Fraser Milner, the Canadian Law Firm, has hired David Spiro from Blake Cassels.

David practises corporate income and commodity tax litigation in the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Canada and the provincial superior courts. He has extensive experience in international tax disputes and tax treaty questions, tax avoidance issues and statutory interpretation. In addition to the litigation side of his practice, David devotes considerable time resolving controversies at the administrative level with federal and provincial tax authorities.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, has announced 3 new tax partners.

In Montreal: John Leopardi’s practice focuses on domestic and international corporate taxation, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and financings, private equity investments, and income tax aspects of partnerships, trusts and joint ventures.

In Toronto: Paul Stepak practises primarily in the areas of corporate, partnership and personal income taxation, with a focus on domestic and cross-border income tax planning. Michael Stevenson provides corporate and commercial advice to a broad base of clients, including publicly traded companies, entrepreneurs and private corporations.

In Vancouver: Kevin Zimka practises taxation and business law. While advising on all aspects of income and commodity taxation, Kevin’s focus is on domestic and international corporate taxation and he acts for both public and private corporations.

Blakes has more than 550 lawyers and offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and China.