Emily advises on all aspects of corporate income tax, with an emphasis on investment funds, private equity, securities loans, derivatives, international tax planning, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate finance transactions. Emily has experience representing Canadian and foreign financial institutions and other capital markets participants, including providing advice to mutual funds, hedge funds, ETFs, investment banks, and pension plans.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$150 million acquisition of Book4Time
- Chartwell Retirement Residences
Chartwell in its $345 million trust unit offering
- Bird Construction
Bird Construction in its acquisition of Jacob Bros Construction for $135 million
- Nudge Corporation
Nudge in its acquisition by Axonify
- Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross Gold Corporation in its US$225 million sale of Chirano mine to Asante Gold Corporation
- Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross Gold Corporation in its US$1.4 billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources
- Symplicity Corporation
Symplicity in its acquisition of Orbis Communications
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s US$8.45 billion note offering
- Kira Talent
Kira Talent in its majority stake investment by ETS
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in its $85 million bought deal offering
- OPTrust
OPTrust in USS’ 50% stake in Bruc Energy
- Ether Capital
Ether Capital in its offering of units and concurrent private placement
- Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC
Platinum Equity Advisors in its acquisition of Livingston International
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
The Bank of Nova Scotia in the sale of its Caribbean banking operations to Republic Financial Holdings Limited
- Secured Debtholder Committee of Concordia International Corp.
Osler advises the Secured Debtholder Committee of Concordia International Corp. in connection with US$3.7 billion recapitalization transaction
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes an Oversubscribed US$46 Million Series A Financing
Agilysys in its US$150 million acquisition of Book4Time
Chartwell in its $345 million trust unit offering
Bird Construction in its acquisition of Jacob Bros Construction for $135 million
Nudge in its acquisition by Axonify
Kinross Gold Corporation in its US$225 million sale of Chirano mine to Asante Gold Corporation
- Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross Gold Corporation in its US$1.4 billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources
- Symplicity Corporation
Symplicity in its acquisition of Orbis Communications
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s US$8.45 billion note offering
- Kira Talent
Kira Talent in its majority stake investment by ETS
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in its $85 million bought deal offering
- OPTrust
OPTrust in USS’ 50% stake in Bruc Energy
- Ether Capital
Ether Capital in its offering of units and concurrent private placement
- Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC
Platinum Equity Advisors in its acquisition of Livingston International
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
The Bank of Nova Scotia in the sale of its Caribbean banking operations to Republic Financial Holdings Limited
- Secured Debtholder Committee of Concordia International Corp.
Osler advises the Secured Debtholder Committee of Concordia International Corp. in connection with US$3.7 billion recapitalization transaction
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes an Oversubscribed US$46 Million Series A Financing
Latest Insights
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Osler Update May 24, 2022
Bringing ‘offshore’ digital asset transaction information onshore: The OECD’s proposed crypto asset reporting framework
Osler lawyers share their insights on the OECD’s proposed global tax transparency framework intended to provide for the reporting and exchange of...
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Osler Update Aug 30, 2021
A discordant jurisprudence: what does it mean to be ‘Acting in Concert’?
Under the Income Tax Act (Canada) taxpayers are deemed to not deal at arm’s length if they are “related”. In all other circumstances, taxpayers...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Published Work
- Subsection 55(2) Update, Corporate Structures and Groups, Volume XIV No. 3, 2017 (co-authored with Firoz Ahmed).
- Canadian Royalty Payments to Non-Residents, Tax Management International Journal, Volume 46 No. 10, 2017 (co-authored with Patrick Marley).
- Thin Capitalization Considerations for Non-Residents Investing in a Canadian Corporation, BNA International Journal, August 10, 2018 (co-authored with Chris Sheridan).
- A discordant jurisprudence: what does it mean to be “Acting in Concert”, Wolters Kluwer Tax Newsletter, Report No. 118, June 2021 (co-authored with Matias Milet).
Credentials
Education
- University of Toronto, J.D. (Honours)
- Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, H.B.A (Honours, Ivey Scholar)
- University of Western Ontario, B.A (Western Scholar)
- CPA In-Depth Tax Program
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC), Taxation Working Group
- International Fiscal Association, YIN Committee
- Law Society of Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association
