Michel Gosselin-Trépanier
Michel Gosselin-Trépanier
Biography
Michel Gosselin-Trépanier is a lawyer with the Montréal tax team. His practice focuses on all tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and corporate financings. He is also interested in family business transfers and tax and estate planning.
Michel also acts as legal counsel on tax matters related to income tax, GST and QST, excise duties and charities. In addition, he assists taxpayers in disputes with tax authorities, including tax audits, objections, appeals and voluntary disclosures.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Michel has acted in the following matters:
• Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc. – in connection with a complex transaction under the terms of which it was acquired by Systèmes Syntax
• Canadian public corporation – as part of a personalized settlement agreement relating to a tax dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency concerning the deductibility of interest payable on a credit facility of several hundred million dollars
• Carlsberg Group – as part of the acquisition of Waterloo Brewing Ltd. (a $144 million transaction)
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Beaudry, Bertrand Prize in Insurance Law, awarded to the student with the highest grade in insurance law - University of Ottawa (2019)
- Dean's List - University of Ottawa (2017-2018-2019)
- Dean’s list awarded to students every semester demonstrating academic excellence – University of Ottawa (2017-2018-2019)
- University of Ottawa merit scholarship, awarded to students demonstrating academic excellence (2017-2018-2019)
- Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP merit scholarship, awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic excellence and team spirit – University of Ottawa (2017)
Education
Education
M. Fisc., University of Sherbrooke, 2021
LL.L. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Ottawa, 2019
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 2022
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Association de planification fiscale et financière (tax and financial planning association)
- Canadian Tax Foundation
Languages
Languages
- English
- French
Insights and news
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