Mitchell Sherman

Practice Areas

Mitchell Sherman serves as counsel in the Tax Group at Goodmans. His taxation practice encompasses all aspects of income taxation that arise in corporate and commercial transactions, with an emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate reorganizations, real estate, domestic and international debt financings and debt restructurings.

Career

Mitch is recognized as a leading practitioner of tax law by Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisors, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, The Legal 500’s 2018 Tax Directors Handbook 250 (TDH250), Law Business Research’s Lexology Index Canada. He is also named 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law by Best Lawyers in Canada, and is featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A and the Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring.

Professional Memberships

Mitch has authored numerous papers and has spoken extensively on income tax matters. He is a past-Chair and member of the Executive of the Canadian Bar Association/Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada Joint Committee on Taxation. He is a contributor to the Corporate Finance and International Tax publications.

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association - Past Chair of the National Taxation section, Canadian Tax Foundation and International Fiscal Association.