Elie Roth

Practice Areas

As co-head of the Tax practice at Davies, Elie advises on all aspects of domestic and international tax planning, corporate reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate finance. He frequently consults on cross-border transactions, structuring non-resident investment into Canada and outbound investment by Canadian multinationals. He advises taxpayers on tax audit matters and has been highly successful in representing taxpayers in tax litigation proceedings at various levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. An Adjunct Professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School, Elie teaches international taxation and taxation of real estate transactions. He speaks frequently at legal conferences on taxation issues and is the lead co-author of the textbook Canadian Taxation of Trusts (CTF, 2016). Elie is an academician and council member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, where he sits on the Taxation Committee, and a member of the Council of the Canadian Branch of the International Fiscal Association. He has also been designated a Derivatives Market Specialist by, and is a Fellow of, the Canadian Securities Institute. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Chambers High Net Worth Guide; Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A; Who’s Who Legal Canada; The Best Lawyers in Canada.