Caroline’s practice includes advising Canadian and foreign corporations on a wide range of tax matters. Caroline provides strategic advice to private and public corporations on Canadian reorganizations, Canadian and cross-border transactions and tax considerations on deals matters.
Caroline's experience includes structuring of joint ventures, partnerships, exchangeable shares structures, royalty agreements, initial public offerings, special purpose acquisition companies, butterflies and bumps. Caroline also assists Canadian and foreign companies with obtaining ruling requests or with requesting clearance certificates with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Caroline is recognized for her pragmatic advice and her collaborative style.
Prior to joining Fasken, Caroline held positions with leading energy companies. While in industry, she was working with senior executives to structure Canadian and cross-border joint ventures, partnerships and other transactions. She was also leading audit defense for complex transactions and cross-border structures. She also led an industry initiative, winning several rulings leading to setting-up Qualifying Environmental Trusts (QET) to set aside funds for pipeline abandonment.
Caroline is a long time tutor for the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA), tutoring programs for Canadian and International tax reorganizations. Caroline also speaks on national tax conferences and writes articles for the Canadian Tax Foundation.
