Leonard Glass,

Len is a partner in our Vancouver office and is the co-practice group leader of our Tax Law group. Len’s practice focuses on creating tax effective structures for client’s operating Canadian businesses and their succession planning. Len provides similar advice to Canadian businesses that are expanding outside of Canada and non-resident clients who are expanding into Canada. Len also provides tax advice to Canadian pension plans in connection with their acquisitions and divestments both inside and outside of Canada.

• Canadian Tax Foundation, Member and Former Governor
• Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch), Tax Subsection, former Chair
• BCIT Management Studies Department, Former Sessional Lecturer

• Best Lawyers in Canada 2015-2024: recognised for Tax Law
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2023-2024): repeatedly recommended as a Leading Practitioner for Corporate Tax
• Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated

• Advisor to major western Canadian public sector pension plans and government investment entities with respect to investments in various domestic and international private equity funds and direct investments
• Advisor to sponsors of various Western Canada based private equity and venture capital funds in relation to the tax structuring and formation of those funds
• Advisor to Canadian real estate funds and related developers
• Advisor to both issuing corporations and underwriters with respect to various public offering of securities
• Structure and advise in connection with public company spin-outs and spin-offs
• Structure run-of-the-river Hydro-electric project
• Structuring several REITs for U.S. situated real estate
• Drafted and structured deferred compensation arrangements, including stock option and share appreciation rights for non-resident clients acquiring Canadian businesses