1.0Willems Schmidt Advocaten & Rechtsanwältehttps://willems-schmidt.eu/en/adminhttps://willems-schmidt.eu/en/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://willems-schmidt.eu/en/professionals/stephen-holmes/">Stephen Holmes</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if("link"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),i.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),a=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://willems-schmidt.eu/en/professionals/stephen-holmes/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Stephen Holmes” — Willems Schmidt Advocaten & Rechtsanwälte" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Dr. Stephen D. Holmes graduated in 1977 as a Bachelor of Commerce & Business Administration and in 1978 as a Bachelor of Law (Juris Doctor) at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He was admitted to the bar and appointed as a partner at Russel & DuMoulin in 1979, and subsequently headed his own office for 34 years. In addition to his position as Counsel at Willems Advocaten, Stephen is also Senior Counsel at the leading Canadian law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), where he assists the Tax and Family Wealth Counsel departments. Stephan has also extensively taught and published in Europe, Asia and North America on tax law, estate planning, immigration and corporate governance. He was named 'Offshore Trust Lawyer of the Year' and 'Cross-Border Estate Planning Lawyer of the Year' in 2014 in Canada, and was included in the list of the 50 best lawyers in Canada in 2011 for his expertise in the field In addition to his work as a legal counsel, Mr. Holmes is also honorary consul of Malta for the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta and the Canadian territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories. At Willems Advocaten, Stephen works as an international trade and cross-border consultant inheritance planning, advising clients on international and Canadian law and business strategies.http://willems.studioderoos.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_5273-chosen-300x300.jpg