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Corporate 2013

The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.

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COMMODITY TAX & CUSTOMS COMMODITY TAX & CUSTOMS Sean C. Aylward Practice focuses on sales tax disputes, customs and related international matters, and includes GST, HST, PST, tariff classification and customs valuation. Assists clients with international and national structuring, planning, governmental, representations and appeals. Acts for many of Canada's largest businesses and industry associations in commodity tax disputes and litigation. Regularly appears before the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal in GST/HST and other commodity tax cases, most recently representing successful taxpayers in President's Choice Bank, Canadian Medical Protective Association, General Motors of Canada Limited, Canada Trustco Mortgage Company, Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology, State Farm Insurance Companies and Riverfront Medical Evaluations Limited. He is past counsel to the House of Commons Finance Committee during the Committee's public hearings on the proposed GST and its subsequent review of GST legislation. Also served as consultant to the federal Department of Finance in relation to various GST/HST tax issues. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (416) 862-5901 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Toronto saylward@osler.com Allan J. Gelkopf Practices in the Commodity Tax/Customs Group, focusing on planning and advising clients in connection with GST/HST, PST and customs issues. Past Chair Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section of the CBA. Assisted in preparation of GST Guide for Consumers of Legal Services and for Lawyers. Consultant to Department of Finance in connection with GST/PST Harmonization Project and member of HST Focus Group established by Finance to review HST legislation involving financial institutions. Has written for Canadian Tax Foundation, GST & Commodity Tax newsletter and CICA Commodity Tax Symposium. Listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013 in Commodity Tax/Customs and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Member of Southern Ontario Commodity Tax Consultation Group, which provides advice in respect of proposed tax initiatives. Member of CFLA Tax Committee, GST Leaders Forum and Canadian Tax Foundation. LLB/MBA (gold medal), University of Windsor. Admitted to Ontario Bar (1986). Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-2634 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto allan.gelkopf@blakes.com Greg Kanargelidis Greg Kanargelidis has more than 24 years of experience practicing in the areas of international trade, customs and commodity tax law. He leads the international trade and investment law group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, and is recognized as one of the leading international trade and customs lawyers in Canada and the world. Kanargelidis has extensive experience representing Canadian and foreign clients on global trade and investment matters. Kanargelidis has substantial experience in and regularly assists clients with trade remedy matters, with a particular emphasis on anti-dumping investigations and appeals. Kanargelidis is a noted expert in all areas of customs law. He also assists clients with respect to planning, compliance and appeals involving GST, excise and other commodity taxes. Kanargelidis is very active in legal organizations, such as the CITT bench and bar committee, customs law committee of the ABA international law section, and the Ontario Bar Association international law section. He is also a frequent author and speaker on customs, international trade and commodity tax topics. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-4306 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto greg.kanargelidis@blakes.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 65 D-00-Bios.indd 65 13-05-16 1:49 PM

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