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Anu Nijhawan

Anu Nijhawan

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Anu Nijhawan is a partner in and the co-Head of the Bennett Jones National Tax Group, based in the Calgary office. She provides client-centered and pro-active tax expertise to meet the needs of clients on their most complex issues. She has extensive experience advising a diverse client base on the income tax aspects of corporate and partnership reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing transactions, and resource taxation issues. Her practice encompasses all aspects of income tax issues related to international structures for Canadian-based multinational corporations, on investments by non-residents in Canada, and on structuring cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, financings, and derivative transactions. Anu's practice also includes the incorporation of tax into Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies. In addition, a significant component of Anu's tax practice is devoted to structuring tax-effective employee and executive compensation programs, including cross-border and domestic stock option plans, phantom unit plans and employee stock purchase trusts.

Career

Admitted to the Alberta bar, 2001

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Chambers Global Guide

Tax - Canada

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Calgary-based Anu Nijhawan is the co-head of Bennett Jones' tax group and advises clients on M&A transactions, financings and refinancings. She has been engaged in a number of standout deals in the energy, construction and power generation sectors.

Strengths

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  • Anu is able to quickly deduce the key issues and delivers advice in a clear and concise fashion that arms one with critical information required to make informed decisions.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Anu is very practical in her approach and applying any new rules to our business. She is very good at explaining issues in a way we can really relate to our business.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Anu has a very strong technical background and is consistently up to date with legislative updates and market trends and consistently exceeds expectations.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Anu is very well-versed in the practices of the CRA and provides outstanding advice.

    TaxChambers Global Guide

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