Felesky Flynn LLP — Canada
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### FIRM OVERVIEW For over 40 years, Felesky Flynn LLP has been one of Canada’s leading firms dedicating itself to providing legal advice in the complex area of taxation law. Firm partners all have extensive backgrounds in taxation law and several members of the firm also are Chartered Professional Accountants. Across Canada and around the globe, we’ve helped clients with customized tax planning, tax audit defence, and tax litigation. ### Corporate Tax Planning Felesky Flynn LLP acts as tax counsel to local and international corporations, ranging from private, owner-managed corporations to the largest public corporations in Canada. Our engagements include tax strategies for mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and a variety of corporate workouts, asset transfers, amalgamations, wind-ups, reorganizations and matters relating to shareholders and creditors, as well as general ongoing business matters. The firm is particularly sought after to advise on entity transforming transactions and reorganizations. The firm provides corporate tax planning across all major industries, including real estate development, mining, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, communications and transportation. The firm has special expertise in resource taxation. ### International Tax Planning Felesky Flynn LLP offers a wide range of services to Canadian clients investing outside of Canada and international clients investing into Canada. Our extensive Canadian tax experience is combined with a working knowledge of the tax provisions of many foreign jurisdictions (including the United States) as they relate to Canadian federal and provincial tax law. The firm has extensive experience in formulating strategies which are tax-effective from a Canadian perspective in a number of areas. These areas include: doing business abroad, including through low tax jurisdictions; the remittance of foreign earnings from foreign subsidiaries of Canadian corporations; planning for interaction with Canada’s network of international tax treaties and international tax issues; transfer pricing; personal emigration from and immigration to Canada; and customs planning, including customs valuations, tariff classification and rules of origin considerations. ### Mergers & Acquisitions Felesky Flynn LLP acts as tax counsel on transactions of all sizes including transactions involving Canada’s largest public corporations. We add value to transactions through creative tax-effective structuring while maintaining focus on our clients’ commercial objectives. The firm regularly advises on transactions with complex international tax considerations. Our team has been involved in transactions across all major industry sectors. ### Resource Tax Felesky Flynn LLP has unparalleled experience in the area of tax law in the resource industry. We are actively involved in the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and our lawyers serve or have served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and on the faculty for the in-depth resource taxation course of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. ### Indirect Tax Felesky Flynn LLP acts as tax counsel to national and international corporations, individuals, not-for-profit organizations and other entities on commodity tax matters, particularly with respect to the goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax (“GST/HST”). Members of the firm have extensive experience with the implementation of the GST/HST, its interpretation and application. The firm advises clients on the GST/HST implications of commercial transactions and deals with the Canada Revenue Agency and appears before the Courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, on GST/HST matters. Members of the firm have served on various GST/HST committees, including the Canadian Bar Association Special Committee on GST and Legal Services, the Ad Hoc GST Committee of the Joint Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, the Sales and Commodity Tax Committee of the Canadian Bar Association, and as the Chair of the national Commodity and Sales Taxation Section of the Canadian Bar Association. ### Personal Tax Planning Felesky Flynn LLP advises individuals and their legal, accounting and financial advisors in connection with the formulation and implementation of personal tax planning strategies, including estate planning, reorganizations of closely-held corporations and planning for professional and business people. The firm is particularly experienced in tax-efficient structuring for the sale or purchase of a business. ### Estate Planning Felesky Flynn LLP works with clients to design effective wills, trusts, and estate plans that reflect our clients’ needs. Our experienced advisors deal with will preparation, wealth transfer, estate planning, business succession, trusts, enduring powers of attorney and personal directives. We also work alongside clients to support the administration of estates and the transfer of assets to beneficiaries once an individual has died. This includes handling all matters relating to contested estates and the resolution of those disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. Our team has extensive experience dealing with these matters with an emphasis on ensuring that beneficiaries receive the greatest benefit possible from the estate and the least amount of tax is paid within the rules and requirements of the Income Tax Act. ### Tax Representation & Litigation Felesky Flynn LLP conducts an extensive representation and litigation practice relating to income tax and GST/HST assessments and reassessments. This area of practice includes the preparation of detailed submissions for presentation to the government department administering the taxation legislation (usually the Canada Revenue Agency or the Alberta Tax and Revenue Administration), the preparation and filing of pleadings, and representation of clients at trial or on appeal. Members of the firm have appeared in: the Tax Court of Canada; the Federal Court; the Federal Court of Appeal; the Supreme Court of Canada; the Canadian International Trade Tribunal; the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta; and the Provincial Court of Alberta. ### Languages - English (fluent)
Office locations
Calgary
Calgary
Felesky Flynn LLP 5000 Suncor Energy Centre 150 - 6th Avenue Sw T2p 3y7 Calgary, Alberta Calgary Canada
Edmonton
Edmonton
Felesky Flynn LLP 2610, 10111 – 104 Avenue Nw T5j 0j4 Edmonton Canada
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Felesky Flynn LLP 100, 728 Spadina Cres. E S7k 3h2 Saskatoon Saskatoon Canada
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Anthony V. Strawson, CPA, CMA KC
Co-managing Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Personal Tax Planning Objections Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Litigation International Tax Voluntary Disclosures Resource Tax · Tax
Christopher J. Lang
Associate Areas of Practice Tax Planning Objections Corporate Tax Planning Tax Litigation Personal Tax Planning Voluntary Disclosure Tax Representation & Litigation Farm Taxation Audit & CRA Proposals · Tax Planning
Christopher J. Montes
Co-Managing Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning International Tax Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Mergers & Acquisitions Objections · Tax Planning
Craig M. McDougall KC
Partner Areas of Practice Indirect Tax Corporate Tax Planning Tax Planning Estate Planning · Indirect Tax
Crystal Taylor, TEP
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Estate Planning Corporate Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Personal Tax Planning Farm Taxation · Tax Planning
Darryl R. Antel, CFP®, TEP
Associate Areas of Practice Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Farm Taxation Personal Tax Planning Non-profit & Charitable Organizations Estate Planning Corporate & Partnership Formation · Tax Planning
Derrick R. Hosanna
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Personal Tax Planning Objections Estate Planning Tax Litigation · Tax
Donald K. Biberdorf KC
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Resource Tax Personal Tax Planning · Tax
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 · Tax
F. Brent Perry KC
Counsel Areas of Practice Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Personal Tax Planning Objections International Tax Tax Litigation Resource Tax Voluntary Disclosure · Tax Planning
Gordon W. Flynn, FCPA, FCA KC
Counsel Areas of Practice Tax Planning Estate Planning Corporate Tax Planning Management Personal Tax Planning Tax Compliance · Tax Planning
James C. Yaskowich
Counsel Areas of Practice Tax Planning Audit &CRA Proposals Corporate Tax Planning Objections Personal Tax Planning Tax Litigations Indirect Tax Voluntary Disclosures Tax Representation & Litigation Criminal Tax Defence · Tax Planning
Jeremy J. Herbert
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Indirect Tax Personal Tax Planning Farm Taxation Estate Planning Employee Stock Option Planning · Tax Planning
Jeremy L. Comeau
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Corporate Tax Planning Objections Personal Tax Planning Tax Litigation Estate Planning Voluntary Disclosure Tax Representation & Litigation Farm Taxation · Tax
Joe D. Struck, FCPA, FCA KC
Counsel & Founder Areas of Practice Mergers & Acquisitions Dispute Resolution Resource Tax · Mergers & Acquisitions
John D. Farquhar
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning International Tax Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Mergers & Acquisitions · Tax Planning
Jon M. Ponath
Associate Areas of Practice Tax Planning Personal Tax Planning Corporate Tax Planning Resource Tax · Tax
K. John Fuller
Managing Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Objections Corporate Tax Planning Tax Litigation Personal Tax Planning Voluntary Disclosure Estate Planning Farm Taxation Audits & CRA Proposals · Tax Planning
Kary B. Hargreaves KC
Retired Areas of Practice Estate Planning Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney & Personal Directives Succession Planning Estate Administration Trusts Contested Estate Matters · Estate Planning
Ken S. Skingle KC
Counsel Areas of Practice Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Corporate Tax Planning Objections Personal Tax Planning Tax Litigation Tax Representation & Litigation Voluntary Disclosures · Tax
Kyle A. Ross
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Merger & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Resource Tax Personal Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation · Tax
Leslie E. Skingle, CPA, CA KC
Counsel Areas of Practice Corporate Tax Planning Resource Tax Personal Tax Planning · Corporate Tax
Michelle D. Millard, TEP
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Trusts Corporate Tax Planning Wills, Enduring Power of Attorney Personal Directives Estate Planning Estate Administration Mergers & Acquisitions Contested Estate Matters Succession Planning Corporate & Partnership Formation Marriage Agreements · Trusts
Perry Kiefer, CPA, CA, T2P
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Personal Tax Planning Objections Estate Planning Farm Taxation Merger & Acquisitions · Tax
Robert A. Neilson
Parnter Areas of Practice Estate Planning Tax Litigation Tax Representation & Litigation Voluntary Disclosure Audits & CRA Proposals Criminal Tax Deference Objections Contested Estate Matters · Taxation
Ryan W. Antonello, CPA, CA
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Indirect Tax Personal Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Estate Planning · Tax
S. Dane ZoBell, TEP
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Trusts Corporate Tax Planning Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney & Personal Directives Personal Tax Planning Estate Administration Estate Planning Farm Taxation · Tax Planning
Sarah S. Chiu
Parnter Areas of Practice Tax Planning Resource Tax Corporate Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation Personal Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Mergers & Acquisitions Objections International Tax · Tax Planning
Sean M. Zubryckji
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Audit &CRA Proposals Corporate Tax Planning Objections Personal Tax Planning Tax Litigations Estate Planning Voluntary Disclosures Tax Representation & Litigation · Tax Planning
Siobhan A. M. Goguen KC
Counsel Areas of Practice Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Personal Tax Planning Objections International Tax Voluntary Disclosures · Tax Planning
Timothy P. Kirby, TEP
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Estate Planning Corporate Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Personal Tax Planning · Tax Planning
Trent J. Blanchette
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Corporate Tax Planning Objections Personal Tax Planning Tax Litigation Estate Planning Voluntary Disclosures Tax Representation & Litigation · Tax Litigation