Background
Steve is a partner in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1990, the New York Bar in 1993 and added to the Roll of Solicitors (England & Wales) in 1994.
Rankings and Recognition
- Recognized in the 2012 edition of Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Tax)
- Recognized in the International Tax Review: World Tax 2012
- Martindale-Hubbell BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rating.
Professional Experience
Steve works exclusively in the income tax area. His practice is focused on mergers & acquisitions, inbound investment, corporate restructurings and audit management and tax dispute resolution, with particular focus on the natural resources sector. He writes and speaks frequently on taxation matters and is active in numerous Canadian and international tax organizations, including as a Councillor of the Canadian Branch of the International Fiscal Association and the Co-Chair of the Toronto Centre Canada Revenue Agency & Tax Professionals Consultation Group. Steve is a former Chair of the Tax Section of the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario), and a former member of the CBA-CICA Joint Committee on Taxation. He is a member of the Executive of the Management & Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and created and maintains www.miningtaxcanada.com, a website devoted to taxation issues of relevance to the mining community.
Transactions
- Eldorado Gold Corporation in its acquisition of European Goldfields Limited;
- London Stock Exchange Group PLC in its proposed merger of equals with TMX Group Inc.;
- Inco Limited on its proposed merger with Phelps Dodge Corporation and subsequent acquisition by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce;
- Placer Dome Inc. in the unsolicited offer by Barrick Gold Corporation and resulting negotiated merger;
- BCE Inc. in the formation of Bell Globemedia with The Thomson Corporation and The Woodbridge Company Limited;
- Adolph Coors Company on its merger with Molson Inc.;
- Walter Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of Western Coal Corp.;
- The Seagram Company Ltd. in its acquisition by Vivendi;