David Louis
Partner
Direct Line: (416) 369-4111
Fax Number: (416) 864-9223
dlouis@mindengross.com
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Practice Area:
Estate Planning; Reorganizations; Corporate, International and Personal Tax Planning;
David Louis is the Chair and senior member of our Taxation Group. Both a
lawyer and C.A., he has over 30 years of experience in income tax matters,
including personal, corporate, international, and estate planning, focusing
largely on entrepreneurs. Formerly Partner - National Tax at Ernst & Whinney
(now part of KPMG) and Tax Counsel to Brascan Limited, he is a graduate of the
University of Toronto Law School and also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from that
university.
He is a prolific writer, author of Implementing Estate
Freezes (CCH Canadian Limited), as
well as Tax-Saving Strategies for the Canadian Investor, Compensation
Strategies for the Canadian Executive, RRSP Strategies (Hume Publishing
Limited). He is co-author of Tax
and Family Business Succession Planning, 3rd ed. and Medical and Dental Practice Management (CCH).
He has edited or contributed to various CCH
services and other publications, including Tax Planning for Small Business,
Canadian Small Business Financing and Tax Planning Guide, Canadian Estate
Planning Guide, The Directors Manual, Revenue Canada Round Table Annotated,
Canada Income Tax Guide, Canadian Wealth Management
Guide, Tax Topics and Tax Notes, as well as
Taxation of Private Corporations and Their Shareholders (1st
Edition, Canadian Tax Foundation). He was formerly Contributing Editor The
MoneyLetter (for nearly 30 years), editor of The TaxLetter from 1983
to 2005, as well as tax columnist for The Globe and Mail, Report on Business.
Law School: University of Toronto
Year of Call: 1975
Year Joined the Firm: 1984 |
Affiliations:
Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants
Law Society of Upper Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Tax Foundation
Ontario Tax Conference Committee, 1989-1993
Taxation and Finance Policy Council, Budget Review Committee Ontario Progressive
Conservative Party
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