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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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The almost 50-strong tax group at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP fields lawyers in both Toronto and Montreal and is praised by one client as being ‘efficient, fast and always available with the right answers’. The team advises on the tax elements of Canadian and cross-border business transactions and demonstrates strength in litigation. The practice is co-led by Toronto-based contentious and non-contentious practitioner Elie Roth, billed by one client as being ’in a league of his own’. Additional key partners in Toronto include tax advisors Ian Crosbie, Christopher Anderson and Julie Colden; associate Darren Joblonkay is also noted. Over in Montreal, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt takes charge of the group. Other names to note in Montreal include specialized litigator Guy Du Pont, veteran international tax planning advisor Brian Bloom and younger partner Anne-Sophie Villeneuve, lauded as a ‘very professional, competent lawyer who is very clear in her explanations and very rigorous’. Nathalie Goyette was appointed judge of the Federal Court of Appeal in October 2022.
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- ‘Excellent teamwork; they provide good transparency on what is driving the billings.’
- ‘The Davies tax team is easily the best tax group in the country. They work efficiently, fast and are always available with the right answers.’
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Key clients
- McKesson
- Barrick Gold
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Work highlights
- Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines in its joint topping bid with Pan American Silver for the acquisition of Yamana Gold.
- Acted as lead transaction and tax counsel to Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings in its sale to SK Capital Partners.
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