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Overview

Philip Ward has a general corporate tax practice that focuses on domestic and international tax planning, advising on the income tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and financings.

 

Client Work

Osisko Development in its approximately C$82.5-million "bought deal" brokered private placement LIFE offering of flow through shares and common shares and concurrent private placement of common shares
Blue Ant Media in its acquisition of Thunderbird Entertainment Group via plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia)
Canaccord Genuity Corp., as lead agent and sole bookrunner, together with SCP Resource Finance LP, in a C$18-million brokered private placement of Avalon Advanced Materials
TD Securities, on behalf of a syndicate of agents, in connection with a $12.2-million marketed public offering of Units of E3 Lithium
Optiva in connection with a proposed strategic combination transaction with Qvantel by way of a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act to create a leading, AI-enabled digital BSS provider
Centuri Holdings, through a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, in its acquisition of Connect Atlantic Utility Services, Atlantic Canada’s leading electric utility services provider

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Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Western Ontario, BA, 2004, with distinction
  • University of Western Ontario, MA, 2006
  • University of Toronto, JD, 2011, Bronze Medal

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2012

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Revisiting Share-Related Rollovers: Canadian Tax Foundation

October 24, 2023
Philip B. Ward
Philip B. Ward
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Bennett Jones Names New Partners

April 6, 2020
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