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 Vancouver Office
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ROBERT J. BURKART, CA
Robert is our partner in charge of tax planning and compliance. Robert graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1983 and obtained his CA in 1986 with a national CA firm where he was a senior tax manager prior to joining our firm. Since 1986 Robert has practiced primarily in the area of taxation. Robert has extensive experience in corporate reorganizations and personal tax planning and has instructed various tax courses for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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JAMES F. CARR-HILTON, CA
Jim received his CA designation in 1982 and has practiced at the partner level since 1983. Jim is one of the founders of the firm and is the Managing Director. He oversees the firm’s development, operational strategies and quality assurance as well as managing a full client load. He has extensive experience in public and regulatory environments, transportation and distribution logistics and real estate development entities. Jim has served on Council with the BC Institute of Chartered Accountants and spearheads many initiatives on quality control and standards in the practice of public accounting.
Jim is a successful entrepreneur in his own right with outside business interests and corporate board appointments.
On the personal side, Jim is married with three children. He is an avid golfer and outdoorsman enjoying hiking, skiing, water sports and baseball. He has been active in community affairs and has coached youth baseball and soccer for many years.
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ALVIN F. DALE, CA
Al received his CGA designation in 1980 and his CA in 1988 while articling with national and regional CA firms. Al provides services to a diverse range of clients including public and privately held corporations. Al has extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, business valuation and tax and estate planning. Al is responsible for the development and implementation of our firm's marketing program.
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REGINALD J. LABONTE, CA
Reg is the lead partner in our Regulatory Practice Group which provides Assurance and other advisory services to both Canadian and US public companies.
Reg started his career in 1977 with Deloitte Touche in Vancouver, BC. In 1981, he left Deloitte Touche to become a Partner in a small CA firm. In 1983, Reg formed his own firm, LaBonte & Co. which established itself as a boutique Vancouver CA firm focused primarily on providing securities and regulatory services including auditing, accounting, and related mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory services to public companies as well as management, accounting and tax advice to private owner/manager business.
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ROBERT J. MATHESON, CA
Bob received his CA designation in 1983 while articling with an international accounting firm, and founded a DMCL predecessor firm in 1984. His main focus is providing accounting, tax and business advice to private enterprises. Bob has developed a particular expertise in the food and beverage industry.
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FRED YADA, FCA
Fred was the founder and managing partner of Yada, Tompkins, Humphries, Palmer & Co. which merged with Ernst & Young in 1989. He was a partner with Ernst & Young for eleven (11) years and left the firm in 2001 to set up F.M. Yada Group Inc. His firm merged with Dale, Matheson, Carr-Hilton, LaBonte on July 1, 2008.
Fred’s professional career has been spent providing accounting, taxation and business management services to entrepreneurial clients. His expertise and specialty is in the music industry, and his clients include, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Hedley, Hot Hot Heat, Jim Vallance, Raffi and many others.
Fred has served on Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Director of the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre and the Sarah McLachlan Foundation.
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RAKESH I. PATEL, CA
Rakesh graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and articled with a regional CA firm to obtain his CA designation in 1993. Rakesh focuses primarily on providing service to Canadian and US public companies in the resource, manufacturing and high tech sector. Rakesh also works with private companies entering the public markets as well as providing business and accounting advice to small business and personal tax clients. Rakesh has extensive knowledge of the securities and regulatory environment and is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the firm’s standards and quality control programs.
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BARRY S. HARTLEY, CA
Barry graduated from the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg South Africa, in 1989 and obtained his CA designation in 1993 with an international CA firm. Barry spent several years in progressively more senior audit and advisory roles with large international firms until joining DMCL in 2005. Barry focuses primarily on providing securities and regulatory assurance services to Canadian and US public company clients. Barry has extensive experience in the mining, mineral exploration and oil and gas industries.
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KEN P. CHONG, CA
Ken has over 15 years of experience in Canadian and International tax. Areas of specialty include corporate tax planning and reorganizations, international tax, resource tax, owner-manager tax issues and SRED credits. Ken joined the firm in 2005 and was admitted as an incorporated partner in January 2007. Prior to this, Ken was Senior Manager in international tax in one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Vancouver and was a Senior Tax Advisor at one of the Fortune 100 companies in Canada. Ken’s clients include small to mid-sized private companies, entrepreneurs and public companies in a variety of industries. Ken also has expertise in complex estate planning and related tax advisory.
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Port Coquitlam Office |
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WILFRED A. JACOBSON, CA
Wilf is married with two adult children and has lived in Maple Ridge B.C. since joining a predecessor firm as a partner in 1976. He has always been active in community organizations and has served on the boards of a private school, service club, sports organizations, power squadron and charity foundation.
Thirty-five years of public practice has resulted in Wilf acquiring an extensive business knowledge which he uses to assist owners of privately owned companies with business, financial and taxation issues.
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FRASER G. ROSS, CA
Fraser graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1989 and obtained his CA designation in 1993 with a regional CA firm. Fraser's client base consists of a variety of entities including small to medium sized owner-managed businesses, professionals, and charitable and not-for-profit organizations. Fraser has enjoyed assisting many clients on business acquisitions and dispositions while providing personal and corporate tax advice.
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BRIAN A. SHAW, CA
Brian is a resident of Coquitlam and immigrated to Canada from Australia in 1987, after obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Business. He began his articling with our Port Coquitlam predecessor firm, Jacobson Soda in 1991, received his designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1994, and became a partner with the predecessor firm in 1998.
Brian is experienced in numerous areas of public practice including:
- accounting and auditing for small/medium sized corporations
- accounting and auditing for "Not for Profit" entities
- personal, corporate and estate taxation
- non-resident compliance requirements
- scientific research and experimental development claims
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GARSON LEE, CA
Garson graduated from UBC with a B Com degree and articled with PWC in both their Edmonton and Vancouver offices. He was designated in BC in 1978, and shortly after joined MacMillan Bloedel Limited (MacBlo) as Manager of Internal Audit in one of the largest forest products companies in the world at that time. Garson returned to public practice in 1979 joining a small independent firm as a Partner in Vancouver which subsequently merged with Cinnamon Jang Willoughby in 1991.
On January 1, 2009 Garson joined DMCL Chartered Accountants bringing a wealth of knowledge not only in the forest products industry but from owner managed business to the financial sector. He has considerable experience in providing tax services to non residents, new immigrants and emigrants and continues to remain very active in this area.
Garson is very active in the community. Over the past 3 years, he has chaired the Burnaby Hospital Golf Tournament known as the SLICE raising much needed funds.
Garson is a native of Metro Vancouver, married and has 4 children and 3 grandchildren. He is an avid golfer and has strong links to the Vancouver Chinese Community.
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White Rock Office |
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MICHAEL K. BRAUN, CA
Michael graduated from U.B.C. in 1986 and received his CA designation in 1989 while articling with the Vancouver office of a national CA firm. He has been a partner since 1993 and focuses on providing taxation and business advisory services to entrepreneurial small and medium sized businesses. Michael’s success has been derived from the personal care and attention he provides each client, tailoring customized financial and taxation plans that are sensitive to each client’s individual needs. He also has extensive experience advising clients in matters relating to income tax planning, estate tax planning, business financing, operational analysis and the purchase and sale of business interests. Michael has been active as a public speaker on various tax, financial and business topics.
Michael has been active in community organizations serving as a board member, executive member and volunteer. These include health care foundations, community social service agencies, amateur athletic associations, public schools and chambers of commerce. In addition, Michael has spent numerous hours serving as a coach to various amateur athletic teams.
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PETER J. DONALDSON, CA
Peter graduated from the University of BC in 1980 and obtained his CA designation in 1983 with a national CA firm. Peter focuses primarily on providing accounting, tax and business planning advice to our private corporate clients. Peter has extensive experience in estate planning and assisting clients transition companies from one generation to the next. In addition to servicing our corporate client base, Peter also provides audit and tax advisory services to many not-for-profit organizations. Peter is the partner in charge of the firm’s technology group and a member of the firm’s management advisory board.
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