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Kevin Yip Toronto Lawyer

Kevin H. Yip

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2007
Language(s) English, Chinese (Cantonese)
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Kevin Yip has a broad income tax practice focusing on all aspects of domestic and international tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. Kevin also regularly assists clients in transfer pricing, real estate transactions, corporate financing and executive compensation plans.

Kevin regularly advises clients on cross-border transactions and has experience advising investment funds, banks, insurance companies, and technology companies structure investments into Canada. Kevin also regularly advises high-net worth families on private company, trust and personal tax planning matters. He has also advised a number of charities and non-profit organizations.

Kevin frequently represents taxpayers in tax audit matters and disputes with both the Canadian Revenue Agency and provincial taxation authorities. He has also acted for clients on tax litigation and administrative law matters. Kevin has represented taxpayers in proceedings at all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Kevin obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. He graduated from Princeton University with an undergraduate engineering degree in Computer Science and with certificates in Finance and Engineering Management Systems.

Before entering law, Kevin was a quantitative research associate in the fixed income and foreign exchange desk of a hedge fund in the United States. He completed the Canadian Securities Course (1999) and was designated a Derivatives Market Specialist (2004) by the Canadian Securities Institute.

Achievements

Client Work

  • A syndicate led by Eira Thomas completes acquisition of Clara Rough Diamond Sales Platform, [Deal - Eira Thomas]
  • Ulula Canada Inc., a leading human rights technology and analytics company, completes successful sale transaction, [Deal - Ulula Canada Inc], Canadian human rights technology company completes sale transaction.
  • Altair Engineering Inc., acquires Metrics Design Automation Inc., to expand its business footprint to the electronic design automation industry, [Deal - Altair Engineering Inc.], American multinational information technology company acquires automation simulation as a service solution.
  • ABB completes acquisition of smart water technology company Real Tech, [Deal - ABB], ABB expands its strong presence in the water segment and complements its portfolio with optical sensor technology critical for the age of smart water.
  • Twenty31 Consulting acquired by Skift, [Deal - Twenty31 Consulting Inc.], Vancouver-based tourism consulting firm completes sale to a leading global travel intelligence company.
  • Clubessential Holdings completes the acquisition of CampBrain, [Deal - Clubessential Holdings LLC], Share purchase of CampBrain by Clubessential Holdings.
  • IAMGOLD Corporation completes sale of its interest in Rosebel Gold Mines to Zijin Mining for approximately US$360 million in cash and release of US$41 million in liabilities, [Deal - IAMGOLD Corporation], Canadian gold mining company sells interest in one of the largest in-production gold mines in South America
  • Silk & Snow Inc. acquired by Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., [Deal - Silk & Snow Inc.], Canada's leading sleep retailer acquires fast-growing brand specializing in high quality sleep and lifestyle products
  • Little Kickers completes sale to Stronger Youth Brands in a transaction creating the largest global franchised youth soccer program, [Deal - Little Kickers], Youth sports and enrichment platform acquires UK-based international franchisor of youth soccer programs in complex cross-border transaction

Career & Education

Education

  • In-Depth Tax Course, Parts I, II and III Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
  • Tax Law for Lawyers
  • LLB Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • BSE Princeton University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Vice-President, Princeton Alumni Association of Canada - Toronto Chapter
  • Past-Chair, Ontario Bar Association Tax Section Executive
  • Member, Young IFA Network Canada Committee
  • Former Member, Canadian Tax Foundation Young Practitioners Steering Committee (Toronto)
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, International Fiscal Association
  • Member, Law Society of Ontario

Knowledge

Events

News

  • Fasken Martineau releases the first edition of its Guide to Investing in Africa: Tax and Foreign Control Considerations, 3/17/2016

Publications

  • The Misuse and Abuse Exception: The Identification of the Underlying Rationale of the Relevant Provisions, 7/1/2021
  • Highlights of the 2021 Federal Budget, 5/7/2021
  • Tax Issues with Employees Working Remotely in Canada, 4/29/2021
Article The Misuse and Abuse Exception: The Identification of the Underlying Rationale of the Relevant Provisions Chapter 9: The General Anti-Avoidance Rule: Past, Present, and Future
Article Highlights of the 2021 Federal Budget The Lawyer’s Daily
Article Tax Issues with Employees Working Remotely in Canada TaxEd International

Speaking Engagements

  • Cross Border Tax Considerations for Employers, 5/4/2023
  • Taxation Issues for Real Estate Lawyers 2022, 11/17/2022
  • Fixing Tax Mistakes: What's Left After Fairmont and Collins Family Trust?, 9/13/2022
Speaker Cross Border Tax Considerations for Employers Ontario Legal Conference: Cross Borders, Ontario Bar Association (OBA) location location Toronto, ON
Moderator Taxation Issues for Real Estate Lawyers 2022 Law Society of Ontario location location Toronto, ON
Speaker Fixing Tax Mistakes: What's Left After Fairmont and Collins Family Trust? 2022 Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) Tax Officers Conference location location Montreal, QC

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