Taylor’s practice includes all areas of corporate income tax planning, with a particular emphasis on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, corporate finance, and international tax issues. Taylor also assists in the resolution of tax disputes related to such issues.
Taylor has presented on international tax issues at the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Young Practitioner Focus program, and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as “One to Watch” in tax law.
Taylor joined Osler as a summer student in 2015, and during his articling term, Taylor was seconded to Osler’s New York office, where he gained experience in U.S. federal income tax matters. Taylor has completed the Canadian Bar Association’s Tax Law for Lawyers and CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax Course.
Taylor graduated with distinction from the J.D. program at the University of Toronto. Prior to law school, Taylor attended the University of Waterloo, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy and a Master of Accounting. Taylor is also an accomplished classical pianist, and he enjoys performing both as a soloist and as part of chamber music groups.
Representative Work
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million
- ParaPRO
ParaPRO LLC in its US$89.5-million asset sale to Cipher Pharmaceuticals
- Mevotech LP
Penfund in connection with TorQuest’s acquisition of Mevotech
- Hootsuite
Hootsuite in its acquisition of Talkwalker
- Philip Fayer, founder, CEO and significant shareholder of Nuvei Corporation
Philip Fayer, founder, CEO and significant shareholder of Nuvei Corporation, in proposed take private transaction of Nuvei Corporation valued at USD $6.3 billion
- Trilogy
Trilogy in its take-private of Indigo Books & Music
- Manulife Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial Corporation in its largest Canadian Universal Life reinsurance transaction valued at $5.8 billion
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by AstraZeneca
- Xos
Xos in its business combination with ElectraMeccanica
- Q4
Q4 in its acquisition by Sumeru Equity Partners
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Cyclica for US$40 million
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Valence Discovery for US$47.5 million
- CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial in its agreement to acquire Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million
- Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal in its US$16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West
- General Motors Co.
General Motors Co. in its US$650 million equity investment in Lithium Americas Corp.
- VAALCO Energy
VAALCO in its US$307 million business combination with TransGlobe
- LifeWorks
LifeWorks in its $2.9 billion acquisition by TELUS
- Ratehub Inc.
Ratehub in its investment by Novacap
- Verisk Analytics
Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta
- MindBeacon
MindBeacon in its acquisition by CloudMD
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- smartTrade
smartTrade in its acquisition of TickTrade
- TransUnion
TransUnion in its $638 million acquisition of Sontiq
- VTS
VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies
- The Levy Family
The Levy Family in theScore’s US$2 billion acquisition by Penn National Gaming
Spire Global in its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million
ParaPRO LLC in its US$89.5-million asset sale to Cipher Pharmaceuticals
Penfund in connection with TorQuest’s acquisition of Mevotech
Hootsuite in its acquisition of Talkwalker
Philip Fayer, founder, CEO and significant shareholder of Nuvei Corporation, in proposed take private transaction of Nuvei Corporation valued at USD $6.3 billion
- Trilogy
Trilogy in its take-private of Indigo Books & Music
- Manulife Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial Corporation in its largest Canadian Universal Life reinsurance transaction valued at $5.8 billion
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by AstraZeneca
- Xos
Xos in its business combination with ElectraMeccanica
- Q4
Q4 in its acquisition by Sumeru Equity Partners
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Cyclica for US$40 million
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Valence Discovery for US$47.5 million
- CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial in its agreement to acquire Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million
- Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal in its US$16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West
- General Motors Co.
General Motors Co. in its US$650 million equity investment in Lithium Americas Corp.
- VAALCO Energy
VAALCO in its US$307 million business combination with TransGlobe
- LifeWorks
LifeWorks in its $2.9 billion acquisition by TELUS
- Ratehub Inc.
Ratehub in its investment by Novacap
- Verisk Analytics
Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta
- MindBeacon
MindBeacon in its acquisition by CloudMD
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- smartTrade
smartTrade in its acquisition of TickTrade
- TransUnion
TransUnion in its $638 million acquisition of Sontiq
- VTS
VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies
- The Levy Family
The Levy Family in theScore’s US$2 billion acquisition by Penn National Gaming
Latest Insights
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Report Dec 5, 2024
Private equity M&A: strong appetite for exchangeable share structures
Exchangeable share structures are expected to become increasingly popular in the coming years.
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Webinar Apr 18, 2024
Canadian Tax Law Insights: The 2024 federal budget and its implications for Canadian businesses
Our National Tax Group lead an in-depth discussion of the 2024 federal budget and what it means for your business.
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Osler Update Oct 12, 2021
136 countries agree to OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework’s two-pillar solution to international tax reform
Last week, 136 countries, including Canada and the United States, announced that they have agreed to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework’s two-pillar...
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Osler Update Jul 5, 2021
OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework reaches high-level agreement on two-pillar approach to international tax reform
In their Osler Update, authors Patrick Marley, Peter Macdonald, Kaitlin Gray and Taylor Cao comment on the statement by the OECD/G20 Inclusive...
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Awards and Recognition
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Best Lawyers: Recognized as “One to Watch” in Tax Law
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James B. Milner Bronze Medal (2016)
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McCarthy Tétrault Prize for Academic Excellence in second year (2015)
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Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Prize in Corporate Taxation (2015)
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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Prize in Business Organizations (2015)
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Leonard Feigman, Q.C. Prize in Evidence (2015)
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McRuer Scholarship in Administrative Law (2014)
Community Involvement
- Tax Advocacy Project, Pro Bono Students Canada (2014-2015)
- Health Boards Headnotes and Clerking Project, Pro Bono Students Canada (2013-2014)
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Canadian Tax Law Insights: The 2024 federal budget and its implications for Canadian businesses
Read morePublished Work
- “Revisiting the Application of Subparagraph 95(2)(A)(I)”, XX(2), Corporate Structures and Groups (Federated Press) (2024) (Co-authored with Jennifer Horton)
- “Tax Courts Denies Application of GAAR in “Non-CPCC” Appeal: DAC Investment Holdings”, XX(2), Corporate Structures and Groups (Federated Press) (2024) (Co-authored with Ilana Ludwin)
- “Introduction to Foreign Affiliate Dumping Rules for Young Practitioners,” in 2022 YP Focus Virtual Conference (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation, 2022), 7:1-27 (Co-authored with Jennifer Horton)
- “Introduction to Inbound Investments in Canada,” in 2021 YP Focus Virtual Conference (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation, 2021), 2: 1-59 (Co-authored with Annika Wang).
- “Calculation of Cost and Paid-up Capital in Specific Scenarios”, XVI(1) Corporate Structures and Groups (Federated Press) 2-5 (2020) (Co-authored with Firoz Ahmed).
- “Univar and Subsection 212.1(4): The Significant Impact of a Subsequent Legislative Amendment on the Application of the GAAR”, XX(2) Corporate Finance (Federated Press) 2-10 (2016) (Co-authored with Monica Biringer).
Credentials
Education
- University of Toronto, J.D. (Bronze Medalist)
- University of Waterloo, M.Acc.
- University of Waterloo, B.Sc.
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association – Taxation Section
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- Law Society of Ontario
- International Fiscal Association
