Miller Thomson's corporate tax group advises clients on tax planning and tax aspects of corporate transactions. Clientele of the firm come from industries such as manufacturing and processing, automotive, real estate, construction, banking and financing and natural resources. Andrew Bateman leads the team from Calgary and handles a mix of trust and estate tax issues, First Nation taxation, private and public transactions and goods and services tax. Ron Choudhury is part of the team in Toronto and advises on tax issues related to corporate M&A transactions and financings. Shashi Malik is another tax expert in the Calgary team and excels in transactional issues and resolving disputes with tax authorities.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Good collaboration between areas of expertise has been very helpful.’

  • ‘Shashi Malik has been a great support for our organization providing mentorship, expertise, and timely communication.’

  • ‘The Miller Thomson tax team is well versed in all areas of Canadian tax and tariffs. They are responsive and practical in their advice and leaders in their field.’

  • ‘Ron Choudhury is a skilled tax advisor and very practical.’

  • ‘The team spend the time to fully understand your position and carefully consider appropriate options available.’

  • ‘Miller Thompson buy in and wholehearted support of the management's desire to execute a shareholder reorganization that was singularly focused on fairness as opposed to a path of least resistant and expediency despite the added complexity, is something that stays with me to this day ’

Key clients

  • Vantage Data Centers Issuer
  • Vantage Data Centers Canada

Work highlights

Advised Vantage Data Centers Issuer  and Vantage Data Centers Canada on an asset securitization transaction.

Practice head

Andrew Bateman

Other key lawyers

Shashi Malik; Ron Choudhury