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.

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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

Other key lawyers

Michael Lubetsky, Todd Miller