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Exclusive practice in Tax, principally international M&A and other international
corporate transactions and matters, including international private-equity structures and
strategies, and in respect of cross-border tax considerations for high net worth individu-
als and related business and investment matters. Recognized expertise in intercompany
transfer pricing. Lead or co-lead counsel on major cross-border mergers & acquisitions.
Past president and member of Council, Canadian Branch of IFA (and delivered its annual
traveling lecture in 2001 and 2009). Past member, Executive Committee, IFA (Central).
Past member, Board of Governors, Canadian Tax Foundation and Joint Committee on
Taxation, CBA, CICA. Frequent lecturer/speaker on international taxation. Numerous
published works. Admitted to Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Québec
in 1964 (and FCPA in 1999); Ontario in 1977. BCL and LLB, McGill University. Called
to Québec Bar in 1981.
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Partner and coordinator of the Montréal tax practice. Brian Bloom's practice focuses
on income tax law, with emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, international tax planning
and transfer pricing. Played a key role in structuring major transactions for Air Canada,
TMX, Paladin, Plazacorp and Mill Road Capital. Lecturer, Taxation, McGill University
Faculty of Law. Advised Canadian government on taxation of e-commerce. Governor of
the Canadian Tax Foundation, member of the International Fiscal Association and Lord
Reading Law Society. BSc, Université de Montréal; BCL, LLB, McGill University.
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Ian Gamble is listed in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Tax Law. Gamble
has also been listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers and has been noted
as among the Top 10 tax advisors in Canada by the International Tax Review. Gamble is
consistently recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada in ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory. Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business has described
Gamble as "responsive, prepared and proactive; off ering accessible and very practical tax
advice." Gamble advises on numerous corporate and international tax-related matters,
representing clients in the telecommunication, real estate, mining, forestry, and oil &
gas industries. Gamble is the former Editor-in-chief of the International Tax Planning
journal. He is also the author of the well-known text Taxation of Canadian Mining
(Carswell), which was cited with approval in 2013 by the Supreme Court of Canada in the
leading case of Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. v. ! e Queen, 2013 SCC 29. He
is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the International Fiscal Association.
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Robert Kopstein is a tax partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP who practices in
the areas of Canadian, US, domestic and international tax with emphasis on Canada-
US cross-border transactions. Has extensive experience in corporate fi nance, resource
taxation, mergers & acquisitions and tax controversy matters. Authored and presented
numerous papers on a variety of topics at various professional organizations, including
the CTF, TEI, CRA, CBA, ABA, Tax Analysts and the Canadian Corporate Counsel
Association. Canadian editor for BNA International Tax Guide. Canadian contribu-
tor to the book Tax Planning for International Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures
and Restructurings (Wolters Kluwer). Contributed to a United Nations study on tax
treaties between developed and developing countries. Primary external consultant to the
Province of BC in respect of its unlimited liability company legislation. Admitted to the
Ontario Bar in 1984; British Columbia Bar, 1995; and Alberta Bar, 2006. Obtained LLB
from McGill University, 1982; LLM (taxation) from the University of Florida, 1995.
Nathan
Boidman
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6409
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Brian Bloom
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6505
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Ian J.
Gamble
Thorsteinssons
LLP
Tel: (604) 602-4290
Fax: (604) 688-4711
Vancouver
Robert
Kopstein
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (604) 631-3317
Vancouver
nboidman@dwpv.com
bbloom@dwpv.com
gamble@thor.ca
robert.kopstein@blakes.com
CORPORATE TAX
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