Janet E. Kasun  

Janet Kasun is an associate in the Ottawa office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. A member of the Tax and Wealth Management groups, she focuses on commodity tax, assisting parties both in the negotiation process and in the structuring of transactions. She provides advice both directly to clients and to her colleagues in the course of transactional work with respect to a wide range of commodity tax issues. In particular, Janet has advised on transactional matters in mergers and acquisitions, a wide range of real property issues affecting individuals, businesses and public sector participants, and cross-border issues.

Janet frequently advises clients in the aviation industry on tax issues arising from the procurement, import and export of aircraft.

• Advises clients on issues relating to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax and provincial retail sales taxes.
• Advises on commodity tax implications in the structuring of various commercial transactions.
• Advises public sector bodies on commodity tax issues relevant to their activities.
• Advises clients in matters associated with wills and estate planning.
• Assists clients with resolving estate and tax disputes.

• Speaker, "GST/HST Headaches with Real Property Transactions," CCH Webinar, March 2013, January 2012 and September 2011 (with Salvatore Mirandola).
• Speaker, "Charitable Gifts by Will: Getting It Right," Carleton County Law Association Solicitors Conference, May 2012.
• Speaker, "Tax & Chattels," Carleton County Law Association Solicitors Conference, May 2011.
• Speaker, "What Solicitors Need to Know to Prepare for the HST," County of Carleton Law Association Solicitors Conference, May 2010.
• Speaker, "Latest Developments in Requirements," CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, September 2009.
• Speaker, "PST in Commercial Transactions," County of Carleton Law Association Solicitors Conference, May 2009.
• Speaker, variety of tax and estate related topics at sessions organized by organizations including the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Ottawa Estate Planning Council and Ontario Bar Association.
• Contributor, and acknowledged in, Ontario and Federal Arbitration Acts, Thompson Canada Ltd., 1999 (Author: Norm Fera), The Law and Practice of Canadian Business Corporations, Butterworths Canada Ltd., 1999 (Author: Kevin McGuiness), and Supreme Court of Canada Manual: Practice and Advocacy, Canada Law Book, 1997.