KPMG Law LLP

Website:https://home.kpmg/ca/law
Tel:416.777.8500

National Leader, Tax Law:Justin Kutyan, Senior Partner
National Leader, Business Law: Anna Balinsky, Partner
National Leader, Employment and Labour Law: Lisa Cabel, Partner

Languages: English, French 

Firm Overview
Navigating today’s complex business world isn’t easy. Creating long-lasting, trusted relationships can be challenging. But at KPMG Law LLP, the law firm affiliated with KPMG in Canada, that’s what the firm strives to be best at.

KPMG Law LLP does not pursue a traditional law firm model. The model is to deliver high quality legal services to clients as part of ‘one KPMG’ integrated team, with the aim of providing end-to-end solutions for clients. KPMG Law LLP works closely with colleagues in Audit, Tax and Advisory, offering a truly multidisciplinary approach to a business. This fully integrated, collaborative approach enables KPMG Law LLP to proactively anticipate and address emerging business and legal issues even before their clients identify them.

With offices across Canada, KPMG Law LLP has a high calibre, professional team of lawyers that provides clients with business-savvy legal advice for all tax, immigration, tax litigation and dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, and estate and trust needs.

KPMG Law LLP understands their clients’ challenges and are driven to deliver solutions. Through innovative technology and access to some of the world’s leading professionals, the team provides a full spectrum of the services their clients need to maintain their momentum and align with their business objectives. Forward thinking, deep knowledge, and experience, developed and proven solutions, tools, frameworks, and technology alliances position KPMG Law LLP to be the legal service provider of choice.

Offices
Calgary
205 5 Ave SW, Suite 3100,
Calgary AB T2P4B9
Tel: 403.691.8000

Montréal
600 De Maisonneuve Blvd West Suite 1500,
Montréal QC H3A 0A3
Tel: 514.840.2100

Ottawa
150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800
Ottawa ON K2P 2P8
Tel: 613-212-5764

Toronto
333 Bay Street, Suite 4600,
Toronto ON M5H 2S5
Tel: 416.777.8500

Vancouver
777 Dunsmuir St 11th Floor,
Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3
Tel: 604.691.3000

Main Areas of Practice 

Business Law
The firm's main areas of service in Business Law include:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate and commercial
• Structuring and organizations
• Joint ventures and partnership
• Commercial real estate
• Securities
• Banking

Employment and Labour
The firm's main areas of service in Employment and Labour include:

• Management side employment
• Labour relations and human rights issues
• Collective agreement interpretation and negotiation
• Collective bargaining
• Employee discipline and terminations
• Wrongful dismissal claims
• Occupational health and safety
• Harassment claims
• Workplace policies and workplace investigations

Estates and Trusts
KPMG's main areas of services include:

• Succession planning
• Wills
• Powers of attorney
• Family law
• Charitable giving
• Estate and trust administration

Immigration Law
The firm's main areas of service in Immigration Law include:

• Canadian immigration law
• US immigration law
• Global immigration services
• Permanent residency and citizenship
• Travel assessments
• Cross border mobility

Tax Litigation 
KPMG's main areas of service in Tax Litigation include:

• Tax litigation
• Audit defense
• Notices of objection
• Engagement with tax authorities
• Taxpayer relief
• Voluntary disclosures
• Rulings

Tax Law
The firm's main areas of service in Tax Law include:

• Tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate reorganizations
• Divisive reorganizations and spin offs
• International tax advice and structuring
• Corporate finance
• General corporate tax advice
• Transfer pricing and tax-efficient supply chain management
• Sales and indirect tax advice