Brian Bloom is a partner practising in the tax area. Brian’s practice focuses on income tax law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, international tax planning and transfer pricing.

In the last few years, Brian has played a key role in structuring major transactions for Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Alexis Nihon and Couche-Tard.

Prior to joining the firm, Brian worked as a senior tax policy officer in the tax legislation division of the Department of Finance and as a senior rulings officer in the corporate reorganizations and international group of the rulings directorate of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (now the Canada Revenue Agency).

A lecturer in Taxation at the McGill University Faculty of Law, Brian also advises the Canadian government on the taxation of electronic commerce. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the International Fiscal Association and the Lord Reading Law Society. Brian is the coordinator of the Montréal office's taxation practice group.

Brian obtained his B.Sc. from the Université de Montréal and his B.C.L. and LL.B. from McGill University. A member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Quebec Bar, he is fluent in French and English.

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