Mr Pierre G. Alary > Gowling WLG > Ottawa, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Gowling WLG
SUITE 2600
160 ELGIN STREET
OTTAWA, ON K1P 1C3
Canada

Position

Partner
Transfer Pricing & National Tax Group

Career

Pierre Alary is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office, practising in the area of taxation law. His practice focuses primarily on transfer pricing, tax dispute resolution and international taxation. He is a member of Gowling WLG’s Transfer Pricing and Competent Authority Group.

Pierre has represented a wide variety of clients at the audit and appeals stage of their tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency on both domestic and international issues. Pierre’s practice covers a wide range of international tax issues such as transfer pricing, residence, cross-border employees, e-commerce, withholding tax and permanent establishments.

As a member of Gowling WLG’s Transfer Pricing and Competent Authority Group, Pierre has successfully helped clients manage their transfer pricing compliance by securing Advanced Pricing Arrangements (APAs) for future taxation years. Pierre also has a proven track record in assisting clients with successfully resolving Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) cases. Pierre is committed to delivering tailored solutions for his clients, including through the preparation of transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation.

He is published widely in leading tax journals including WorldTrade Executive’s Practical International Tax StrategiesTaxand’s TakeBNA International’s Transfer Pricing International JournalGlobal Tax WatchTransfer Pricing ForumThe International Tax Review and Tax Planning International Review. Pierre was also cited in the Practitioner’s Income Tax Act, 2022, 62nd edition.

Pierre practises in both French and English.

Languages

English, French

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Tax

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.