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Paul Gibney

Thorsteinssons LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2006
  • Recognized in:
    Tax Law
  • Website:
    http://www.thor.ca
  • Location:
    Bay Wellington Tower, Brookfield Place, 33rd Floor
    181 Bay Street
    P.O. Box 786
    Toronto, ON M5J 2T3

Paul Gibney is a partner and practices in the firm’s Toronto office.

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 the CRA in the context of audits, appeals and voluntary disclosures.

Paul served as Policy Advisor to the Minister of National Revenue in Ottawa in 1996 and 1997. In that capacity, Paul developed significant contacts within the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”). He is a former member of the Toronto Centre TSO CRA & Professional Consultation Group. He is also a former member of the CRA’s Scientific Research & Experimental Development (“SR&ED) Advisory Committee, its International Tax Advisory Committee and its SR&ED Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. 

EDUCATION

  • B.Comm, University of British Columbia
  • LL.B, University of Toronto

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & MEMBERSHIPS

  • Contributing Editor, Federated Press Personal Tax and Estate Planning Journal
  • Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
  • Member, International Fiscal Association
  • Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • Member, CBA Tax Subsection
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Lawyer Bio

Paul Gibney is a partner and practices in the firm’s Toronto office.

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 the CRA in the context of audits, appeals and voluntary disclosures.

Paul served as Policy Advisor to the Minister of National Revenue in Ottawa in 1996 and 1997. In that capacity, Paul developed significant contacts within the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”). He is a former member of the Toronto Centre TSO CRA & Professional Consultation Group. He is also a former member of the CRA’s Scientific Research & Experimental Development (“SR&ED) Advisory Committee, its International Tax Advisory Committee and its SR&ED Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. 

EDUCATION

  • B.Comm, University of British Columbia
  • LL.B, University of Toronto

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & MEMBERSHIPS

  • Contributing Editor, Federated Press Personal Tax and Estate Planning Journal
  • Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
  • Member, International Fiscal Association
  • Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • Member, CBA Tax Subsection
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for work in:

  • Tax Law
 

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Thorsteinssons LLP
http://www.thor.ca
 
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

Canada

Canada

British Columbia

British Columbia

Vancouver, BC

Three Bentall Centre, 27th Floor

595 Burrard Street

P.O. Box 49123

Vancouver, BC V7X 1J2

Canada

604-689-1261

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Ontario

Ontario

Toronto, ON

Bay Wellington Tower, Brookfield Place, 33rd Floor

181 Bay Street

P.O. Box 786

Toronto, ON M5J 2T3

Canada

416-864-0829

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