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CORPORATE TAX
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Partner and head of Goodmans' Tax Group. Practice focuses on corporate
commercial transactions, cross-border mergers, corporate reorganizations, debt
restructurings, domestic and international debt fi nancings, international tax planning
and private-equity investments. Author of many papers on income tax matters and a
frequent speaker at conferences. Recipient of Best in Tax Award at the 2012 Euromoney
Americas' Women in Business Law Awards. Recognized as a leading tax lawyer by
Lexpert®, Chambers Global, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada, Euromoney, ! e Legal 500
Canada and Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal: Canada. Member of CBA and
IFA. A former governor and member of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Tax
Foundation. LLB, 1990, Gold Medalist; Ontario Bar, 1992.
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Partner. Tax practice focuses on corporate/commercial transactions, including
equity and debt fi nancings, acquisitions, divestitures, syndications, reorganizations,
structured products, investment funds and international tax planning. Recognized as
a leading tax lawyer by Chambers Global, Lexpert®, Euromoney, ! e Best Lawyers in
Canada and Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal: Canada. Also recognized as
one of the 250 leading global tax lawyers by the Tax Directors Handbook 2014. Author
of numerous papers and frequent speaker on income tax matters. Member, CBA and
IFA(C). Member of Editorial Board, and frequent contributor to Corporate Finance Tax
Journal. Chair of the Joint Committee and the National Taxation section of the CBA.
Has presented seminars to senior CRA offi cials on advanced corporate reorganizations
and partnerships. JD, University of Toronto, 1987. Ontario Bar (1989).
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Practice is focused on corporate taxation, with an emphasis on international
taxation (tax treaties and transfer pricing). Regular contributor to Tax Management
International Journal. Previously worked for the Department of Finance in tax policy,
particularly dealing with tax treaty and foreign affi liate matters, and in international
tax for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte) in Ottawa and Toronto. Member
of the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Tax Foundation, the American
Bar Association, the International Bar Association, and the International Fiscal
Association. BSc (Mathematics), University of Ottawa (1973); LLB, Osgoode Hall
Law School (1977); LLM (US Tax), New York University (1984). Admitted to the
Ontario Bar in 1979.
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Jeff rey Trossman is a partner who practices in the areas of income tax planning,
including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investments,
multijurisdictional reorganizations, and the taxation of REITs and investment funds
at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Represents taxpayers at all levels in the tax appeal
process. Writes and speaks frequently in numerous venues, including the Canadian
Tax Foundation, the International Fiscal Association, the Ontario Bar Association and
the International Tax Review. Member of the faculty for the 2007–2014 Institutes on
Tax Aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions, organized by the Penn State Dickinson School
of Law and the New York City Bar Association. Member of the Joint Committee on
Taxation of the Canadian Bar Association and Chartered Professional Accountants of
Canada. Member of Executive Committee of National Taxation Section of Canadian
Bar Association. Recognized as a leading tax practitioner in several international
publications. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1991.
Carrie B.E.
Smit
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4230
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Mitchell J.
Sherman
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4189
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Richard G.
Tremblay
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Tel: (416) 862-6441
Fax: (416) 862-6666
Toronto
Jeff rey C.
Trossman
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-4290
Fax: (416) 863-2653
Toronto
csmit@goodmans.ca
msherman@goodmans.ca
rtremblay@osler.com
jeff rey.trossman@blakes.com
