Brian D. Sexton
E-mail: bdsexton@tmlawyers.com
Direct Line: 988-0320
Direct Fax: 953-7217

Taxation, Business Law, Wills, Estates & Estate Planning

Brian's practice focuses on taxation law, with emphasis on advising owner-manager businesses on tax and related matters, including corporate tax planning and restructuring, succession planning, tax-effective structuring of share/asset sales and acquisitions, personal estate planning, trusts and tax dispute resolution with the Canada Revenue Agency or other taxation authorities.  Brian also has significant experience with advising First Nations and their members on tax structuring, including settlement trusts and aboriginal business.

Partner
Admitted to the Bar, 1993, Manitoba.

Education
University of Manitoba (B.Sc., 1989, LL.B., 1992);  Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (In-Depth Tax Course, Parts I, II and III).

Peer Recognition
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in Canada" 2010, in the specialty of Taxation.

Member
Canadian Tax Foundation; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); International Fiscal Association; Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (Manitoba); Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association.

Positions
Chair, Taxation Practice Group, Taylor McCaffrey LLP.
Canadian Tax Foundation, Former governor. Current Conferences Committee, Co-chair.
Canada Revenue Agency, Professionals Consultation Group (Manitoba), Member.
Manitoba Bar Association, Tax Section, Co-chair.
Canadian Tax Foundation Prairie Provinces Tax Conference Organizing Committees, Member (2001, 2004, 2007-2010). Co-chair, (2008-2009).
Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Conference and Prairie Provinces Tax Conference, Chair of numerous sessions.

Lecturer
Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admission Course.
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law.
Law Society of Manitoba.
Manitoba Bar Association.
Canadian Tax Foundation's Prairie Provinces Tax Conferences.
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Certified General Accountants of Manitoba.
Certified Management Accountants of Manitoba.
Canadian Association of Financial Planners.

Publications
Law Society of Manitoba Continuing Education: "Purchase and Sale of a Business - Update on Selected Tax Planning Opportunities and Pitfalls", (2004,1998); "Advisor Beware - New Civil Penalties under the Income Tax Act" (2001); "Family Trusts", (1997).
Canadian Tax Foundation, Prairie Provinces Tax Conference: "Proposed Amendments to Trust Taxation", (1999).  "Opportunities and Pitfalls in Inbound and Outbound Business Structures" (1998).