FACULTY
COURSE LEADERS
Ryan L. Morris, WeirFoulds LLP
Ryan Morris is a Partner at WeirFoulds LLP. He advises clients on a wide variety of domestic and international taxation matters including derivatives, linked notes and structured investment products. He also represents clients with audits, voluntary disclosures and appeals.
David P. Stevens, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
David Stevens is a Partner at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. He practises taxation law with a focus on corporate tax, personal tax planning and charities. His corporate tax practice involves advising clients on corporate finance, reorganizations and mergers and international tax planning.
CO-LECTURERS
Mario M. Abrioux, KPMG LLP
Mario Abrioux is a Partner KPMG Law LLP. He has a broad corporate income tax approach, with particular emphasis on the taxation of financial institutions.
Edward A. Heakes, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Edward A. Heakes is a Senior Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. He has extensive experience in taxation issues applicable to resource industries.
Kenneth R. G. Hildebrant,, TD Bank Financial Group
Kenneth R. G. Hildebrant is Associate Vice President - Corporate Tax at TD Bank Financial Group. He has 20+ years experience in Canadian income tax.
Richard Johnson, Torys LLP
Richard Johnson is a Partner at Torys LLP. His practice focuses on all areas of tax law. His experience includes structured financial products, lending and securitization.
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Abigail Kan, McGovern Hurley Cunningham LLP
Abigail Kan is Tax Director at McGovern, Hurley, Cunningham LLP with over 20 years of tax experience between public practice, industry and the CR
Ji Kwon, KPMG LLP
Ji Kwon is a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP. She works with traditional banking and insurance clients as well as with clients in the investment dealer and investment management industry.
Heather McGeorge, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Heather McGeorge is Director, Tax Planning at BMO Nesbitt Burns. She has extemsive experience resolving tax disputes and providing tax compliance and planning advice.
Adam Mendes, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Adam Mendes is Manager of Tax at the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board. He has extensive experience in tax structuring, the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and cross border transactions.
Matias Milet, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Matias Milet is a Partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. He advises on Canadian tax issues associated with cross-border business ventures and transactions, investment funds and pension funds.
Andrew Spiro, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Andrew Spiro is a Partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. His practice focuses on income tax planning, with a primary focus on domestic and international corporate tax, the taxation of income trusts, REITs and other investment vehicles, and structured products.
Vitaly Timokhov, TaxChambers LLP
Vitaly Timokhov is a Partner at TaxChambers LLP. He practises exclusively in Canadian federal income taxation and tax planning.