tax treatment of high-value charitable donations as well as in connection with general structuring concerns.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah’s level of detail and knowledge of implications - clause by clause and issue by issue - is nothing short of outstanding. She also has a gift for knowing what is missing."
"Sarah’s level of detail and knowledge of implications - clause by clause and issue by issue - is nothing short of outstanding. She also has a gift for knowing what is missing."