Overview
Ben provides tax advice to Canadian and international corporations across a wide range of industries. Ben regularly advises on the Canadian tax aspects of public and private M&A transactions, private equity fund formations and investments, corporate reorganizations and financings. He has also advised Canadian and multinational financial institutions on the Canadian tax implications of various financial instruments.
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Professional Involvement
Ben has been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University Law & Business Clinic presenting on introductory tax law.
He is the co-author of “Canada and the GAAR: A Catch-all for Abusive/Avoidance Tax Planning” in Trusts and Trustees, Vol. 25, No. 1, 75-92 and the author of the OBA Taxation Newsletter article “1245989 Alberta Ltd. v. The Queen: The GAAR Successfully Applied to Attempted Surplus Strip Transaction.”
Ben has completed Parts I and II of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course and is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation.
Education and Bar Admissions
- JD, 2015
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
- BA, 2012
- University of Ottawa
- Ontario, 2016