Norton Rose Fulbright leverages its international network and team across Canada to advise clients from numerous sectors on cross-border and domestic tax aspects of transactions and litigation. The firm is well-versed in advising clients from energy, mining, financial services, infrastructure and agribusiness. Typical work includes advising on M&A, reorganizations, restructurings, transfer pricing and capital markets transactions. It also assists high-net-worth individuals and family offices with tax planning. In Montréal, litigation specialist Dominic C. Belley leads the team and has acted as lead counsel on a numerous Supreme Court level tax cases. Dion Legge spearheads the Calgary practice and is a corporate transactions expert who advises on international tax planning. Barry Segal is noted for his work on tax insurance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Dominic Belley and Jonathan Lafrance bring contributions to our company and these contributions are a direct result of their individual effort and sustained investment. This includes not only building a deep knowledge of our company’s history, but also earning a strong understanding of our values, culture, and objectives. Their commitment to supporting these priorities is evident in the way they apply their expertise to very project they have supported us with.’
- ‘Norton Rose Fulbright has invested the time, effort, and talent to truly understand our company. By combining that in-depth knowledge with extensive experience in the field, the practice stands out as unique and has been our first choice when expert advice is needed.’
- ‘Dion Legge, Darren Hueppelheuser, Brian Milne and ET Godel are phenomenal. They take a commercially minded approach to legal advice and are highly capable of thinking through unique scenarios, offering creative solutions and providing timely deliverables.’
- ‘Excellent client relationship skills, top-tier practitioners and responsive counsel. Norton Rose Fulbright is my go-to for tax and corporate transactions.’
- ‘Barry Segal is our main point of contact and is a fantastic lawyer. He always responds quickly, always understands what we need, and always delivers. He has incredible technical knowledge and a keen ability to break down complex rules and scenarios and provide understandable and actionable advice. We have also had a similar experience with Darren Hueppelsheuser, whose combination of energy sector and tax knowledge have been unparalleled.’
- ‘Our experience with Norton Rose Fulbright tax team has been seamless and always provides exactly what we need. They are responsive, very technically proficient, thoughtful, creative, and really understand our questions and our overall business.’
Key clients
- Alamos Gold
- Alpha Auto
- ARC Financial
- Athabasca Oil
- AtkinsRealis
- Bombardier
- Brookfield
- Brookfield Infrastructure
- Brookfield Asset Management
- CAE
- Calgary Cooperative Association
- Canada Steamship Lines
Work highlights
Represented Industrial Alliance in a tax dispute before the Tax Court of Canada involving the application of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) to transactions involving the creation of a mutual fund trust corporation.
Advised Montage Gold on the tax issues related to its collaboration with Wheaton Precious Metals International and Zijin Mining Group with respect to a $825m financing package.
Advised ARC Financial on its proposed transaction with STEP Energy Services whereby certain limited partnerships comprising ARC Energy Fund 8 would take STEP Energy Services private in an all-cash transaction.
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Practice head
Dion Legge; Dominic C. Belley
Other key lawyers
Barry Segal; Darren Hueppelsheuser; Brian Milne; ET Godel; Jonathan Lafrance