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REGIONAL WRAP-UP associate chief justice in 2003, and chief justice in 2005. Bowman has also been a member of the New York Bar since 1982. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974. "Tax law is, I suppose, about as com- plicated an area of the law as any part of Canadian law, it is very intellectually challenging and has ample scope for imagination," he says. "[Th ere's] cer- tainly always something to learn . . . [it's a] rather fl uid type of thing, you could describe it as a moving target between legislative change, it's happened every year, it's happened every year since 1917." Th e grandfather of four, Bowman is based in Toronto and will be working one-on-one with FMC's students and associates. His experience on the bench will no doubt come in handy, he says. "People will come and ask me 'what do you think of this, how would you decide this if you were still sitting as a judge,'" he says. — KELLY HARRIS kharris@clbmedia.ca MOVES AND SHAKES HAS MOVED ONLINE. If you or anyone in your firm has made a move, won recent accolades, or done any- thing else noteworthy that should be shared with your colleagues across the country, let us know. E-mail your moves and shakes to moves@clbmedia.ca. We'll be updat- ing the website daily, so keep your eyes on www.canadianlawyermag. com to see what your friends and colleagues are up to. fand is by no means a mountain of a man. He does, however, like to reach for the top of some of the planet's highest peaks. Th is past summer, Gelfand completed his third major climb — the second to the summit of Kilimanjaro — in three years. In each case, it was both a per- A sonal challenge and a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Founda- tion of Quebec. "I'm inspired by my dad, who will turn 80 in December and who is still a heavy smoker, and by a late uncle who suff ered from heart disease," says Gelfand, himself a smoker up until about a decade ago. Th e foundation, for which the ex- peditions have raised more than a quarter of a million dollars through the three climbs, covers the costs of airfare and mountaineering guides for each climber who personally guarantees a minimum of $10,000 in donations. Nathalie Brazeau, the Heart and Stroke's co-ordinator of special projects, confi rms the Kili2008 expedition initiated by Gelfand in July and August raised $152,000. Kili2005, the previsou African ex- pedition, brought in $45,000. Th e tougher Aconcagua2007 climb in which Gelfand was involved in t fi ve-foot-10 and weighing approximately 180 pounds, Montreal lawyer Martin Gel- the Andes of Argentina generated $56,000. While Kilimanjaro is a physical challenge, Gelfand calls the South American mountain "a step up." Aconcagua, which translates into the Stone Sentinel, is the highest mountain in the Americas and one of the "7 summits" of the world. At almost 7,000 metres high, it is con- sidered the next step up from Kili- manjaro that tops off at just under 6,000 metres. Gelfand, who works in the legal department at real estate company Westcliff Management Ltd., en- courages lawyer friends to join him on the expeditions. Gerry Aposto- latos of Langlois Kronström Des- jardins LLP and Francine Wise- man, a tax specialist at Spiegel Sohmer Inc., accompanied him on Kili2008 while Sandrine Dumont, now working in the Netherlands, was aboard for Kili2005. Th e 48-year-old is taking a break from climbing for now, but says he has personal goals involving other mountain peaks. Until the next ascent, Gelfand will stay in shape by continuing to give spinning classes and by spread- ing the message of how important it is for people to take care of them- selves in order to minimize the risks of disease. — MIKE KING mking@videotron.ca RainMaker Group Tel: Fax: www.rainmakergroup.ca 12 NO VEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 www. mag.com