Mr Lindsay J Holmes Partner Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

Background

Lindsay Holmes is a partner in our Calgary office and is the head of the tax departement in that office. He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1980, having obtained his LL.B. from the University of Alberta in 1979 and a B.Comm. from the University of Calgary in 1976. Lindsay completed the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course in 1985.

Areas of Practice

• Lindsay's practice is restricted to providing tax counsel on a broad range of Canadian income tax matters, including acquisitions, divestures, structuring of business transactions and projects, reorganizations, public offerings and financings, estate planning and business succession, as well as the resolution of disputes with federal and provincial tax authorities.

Professional Experience

• Lindsay's representative experience includes providing income tax advice on the following matters:
• Major purchase, sale and takeover transactions
• Reorganization and restructuring transactions involving public corporations and partnerships
• Major asset acquisitions and dispositions
• Structuring of joint ventures and partnerships in a variety of sectors including the natural resource, real estate, manufacturing and retail industries
• Public and private offerings of shares, warrants and limited partnership units
• Public offerings of royalty trust units and flow through shares
• Acquisitions, dispositions and investments in private corporations
• Stock purchase, stock option and employee profit sharing plans
• Domestic and international debt financings and credit arrangements
• Dispute resolution on behalf of corporations and individuals

Professional and Community Activities

• Previous author and lecturer at Alberta bar admission course
• Member of Finance Committee and Audit Committee of the Law Society of Alberta
• Member: Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners