Practice Areas
Jesse is an associate in the National Tax Group and his practice focuses on tax litigation, tax disputes, and commodity tax.
Jesse has a strong understanding of the tax dispute process from audit to appeal. Jesse has appeared before the Tax Court of Canada and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, and he frequently drafts submissions on behalf of clients before federal and provincial tax authorities, in addition to federal and provincial courts. Jesse is knowledgeable in commodity tax matters and he assists clients achieve tax savings and compliance with respect to Ontario land transfer tax and British Columbia property transfer tax; GST/HST matters for commercial and residential real estate owners and developers; GST/HST matters for financial institutions, financial services, and points programs; and excise and sales tax matters.
Professional Memberships
Incoming Chair, past Secretary and past Vice-Chair for the Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Executive of the Canadian Bar Association; member of the Canadian Tax Foundation; past-Chair for the Ontario Bar Association Tax Section Executive.
Publications
Authored numerous papers and articles on a wide variety of tax and tax dispute topics, including through the Tax Focus, the Tax Litigation Journal, and Sales Tax, Customs & Trade.