About
Pamela Cross is a partner and National Co-Leader of the Tax Group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Canada. She focuses on taxation, estate and trust planning, tax dispute resolution and voluntary disclosures, with additional expertise in pensions and registered plans and advice to charities, individuals, family enterprises and cross-border clients.
Practice areas
TaxPrivate Wealth / Trusts & EstatesTax Litigation / Dispute ResolutionPensions & BenefitsCharities & Not-for-ProfitInternational Tax
Office
Expertise
Estate and trust planning (including multi-jurisdictional matters)Tax dispute resolution and voluntary disclosuresTaxation of pensions and tax-exempt registered plans (RRSPs, RRIFs, TFSAs, RESPs, RDSPs)Advice to tax-exempt organizations and charitiesEmployee compensation taxationRepresentation and negotiations with Canadian tax authorities; expert testimony before Ontario Superior Court of JusticeCross-border/international tax for Canadian and international clients
Education
- In-Depth Tax Course, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2001
- In-Depth Tax Course, Canadian Bar Association, 2000
- LLB (magna cum laude), University of Ottawa, 1994
- B.Sc. in Physiotherapy, Queen's University, 1989
Admissions
- Ontario, 1996