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Pamela L. Cross: Lawyer with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Pamela L. Cross

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Ottawa,  ON  Canada
Phone613.787.3559

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Practice Areas

  • Biotech and Pharmaceutical
  • Innovation Sector
  • Pension and Benefits
  • Health Sector Services
  • Tax
  • Wealth Management
  • Public-Private Infrastructure Projects
 
University Queen's University, Bachelor of Science, Physiotherapy, 1989; CICA, In-Depth Tax Course; CBA, In-Depth Tax Course
 
Law SchoolUniversity of Ottawa Law School, LL.B., magna cum laude
 
Admitted1996, Ontario
 
Biography

Background

Pamela Cross is a partner and the regional leader of our Tax Group in the Ottawa office. Pamela was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1996 and is a graduate of the University of Ottawa Law School (Magna Cum Laude). She also obtained a Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) from Queen's University in 1989. Pamela has completed both the CICA In-Depth Tax Course and the CBA In-Depth Tax Course.

Areas of Practice

· Taxation

· Estate, Trust and Business Succession Planning

· Tax Dispute Resolution and Voluntary Disclosures of Unpaid Taxes

Rankings and Recognitions

· Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Trusts and Estates)

Professional Experience

· Advises both Canadian and international clients on taxation issues relating to establishing and operating business and investment structures in Canada.

· Advises on tax implications relating to the structuring of cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.

· Advises charities, not-for-profit organizations, municipal corporations and other exempt entities on tax issues relevant to their activities.

· Provides advice to employers and plan administrators in connection with tax issues applicable to pension plans.

· Advises private businesses and their owners on business succession options, stock-based compensation.

· Represents clients in negotiations with the Canada Revenue Agency.

· Advises individuals on domestic and international investment structures, Will planning and estate planning.

· Has been qualified as an expert before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and has provided expert testimony with respect to tax matters.

Professional and Community Activities

· Pamela Cross presented on Income Tax Issues in Public Private Partnerships at the 2009 Annual National Tax Conference of the Canadian Tax Foundation held in Toronto November 22-24, 2009.

· Pamela Cross was a panelist for the Canada Revenue Agency Roundtable held at the Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP) Canada 11th National Conference held in Toronto June 18-19, 2009.

· Pamela has contributed to Professor Krishna's text The Canada-US Tax Treaty - Text and Commentary (2004: LexisNexis, Butterworths).

· Pamela co-authored The Canada-UK Tax Treaty - Text and Commentary (2005: LexisNexis, Butterworths) and The Canada-India Tax Treaty - Text and Commentary (2007: LexisNexis, Butterworths).

· Pamela has spoken at the Ontario Tax Conference (2007), the Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Tax Conference (2007) and STEP Canada's 10th National Conference (2008).

· Chair of STEP's Ottawa Branch; Council Member of STEP Canada (2008-).

· Member, Tax Policy Committee, Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.

· Executive, OBA Taxation Law Committee (2008 - ).

· Member of the Circle of Professional Advisors, Community Foundation of Ottawa.

· Part-time Professor, University of Ottawa - Common Law Program and Masters of Health Administration.

· Recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal's "Forty under 40" Award (2006).

· Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, County of Carleton Law Association, Canadian Tax Foundation, Society of Trust and Estate Planners, International Fiscal Association.

· Past member of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Branch of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario; former Chairperson of the Annual Women Heart and Stroke Breakfast Symposium; former member of the Board of the Carleton Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society.

 
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Federal Budget 2012 Changes
Pamela L. Cross,Eva M. Krasa,Sonia T. Mak, April 13, 2012
The March 29, 2012 federal budget (“Budget 2012”) included several proposed changes in the pension and benefits area. On April 2, 2012 the Canada Revenue Agency issued a number of Qs&As which provide some additional detail on certain of the changes.
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Pamela L. Cross
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
100 Queen Street, Suite 1100
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J9




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