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Tax
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG‘s tax group demonstrates expertise in range of contentious and non-contentious matters, among them matters relating to transactional tax, tax dispute resolution, indirect tax, transfer matters and Indigenous tax. Practice head Paul Carenza leads from Toronto and majors on the design and implementation of tax-effective executive compensation plans for public and private sector employers. Ottawa-based Pierre Alary focuses primarily on contentious tax matters, as does tax disputes specialist John Sorensen in Toronto. Partner Dan Misutka left the firm in September 2022.
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Key clients
- Yroo
- 1180667 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company
- SOL Global Investments
- Payfare
- Persist Oil & Gas
- Maslack Supply Limited (shareholders)
- Cozen O’Connor LLP
- Leucrotta Exploration
- Franchise Global Health
- RHI Group
- Thoughtworks
- Savvas Learning Company
- Delpharm Industrie
- Resa Power
- Talan
- Bonduelle Group
- Deep Trekker
- Heico Group
- Electronic Warfare Associates
- Sodecia Canada Investments
- FOOI
- Ghislaine Eid
- Above Food
- Pandell Technologies
- Caliber Communications and Syncro Monitoring
- Alto Verde Copper
- Billyard Insurance Group
- Blended Perspectives
- Time Out Market
- Khiron Life Sciences
- Nuts for Cheese
- Murphy Oil Company
- Toyota Canada
- Subaru Canada
- Amazon
Work highlights
- Represented Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) in connection with a complex audit defence.
- Represented Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada in a transfer pricing APA between the Canada Revenue Agency and the National Tax Agency of Japan.
- Advised Bonduelle Group in connection with the announced sale of 65% of Bonduelle Americas Long Life, with an enterprise value of C$850m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Carenza