Ian has extensive experience in Canadian, domestic and international tax, advising and assisting multinationals. His areas of specialization are cross-border financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and disposition planning.
Ian’s industry focus is on mergers, acquisitions, effective tax rate management and financing strategies for large Canadian, U.S. and foreign-based private-equity, multinationals and financial institutions.
International tax planning, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, tax efficient group financing, tax efficient IP utilization and ETR planning mainly in outbound scenarios, cash management, repatriation strategies, and corporate reorganizations
Bachelor of Computer Science, University of British Columbia
Master of Science in Taxation, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
Certified Public Accountant of Canada – British Columbia
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Illinois
US Corporate Tax