Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg has traditionally been known for the quality of advice from its tax practice in cross-border transactions. The Canadian and US tax groups are integrated to help clients achieve their North American tax planning objectives.The ...
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg has traditionally been known for the quality of advice from its tax practice in cross-border transactions. The Canadian and US tax groups are integrated to help clients achieve their North American tax planning objectives.
The group has 40 tax lawyers in Toronto, Montréal and New York. Partners Ian Crosbie, Elie Roth, and Christopher Anderson from Toronto and Abraham Leitner in New York advised Fronteer Gold in April 2011 during its $2.3 billion acquisition by Newmont Mining Corporation. The transaction was structured as a plan of arrangement providing for cash consideration and the spin-off of shares of a new company holding exploration assets to the shareholders of Fronteer Gold. Other advisers think highly of David Smith for his work in all areas of income taxation. Steve Ruby is well regarded for his work in corporate tax. John Ulmer and Crosbie are praised for their work in M&A and cross-border structuring, and Neal Armstrong is acknowledged as strong in indirect tax matters. The firm was especially busy this year advising real estate investment trusts (REITs) clients that were affected by the Canadian legislation converting income trusts to a corporate form on January 1 2011.
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