Tax
Aird & Berlis LLP
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The 32-strong team at Aird & Berlis LLP is regularly instructed by large multinational enterprises for its expertise in cross-border tax matters. Practice co-head Angelo Gentile‘s expertise includes litigation, GST, HST and land-transfer tax matters; Marni Pernica co-leads alongside him. Former practice head Francesco Gucciardo remains active on advisory tax matters, while senior tax partner Jack Bernstein is noted for his work in international tax planning, M&A, corporate restructuring, reorganizations and financings; young partner Jacob Brown is an additional key contact. The practice was recently strengthened by the arrivals of partners Michael Selchen and Manjit Singh in July and September 2022, respectively.
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‘Francesco Gucciardo is very hands-on and has a very good initial judgment about complex fact patterns. His overview of international tax law cases is phenomenal and he is good in summarizing to the point. Jack Bernstein is the expert for high-net-worth families and individuals.’
‘The team is very strong in terms of depth of knowledge, industry know-how and understanding of the government rule-making framework. We have found, time after time, that their understanding on who's who in the government entities, as well as which governmental departments are tasked with which objectives, has helped expedite our internal decision-making in terms of content and timelines.’
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Key clients
- Linamar Corporation
- Jade Power Trust
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Work highlights
- Advised Linamar Corporation in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Salford group of companies for an aggregate purchase price of C$260m.
- Represented CFI Funding Trust in obtaining in excess of $40m of input tax credits for HST payable on prepaid rents under a lease securitization structure.
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