John Leopardi

Practice Areas

John practises primarily in the areas of Canadian domestic and cross-border income tax law, with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border corporate taxation in respect of public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, pension fund investment, corporate reorganizations and structuring inbound and outbound investments. John advises domestic and foreign entities operating in the resource industry, including to take advantage of Canadian and Quebec resource tax-based incentives. John's practice also includes representing taxpayers throughout tax audits and disputes at all the stages in the Canadian federal and Quebec tax appeal process.

John has a well-known presence in the Quebec market, as former president of the Quebec tax branch of the Canadian Bar Association and a committee member of the Bar of Montreal. John is also a council member of the International Fiscal Association (Canada), the Canadian Tax Foundation and the (Quebec) Fiscal and Financial Planning Association.