Best Lawyers in Canada for Tax Law

Daniel Lacelle is partner in the firm's Montréal office and is the office leader of the Tax Law Group. He practises in taxation law with particular emphasis on corporate and transactional taxation, including in relation to mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganization, infrastructure, debt and equity financing, foreign entities and aboriginal tax. He has acted for financial institutions, equity investors and other corporate entities with respect to public and private corporate fin...

Brian Milne practises in the areas of Canadian tax and charity law. Mr. Milne regularly advises public and private businesses and their investors on acquisitions, financing, cross-border structuring and the design of employee compensation plans. He also frequently advises charitable and non-profit organizations on a wide range of matters, including charitable gifting and the structuring of developments using charitable assets.Mr. Milne has served as a director of the Canadian Petroleum Tax So...

Serving a wide range of business clients, Matthew Bilmes is an authority on tax and estate planning matters. Matthew Bilmes proudly assists business owners plan for tax efficiency throughout their company’s life cycle. He works with commercial clients and owner-operators across generations to effectively minimize tax while helping to propel growth for a future sale or family succession. He is also involved in numerous cross-border tax planning files, assisting clients with interests in ...

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...

Stéphanie Pépin is a partner in the tax group of our Montréal office, focusing on tax planning and tax litigation. Stéphanie is recognized for her understanding of the business environment and her in-depth knowledge of complex tax issues. She advises both individuals and companies on structuring their affairs in a constantly evolving legal environment, with a focus on tax optimization and compliance with current laws. Her analytical and strategic approach enables h...

Ken’s practice focuses on tax litigation and tax dispute resolution. With over 30 years as a tax lawyer, he also has extensive experience in corporate tax planning, reorganizations and personal tax planning. Becoming partner at Felesky Flynn in 1996, Ken was co-managing partner from 2008 to 2015 and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2008. He has represented taxpayers before the Supreme Court of Canada, Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Alberta Court of Queen’s Benc...

Jeremy’s practice covers a broad spectrum of tax law, including personal tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. Jeremy has a particular interest in designing and implementing tax effective employee stock option plans for private corporations. Jeremy graduated from the University of Alberta in 2004 with a combined LL.B/MBA degree, where he received a variety of academic awards. Prior to joining Felesky Flynn in 2007, he clerked at the Federal Court of Appe...

Reinhold advises clients on both international and domestic income taxation matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate reorganizations, and cross-border transactions. He regularly provides taxation and structuring advice to large institutions and pension funds as well as large public and private clients on multi-billion dollar transactions. Reinhold has extensive experience in structuring complex financial transactions relating to investments across Canada, the United Sta...

Alexander Demner is a partner practicing in the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Alexander’s practice covers several areas of taxation, including estate planning, pre-sale and divestiture structuring, owner-manager remuneration, taxpayer representation, and tax litigation. Alexander routinely advises on and implements reorganizations for individuals, trusts, and both private and public corporations in both the domestic and international context, and has overseen the successful re...

Christopher Steeves is the Leader of the firm’s Tax group. Frequently advising Canadian businesses in corporate restructurings and acquisitions, Christopher also assists with income tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border financings, and financial instruments including derivatives, securities lending and collective investment funds. With expertise in transfer pricing and the resolution of disputes with Canadian tax authorities, Christopher has worked with clients and advisors o...

Gloria is a partner practicing in the firm’s Toronto office. Gloria’s practice includes corporate tax advisory, tax planning for individuals and trusts, business structuring, and tax dispute resolution. She is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. Prior to joining Thorsteinssons, Gloria was a summer and articling student at an international law firm.

Mélanie Nguyen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Mélanie, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mélanie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kate Amirault is a partner practicing in the firm’s Toronto office. Kate advises clients in all areas of income tax law, including corporate reorganizations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border structures and executive compensation. Kate also practises in the areas of personal taxation, estate planning and trust taxation for individuals and families. Prior to joining Thorsteinssons, Kate worked at a national law firm.

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...

Etienne Godel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Etienne, who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Etienne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chris Johnston is a tax lawyer with a broad tax practice that includes personal and corporate tax planning. He has experience advising clients on tax-effective corporate structuring, reorganizations, business succession planning, as well as inter vivos and post-mortem estate planning. He also advises on transactional tax planning and international tax matters.