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Jehad Haymour

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Vice Chair, Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice

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Jehad Haymour has practised tax litigation for over 30 years, with an emphasis on tax disputes for large corporations. He has represented clients before the CRA, Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

He advises Canadian and global clients on complex tax disputes and other matters including tax and financial reporting advice related to transactions, advice on resource taxation matters, obtaining income tax rulings, and advice on transfer pricing and other cross-border tax issues.

Jehad is a recognized leader in tax litigation. He is ranked by Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, Lexpert, Best Lawyers Canada, Legal 500 Canada, and International Tax Review as a leading lawyer in the area.

Jehad is a member of the Tax Court of Canada Judicial Advisory Committee and he is also a member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Tax Committee, former President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and is an active member of Canadian tax and legal industry associations. He is a former member of the Tax Court Bench and Bar Committee. He regularly shares his insights and thought leadership through writing and presentations.

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University of Calgary, BComm, 1986 University of Alberta, MBA, LLB, 1990 

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Alberta, 1991

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BP Canada Energy Group ULC, as tax counsel in the sale of its 50% stake in the Sunrise oil sands project in northern Alberta to Cenovus Energy Inc.
Providing tax structuring and other tax advice to clients that include large resource-based organizations and other organizations on various tax matters, including the tax treatment to be afforded to aspects of proposed transactions and expenditures incurred under the Income Tax Act (Canada)
Advising on transfer pricing matters including disputes related to: Canadian deductibility of indemnity payments made in respect of an international sale of assets; Canadian deductibility of cross-border pro-rata feasibility study costs; Canadian deductibility of losses on financial derivatives; Whether a US corporation had an permanent establishment in Canada by virtue of the operations of its Canadian subsidiary
Assisting clients in obtaining CRA advance tax rulings and technical interpretations on resource taxation and other taxation issues
Advising taxpayers in ongoing disputes and dealings with the Canada Revenue Agency and Alberta Revenue and in tax litigation matters before the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Reported tax litigation includes: Petro-Canada v. R., 2003 DTC 94 (TCC); The Queen v. McLarty, 2008 SCC 26; Collins v. The Queen, 2010 FCA 12; Global Equity Fund Ltd. v. The Queen, 2011 TCC 507, rev'd at 2012 FCA 272, leave to appeal to SCC denied; McLarty v. R., 2014 TCC 30; Olympia Trust Company v. R., 2014 TCC 372, 2015 FCA 279

Recent Recognition

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Finance and M&A lawyer
Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in litigation
Expert Guides
EuroMoney, World's Leading Tax Lawyers
Chambers Canada
Recognized, Tax: Litigation
Chambers Global

Band 2,  Tax Litigation

Legal 500 Canada
Leading Lawyer, Tax
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Consistently Recommended, Corporate Tax; Litigation – Corporate Tax
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Tax Law
International Law Review's Tax Controversy Leaders (Canada)
Recognized, Tax Controversy
International Tax Review's World Tax
Recognized, Tax Litigation
World Tax
Ranked, Highly Regarded and Tax Leader, Tax Controversy
Recognized as an EG Tax Leading Advisor

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