MARC WEISMAN
Counsel, Chair of Tax 
Marc is the chair of KFG’s Tax Department. Throughout his 20+ years of practice, Marc has established himself as a leading authority on a broad range of domestic and international tax planning. Marc is a strategic tax and corporate advisor to a roster of clients from entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals to established companies and their owner-managers and family offices, each of whom rely on his sophisticated counsel to help them reach business objectives. Marc has extensive experience in relation to tax-driven corporate reorganizations, cross-border transactions (with an emphasis on Canada and the U.S.) and tax-planning for multi-national corporations, as well as succession and estate planning for family businesses (including Canadian residents and U.S. citizens), family trusts, offshore planning, estate administration and post-mortem tax planning to avoid multiple levels of tax. Marc also represents clients through all types of tax complexities including Canada Revenue Agency audits, appeals, voluntary disclosures and tax payment plan arrangements.
While his capabilities extend across numerous corporate matters, Marc’s corporate practice is primarily focused on multifaceted mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, private equity sponsored transactions and private placements (relating to the acquisition of businesses and real estate portfolios), as well as a wide variety of complex business transactions including corporate financings, real estate-based partnership syndications and shareholders agreements.
Marc leverages his tax and business law expertise to excel in his dual roles as corporate counsel on transactions and tax counsel implementing the associated pre-sale and pre-acquisition planning. Marc applies his exceptional communication skills to distill complex information and tax legislation in a way that resonates with clients and their accountants making Marc a top-choice of counsel.
Committed to client service excellence, Marc’s goal is to ensure he provides clients with top-tier counsel that will optimize their likelihood of success. He devotes the time to understand the nuances of clients’ businesses and collaborates with clients and their advisors to create optimal conditions to address their unique needs. As part of a full-service law firm, Marc is skilled at identifying and assembling teams that could fill any gaps to provide clients with comprehensive and seamless legal services.