Dentons

Aboriginal Law (Canada); Corporate; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax; Private Equity

Counsel

Carman concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of taxation and corporate law, with emphasis on compliance and dispute resolution with government agencies, and on corporate tax strategies, structures and governance of tax risk. Carman chaired Dentons' National Tax Practice group from 2002 to 2012.

Carman acts for Canadian and international companies advising on tax efficient structures and effective tax management. This includes advice in respect of structures with First Nation enterprises as well as advice in respect of cross-border investment into and from Canada, private and public transactions, structures and taxation issues, and including acquisitions, divestitures & reorganizations, transfer pricing and withholding taxes.

Assisting clients with audits, objections to the Canada Revenue Agency and appeals to Courts when required, Carman works to resolve tax related disputes at the earliest level. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and extensively before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court Trial Division and Federal Court of Appeal, and all levels of court within Alberta, on matters relating to Income Tax, GST and other commodity taxes.

Carman is a member of the Board of private corporations as well as not for profit organizations, including Chair, Edmonton Screen Industries Office, Past Chair of the Edmonton Community Foundation and of both the Edmonton and Alberta Chambers of Commerce. He is a frequent speaker on tax matters. From 2001 to 2006, he was a Sessional Lecturer in Taxation for the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta.  He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 as "Lawyer of the Year" in Tax Law (Edmonton) and as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in the area of Tax Law in 2013 through 2017.

Carman was the Office Managing Partner for Edmonton for four years.

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Past Chair, Investment Committee Chair Elect, Alberta Chamber of Commerce Chair, Policy Committee Past Dentons Office Campaign Chair, United Way of Edmonton  Past Member, Edmonton Homeless commission Member, Mayor’s Task Force on Eliminating Poverty Member, Curator’s Circle, AGA

University of Alberta, 1981, LLB University of Alberta, 1978, BA Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course, 1992