The golden rule.
People should treat others in the same way they would like to be treated. When Michael works with his clients, this is how he operates. Through providing excellent and timely advice, Michael provides them with practical solutions to help resolve (and avoid) any issues facing their business. In other words, he tries to be the lawyer he would want representing him.
Representative matters
Michael’s clients include business owners of all shapes and sizes. Some of the ways he has helped them are by:
- Acting for parties in tax-planned corporate reorganizations.
- Acting for vendors and purchasers in the purchase and sale of business assets and shares.
- Acting for lenders and borrowers in secured financings.
- Acting for parties in commercial litigation matters.
- Acting for clients in resolving disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency.
Areas of practice
- Corporate/Commercial
- Corporate Tax
- Tax
- Litigation – Tax
- Mergers & Acquisitions
BAR ADMISSION(S)
Prince Edward Island, 2006
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
EDUCATION
University of Toronto, LL.M., 2007
University of New Brunswick, LL.B. (with distinction), 2005
University of Prince Edward Island, Certificate in Accounting, 2002
University of Prince Edward Island, B.Sc. (Computer Science), 2001
University of Prince Edward Island, B.B.A., 1987
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
- Member, Conservative Party of Canada
- Member, Progressive Conservative Party of PEI
- Member, Knights of Columbus
LANGUAGE(S)
English