Alain Ranger

Alain Ranger is the National Head of the Taxation practice group at Fasken Martineau. He has practiced for over 25 years in tax law and more particularly in tax law as it relates to corporate and business law. Over the years, Alain has developed particular expertise in the following areas: mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions (United States, Europe), corporate restructurings, including spin-offs and liquidations of public corporations, foreign investments, structured financing of projects and infrastructures, financial instruments and derivatives and corporate tax planning. For several years now, Alain has been actively involved in the principal files managed by the Taxation practice group in these areas for public and private clients, both nationally and internationally. His expertise is also called upon in litigation file and he regularly negotiates with tax and tax-related authorities on behalf of clients. He also acts as an intermediary in efforts to obtain certain amendments to tax legislation for clients; his undertakings have resulted in several significant legislative amendments.

Alain has been awarded the highest rating (AV) from Martindale Hubble and has continually been rated as either "Repeatedly Recommended" or "Consistently Recommended" in the area of corporate taxation by the Canadian legal directory LEXPERT. He is also continually recognized as one of the best tax lawyers in The Best Lawyers in Canada and has been named by the English legal directories Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business - and PLC Which Lawyer? as one of the leading Canadian practitioners in the area of taxation and as a recommended tax advisor in domestic and international corporate transactions, specifically M&A, corporate restructures and projects, respectively.

Selected Experience

• EXFO announces final results of substantial issuer bid
• Logistec acquires Sydney Coal Railway from Quebec Railway Corporation

News

• Fasken Martineau garners 30 nominations in Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008
• Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 2008 – Fasken Martineau garners 69 nominations

Publications

• Taxation of Corporate Reorganization (three volumes, loose-leaf update service, Federated Press)
• Employee stock option update

Presentations

• The Canadian GAAR
• Chair of a session on cross-border tax strategies, Taxation of Corporate Reorganization, Federated Press

Membership/Affiliations

• Québec Bar
• Bar of Montréal
• Canadian Bar Association, tax section (Québec division)
• American Bar Association
• Member and former Vice-Chair Publications and Newsletter Editor, Tax Committee, International Bar Association
• International Fiscal Association
• Member and former governor (2000-2003), Canadian Tax Foundation
• Association de planification fiscale et financière
• External consultative committee of the director of the Montréal Tax Services Office, Canada Revenue Agency
• Former trainer, Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec and Québec Bar
• Former trainer, Canada Revenue Agency

Honours and Awards

• Named by the English legal directory Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business - as one of the leading Canadian practitioners in the area of taxation
• Recognized by the English directory PLC Which Lawyer? as a recommended tax advisor in domestic and international corporate transactions, specifically M&A, corporate restructures and projects
• Continually recognized by Lexpert in taxation (rated "Repeatedly Recommended" or "Consistently Recommended")
• Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as one of the best taxation lawyers in Canada
• Recognized by Martindale Hubbell (received the highest rating (AV))