Donald N. Cherniawsky, FCPA, FCA KC
Partner Area of Practice Tax Planning Objections Corporate Tax Planning Tax Litigation Personal Tax Planning Voluntary Disclosure Tax Representation & Litigation Criminal Tax Defence Audits & CRA Proposals Farm Taxation · Felesky Flynn LLP
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About
Partner at Felesky Flynn LLP with over 30 years of tax law experience, specializing in tax planning for owner‑managed businesses, private corporations and family farms, and in tax dispute resolution (income tax, GST and customs). Chartered Accountant/CPA since 1981 and called to the Alberta Bar in 1988; recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as Tax Lawyer of the Year (2019, 2021) and appointed Queen's Counsel in 2008.
Practice areas
TaxTax LitigationCorporate TaxPersonal TaxCriminal Tax DefenceVoluntary DisclosureTax Audits & CRA RepresentationAgriculture / Farm Taxation
Office
Expertise
Owner‑managed businessesPrivate corporationsFamily farms / AgricultureGST & CustomsEstate and succession planning (tax aspects)
Education
- LL.B (with Distinction), University of Alberta, 1987
- B.Comm (with Distinction), University of Alberta, 1979
Admissions
- Called to the Alberta Bar, 1988
- Qualified as a Chartered Accountant (now CPA), 1981
- Fellow, Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, 2015
- Appointed Queen's Counsel (KC), 2008