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Stikeman Elliott is a firm that was founded on tax expertise and the desire to provide pragmatic advice to our clients that is insightful, creative and tailored to protect each client’s business interests. This legacy continues to influence how our lawyers approach legal advice, helping clients accomplish their goals in the most tax-efficient manner
possible.
Clients benefit from a full suite of services for domestic and international tax advice, tax planning and tax controversy matters on both standalone tax mandates as well as integrated with corporate, investment, real estate, commercial matters. Drawing upon the expertise of each of our team members, Stikeman Elliott provides clients with efficient, expert tax advice that reflects a full consideration of their tax matters. These clients include publicly listed and private entities, Canadian pension funds, foreign sovereign wealth funds, multinational companies, REITs, infrastructure funds, and US and global private equity funds.
Many clients have integrated operations that cross multiple borders, requiring creative solutions in order to achieve their business objectives while optimizing their tax position. Working closely with counsel in other jurisdictions, we create structures that minimize Canadian and foreign taxes and avoid triggering income or withholding taxes elsewhere, through the repatriation of excess cash. www.stikeman.com
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Stikeman Elliott acted as Canadian counsel to Arcadium Lithium in its acquisition by Rio Tinto.
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The team always offers great support, provides practical advice and finds innovative solutions.
The Stikeman team always makes me feel like I am their most important client.
Stikeman is a go-to firm. You want them in your corner, not opposite.
Stikeman Elliott is very proactive and explains complex issues in a clear manner.
The team can understand a business' preoccupations and has the ability to speak the same language as the business people around the room, not simply focusing on legal jargon.
The team always offers great support, provides practical advice and finds innovative solutions.
The Stikeman team always makes me feel like I am their most important client.
Stikeman is a go-to firm. You want them in your corner, not opposite.
Stikeman Elliott is very proactive and explains complex issues in a clear manner.
The team can understand a business' preoccupations and has the ability to speak the same language as the business people around the room, not simply focusing on legal jargon.
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Based in Toronto, John Lorito continues to be regarded as a leading tax expert in Canada, providing support both on significant cross-border transactions and in high-stakes litigation.
John is able to simplify complex matters and find paths forward through complexity.
Margaret is very experienced and has confidence dealing with tax authorities.
Dean is never afraid of challenging positions. He has seen a lot and is very creative too.
Dean is a very capable guy and has good judgment.
Frank is outstanding. He is smart and knows his stuff.
He is commercial and practical. His level of expertise and experience allows him to provide technical, but also practical advice.
It is always a pleasure and a great experience working with Frank. He is very knowledgeable, efficient and has great expertise.
Julie D'Avignon is well known in the Canadian market for handling a host of tax matters. She is regularly called upon to advise on transactions. She is head of Stikeman Elliott's tax group in Calgary.
Julie is always available and very practical in her approach. She is very responsive and easy to brainstorm things with.
Julie is great. She has been responsive, solves problems and is practical.
Pierre-Louis is very talented and has very good relationships with clients.
John Lennard works on transactional matters for public and private companies. He is based in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office and co-heads the tax group.
John is always attentive and very bright.
John is creative, strategic and overall very impressive.
John is a full package practitioner. He is exceptionally bright, but is always sensitive to what the client's needs are and how to get there in a common sense way.
John is easy to work with, efficient and explains things in plain language. He is also practical and business-minded.
I really enjoy working with John. Not only is he an outstanding lawyer, but a fine individual.
Jean-Guillaume Shooner is expert in indirect tax matters. He regularly handles matters relating to GST and QST.
Jean-Guillaume is excellent and knowledgeable, but he also knows our business very well which is always helpful.
Jean-Guillaume is well-recognised as an excellent practitioner.
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