Iris Chung joined Metcalfe, Blainey & Burns LLP in March 2004. Prior to joining Metcalfe, Blainey & Burns LLP, she practiced with Thorsteinssons, one of the leading tax law firms in Canada, as a tax lawyer.

   Iris was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1999 and as a Barrister and Solicitor in Ontario in March 2002.

   Iris’s areas of practice include will, trust, estate planning, and corporate/commercial law. She draws on her knowledge in tax law to add value on services to clients in these various areas of practice, including the use of wills and trusts to facilitate estate planning. As part of her will and trust practices, Iris advises clients on guardianship issues and care for children with special needs. She also advises corporate clients on tax-efficient ways to structure corporate/commercial transactions. In this regard, she works closely with the clients’ accountants to ensure the desired tax results would be achieved.

   Iris regularly presents at seminars on guardianship, will, trust and estate planning. Organizations like Yee Hong and Centre for Information & Community Services often invite her as speaker for their seminars to their members and the general public.

   Iris is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Before pursuing her legal career, Iris had had years of experience as a newspaper reporter.