Background
Brian Schneiderman is a partner in our Montréal office. Brian was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1971 and to the Ontario Bar in 1978. He is a graduate of the Université de Montréal Law School (1970) and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University (1967). Prior to joining our firm, he served as a tax litigator with Justice Canada from 1971 to 1975.
Areas of Practice
· Brian is a senior partner in the firm's Montréal Tax Group.
Rankings and Recognitions
· Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Tax Law)
· Recognized in The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers 2011 and Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011
Professional Experience
· Brian represents public corporations and owner-operated businesses before the tax courts and in negotiations with the tax authorities.
· His specialized areas of practice include advising on the taxation of individuals and corporations, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, liquidations, transfer pricing, financing transactions, tax treaties, foreign investment in Canada, Canadian investment off-shore, formation of charitable foundations, asset protection and estate and tax planning.
Professional and Community Activities
· Brian has been and continues to be active in professional and community activities. He is a past President and a current member of Council of the Canadian branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and was instrumental in the creation of the branch's Travelling Lectureship Program now in its 14th successful year.
· Brian is a Governor of the Québec Bar Foundation, a past President of the Lord Reading Law Society, a former director of the Corporation of Certified General Accountants of Québec, a former director of The Canadian Club of Montréal, a former member of various committees of the Montréal Bar and Québec Bar and a current member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Tax Foundation, the American Bar Association, and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
· He is a memberof the Transfer Pricing Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation.
· Brian has served as a member of the Appeals Advisory Committee of the Canada Revenue Agency.
· Brian has taught and written in the field of tax law. He has authored articles for The Canadian Taxpayer and for the BLG Tax Law Update. He was a Canadian national reporter at the fortieth Annual IFA Congress.
· Brian has lectured in tax law at the Québec Bar School, Canadian Bar Association (Québec Section) and the McGill University Continuing Education Program. He has also tutored and lectured at the In-Depth Tax Program of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
· In 2000 Brian served as chairman of the 'Interpreting Canada's Tax Conventions' panel at the IFA Canadian branch Annual Seminar, of the 'International Taxation' panel at the Annual Tax Conference of the Canadian Tax Foundation, and of the 'Effective Strategies' panel at the Federated Press Conference on Foreign Affiliates.
· In 2002 Brian was a co-panellist with Canada's Competent Authority on the 'Uses of Competent Authority Procedure' panel at the joint meeting of the British and Canadian branches of IFA.
· In 2002 and 2003 Brian served as chairman of the 'Creative Tax Planning' panel at the Federated Press Conference on Taxation of Corporate Reorganization.
· In 2004 Brian served as chairman of the 'Canada Revenue Agency Roundtable' panel at the IFA Canadian branch Annual Seminar.
· From 2004 to 2010 inclusive, Brian served as chairman of the 'Topical Issues in Corporate Reorganization' panel at the Federated Press Conference on Taxation of Corporate Reorganization.
· In 2010 Brian took part in the BLG Tax Group's presentation on the "Taxation of Debt Financing" to Québec based auditors of the Canada Revenue Agency.
· In 2010 Brian served as a principal lecturer at the Federated Press course on the "Basics of International Tax and Transfer Pricing".
· In 2011 Brian served as a co-panellist on "The Role of Risk in Transfer Pricing" panel at the IFA Canada branch Annual Seminar.
· In 2011 Brian served as a principal lecturer at the Federated Press course on "Understanding Canada/U.S. Transfer Pricing".