Lawyer Profile
Andrew Silverman
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
With deep knowledge of the technical aspects of corporate tax, Andrew has a track record of representing clients on complex transactions.
With a focus on corporate taxation, Andrew advises clients across a broad range of matters including domestic and international tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, capital markets transactions and innovative financing structures. He has advised on a number of Canadian and cross-border acquisitions and reorganizations as well as on the structuring and issuance of various financial instruments and other capital markets activity.
In addition to his principal emphasis on planning and transaction work, Andrew has also represented taxpayers in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency and the Ontario Ministry of Finance.
a consortium of Canadian financial institutions in the restructuring and amalgamation of Interac Association and Acxsys Corporation to form Interac Corp.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, as Canadian counsel, in its proposed US$850 million merger with QLT, Inc.
a group of investors in Maple Group Acquisition Corp.'s concurrent C$170 million acquisition of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) and C$180 million acquisition of Alpha Trading Systems Ltd., as part of its C$3.6 billion acquisition of the TMX Group
Andrew is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and has completed the CICA In-Depth Tax and the Canadian Bar Association’s Tax Law for Lawyers courses.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (ON)