Best Lawyers in Ontario, Canada for Tax Law
Paul Gibney is a partner and practices in the Toronto office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Paul’s practice focuses on personal, corporate and trust planning for high net worth individuals, family offices, executives, owner-managers and their businesses, both domestic and international, including: corporate reorganizations; estate planning; purchases and sales of businesses; immigration and emigration; non-profit organizations and charities. Paul also represents taxpayers in their dealings with...
David Stevens is partner in the business law department in the Gowling WLG Toronto office. David is a tax lawyer, focussing on corporate and international tax planning, personal and private company tax planning, trust taxation, charities and not-for-profits, and mining. David's clients include high net worth individuals and their families, regsitered charities, not-for-profit organizations, and trust companies. David advises clients on business succession planning, estate planning and estate ...
John Campbell practises taxation law, advising clients on domestic and international income tax issues, with a focus on advising Canadian clients with international interests and non-Canadian clients with Canadian interests. John has extensive experience with respect to the tax implications and structuring of corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, international tax planning and tax planning using trusts. He provides his clients with effective, practical tax advice based on his e...
Lesley Kim practices in the areas of domestic and international tax law and has particular experience with outbound cross-border transactions involving foreign affiliates and non-resident trusts. She works extensively with public and private corporations and private equity groups undertaking mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, plan of arrangements, financings, including flow-through share offerings and IPOs, and other corporate reorganizations, including for estate planning purposes. Lesley ...
Joan is a Partner in Minden Gross LLP's Tax Group and has extensive experience in domestic and international tax planning. Both highly detailed and experienced, Joan has the unique ability to see the big picture while drilling down to the finest points of a client's needs. Joan chose tax as her specialty for its analytical nature. In tax, the rules are always changing and Joan really enjoys the challenge of keeping up-to-date. Joan is a frequent lecturer for professional and commercial organi...
David W. Chodikoff, B.A. (Spec. Hons), M.A., LL.B., is a partner and specializes in civil and criminal tax litigation at Miller Thomson. David was a former counsel and a Crown Prosecutor at the Department of Justice. He has over 100 reported decisions. David has appeared in over 565 cases before the courts. David has been recognized by Canadian, American and European authorities as one of the leading tax controversy leaders in the world. He has edited and contributed to 9 tax books including ...
M. Elena Hoffstein, FEA, has a practice focused in all areas of estate planning, family business succession planning, corporate reorganization both pre and post mortem planning. She also advises on cross border and international matters, will, trusts and marriage contracts. Elena is also a recognized leader in charity law advising both charities and donors on effective legislative, tax and regulatory matters and on tax effective charitable gifting. Elena frequently advises clients on family b...
Milan is a partner practising in the firm’s Toronto office. Milan frequently advises on personal, corporate and trust planning, with a particular focus on high-net-worth professionals, owner-managers and their businesses. His practice encompasses all aspects of domestic Canadian tax law, including reorganizations, private wealth and estate planning, purchases and sales of businesses, non-resident trusts, immigration/emigration, and registered charities. Milan has published a host of art...
Igor is recognized for his expertise and strategic acumen in tax litigation. Prior to Taxpayer Law, Igor was a partner at a prominent Bay Street firm in Toronto. In 2023, Igor transitioned from his role at a large firm to lead Taxpayer Law. After being called to the Bar in Ontario in 2014, Igor dedicated himself to the niche field of tax disputes. He approaches tax litigation like a competitive sport, strategizing and navigating through the intricacies of the law. Igor’s commitment to t...
Cadie Yiu is an associate practicing in the firm’s Toronto office. Cadie advises on all aspects of domestic and international tax planning, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and trust and estate planning for individuals and families. She also advises clients on tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. Prior to joining Thorsteinssons, Cadie practiced with the tax group of a national law firm.
Brittany Rossler is a partner in the Toronto office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Brittany’s practice focuses on all aspects of tax litigation and dispute resolution. She has represented clients in appeals before the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, and various levels of provincial courts on a wide range of international and domestic issues. She also assists clients throughout the CRA’s administrative processes and has drafted successful submissions for audits, objections, v...
Michael Ding is an Associate in the Tax Group at WeirFoulds LLP with a practice that focuses on various areas of domestic and international taxation planning, advice, and dispute resolution. Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Michael practised as Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada, representing the Crown before the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Michael has experience in advising on various tax and disput...
Molly Martin is an associate practicing in the firm’s Toronto office. Molly’s practice focuses on tax litigation and taxpayer representation at every level and also includes tax planning for businesses, individuals, not-for-profits and charities. Molly Martin writes on tax issues and her work has been published in the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Tax for the Owner-Manager publication and the Federated Press’ Resource Taxation Journal. Molly has won multiple awards for her...
Biography Shereen Cook is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Toronto. She advises Canadian and foreign taxpayers in the areas of tax planning, tax structuring, tax reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions, as well as domestic and cross-border financing. She also represents taxpayers in tax disputes with the Canadian federal and provincial (Quebec) tax authorities. Shereen also serves as an adjunct professor of law at HEC Montreal/University of Montreal, where she teach...
Eryn Fanjoy is a partner working out of the Toronto office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Eryn advises clients in all areas of income tax law, including corporate reorganizations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border structures and executive compensation. Eryn advises investment funds and their managers and advisors in connection with structuring and other fund-related tax issues. Eryn also practises in the areas of personal taxation, estate planning and trust taxation for indivi...
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