Tax
McMillan LLP's tax team is equipped to advise domestic and multinational clients on the tax aspects of their business initiatives, including M&A transactions, divestitures, reorganizations and business combinations. Tax dispute resolution is an additional pillar of practice. The department is directed by Michael Friedman, who specializes in tax planning and structuring for a range of transactions. Michael Lubetsky, who joined the firm in July 2023 from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, heads up the national tax litigation practice. Federal income tax specialist Todd Miller is an additional key contact.
Testimonials
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‘They have deep technical knowledge which they are able to distil into information that can be understood by non-tax professionals. Technical knowledge is converted into realistic business risk issues and decisions.’
Key clients
- Mattamy
- Government of Canada
- Xerox
- Assa Abloy
- Thoma Bravo
- Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
- Bank of Montreal
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Citibank Canada
- GE Capital
- MasterCard International Incorporated
- Honda Motor Company
- Tyco International
- J.P. Morgan Chase
- The Catalyst Capital Group
- Sun Capital Partners
- Fortress Investment Group
- Huron Capital Partners
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Gruppo Campari
- Frontera Energy Corporation
- West Fraser Timber
- Avcorp Industries
- ESGold
- Next Green Wave Holdings
- UEX Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised SK Capital Partners on its acquisition of Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings.
- Advised CRAFT 1861 Global Holdings on a $1.9bn reverse takeover transaction involving Nano Cures International.
- Advised Thoma Bravo on its $1.8bn acquisition of Magnet Forensics.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Friedman