Tax

Toronto-based Douglas Cannon is a highly experienced lawyer who possesses wide-ranging tax experience, including on acquisitions, dispositions and financings.

Raj Juneja is highly regarded for his advice on the tax aspects of commercial transactions, with an excellent roster of clients in the energy and mining sectors. Based in Toronto, he is the head of the firm's national tax practice.

"Raj Juneja is the best lawyer for tax in Canada. He is outstanding; he is practical, business-orientated and a creative problem solver."

"Raj is the lead partner with extensive technical knowledge. He collaborates extremely well with other advisers and knows our structure inside out."

"Raj provides effective and efficient tax solutions to complicated problems and distils the answers into something that can be understood by non-tax professionals."

Nigel Johnston impresses with his strong following of private equity and investment fund clients, advising on structured products and cross-border investments. He is based in Toronto.

Robert Kopstein provides wide-ranging counsel on tax planning, disputes and advisory matters. Based in Calgary, he is particularly noted for his strong following of major oil and gas clients.

"Robert Kopstein has excellent technical skills and is one of the most creative thinkers I’ve worked with in tax matters."

Chia-yi Chua regularly represents clients in tax litigation as well as wider proceedings before the Tax Court of Canada.

"Chia-yi Chua is very client-focused, extremely knowledgeable, very strategic and has very good methodical thinking through the life-cycle of the matter."

"Chia-yi has amazing strategic abilities."

Gabrielle Richards is well versed in assisting with the tax considerations of both domestic and cross-border transactions, particularly finance deals and syndicated lending. She is based in Toronto.

Nicolas Cloutier is an experienced tax practitioner who handles a range of disputes. His clients include those in the automotive industry.

"Nicolas Cloutier distils complex issues into layman's terms concisely, and he is focused and clear on the litigation strategy."

"Nicolas is a pleasure to work with."

Brett Anderson has a robust tax practice. He is best known for handling transactions, including M&A.

"Brett Anderson is a great client service provider; he is highly capable in his ability to deliver reliable advice and finds solutions to complex issues."

"Brett has good commercial awareness and provides practical advice."

Patrick McCay has experience working on significant US-Canada cross-border deals, including standout transactions in the energy sector. He is based in Toronto.

Toronto-based Stefanie Morand has a growing reputation in the Canadian tax market, with an impressive pedigree in major cross-border financing and M&A transactions.

"Stefanie Morand is very detail-orientated and familiar with a broad range of tax topics."

"I am so grateful to have Stefanie on our account. She is a great service provider with an extensive tax knowledge and she always provides great advice."