Blaney McMurtry LLP Barristers & Solicitors

Paul Schnier, former Tax Litigation Counsel at the Federal Department of Justice, practices income tax law with an emphasis on tax planning and implementation and provides advice as to the consequences of proposed transactions.

"My practice focuses on tax, both corporate and personal, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and public and private financing, including individual and family-owned businesses," says Paul. "I represent many public and private companies in all aspects of tax, including dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency."

His practice encompasses developing and implementing tax efficient corporate structures for multinational operations, including the use of offshore trading and financing entities and non-conventional structures. He also structures and supervises the completion of domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Europe.

Paul has also assisted in the design of debt equity and hybrid offerings in the Canadian and foreign public markets and tax-efficient cross-border financing. He advises individual clients on estate planning matters and has represented clients in appearances before the Tax Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Paul has been a special lecturer on taxation at Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Toronto Law School. He has lectured at the Ontario Bar Admission Course, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and other professional organizations, and written numerous articles on taxation in professional publications and business journals.

Paul Schnier, former Tax Litigation Counsel at the Federal Department of Justice, practices income tax law with an emphasis on tax planning and implementation and provides advice as to the consequences of proposed transactions.

"My practice focuses on tax, both corporate and personal, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and public and private financing, including individual and family-owned businesses," says Paul. "I represent many public and private companies in all aspects of tax, including dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency."

His practice encompasses developing and implementing tax efficient corporate structures for multinational operations, including the use of offshore trading and financing entities and non-conventional structures. He also structures and supervises the completion of domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Europe.

Paul has also assisted in the design of debt equity and hybrid offerings in the Canadian and foreign public markets and tax-efficient cross-border financing. He advises individual clients on estate planning matters and has represented clients in appearances before the Tax Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Paul has been a special lecturer on taxation at Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Toronto Law School. He has lectured at the Ontario Bar Admission Course, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and other professional organizations, and written numerous articles on taxation in professional publications and business journals.