richard eisenbraun

RICHARD EISENBRAUN
Associé
T 403.232.9648
F 403.232.9648
Calgary
[email protected]
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/richar
deisenbraun
Fusions et acquisitions
Droit fiscal
Impôt des sociétés
Droit international
Services-conseils en patrimoine
Sociétés fermées
Capital d'investissement
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB (with Distinction), University of
Alberta, 2008 (Received the
Honourable JJ Stratton QC
Scholarship for achievement in
corporate and commercial law)
Richard Eisenbraun is a partner in our Calgary office. Richard’s practice has a particular
emphasis on corporate tax and business/transaction structuring and implementation.
He has experience working on major purchase, sale and take-over transactions, plans
of arrangement, debt and equity financings, optimizing business structures,
restructuring insolvent companies, “corporate divorce” and other divestiture
transactions. He also advises clients on a broad range of commercial and tax issues,
including shareholder agreements, estate plans and other transactions involving closely
held entities and high-net worth individuals.
Accounting, Business Economics and
Law, University of Alberta, 2005
Alberta, 2009
Activités professionnelles
Richard has completed Levels I, II and III of the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants’ In-Depth Tax Course, as well as the Canadian Bar Association’s Tax Law
for Lawyers Course. Prior to joining BLG, he worked for an international sport and
entertainment management firm, and also ran his own consulting business.
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Canadian Bar Association
(CBA); Executive, CBA Taxation NonSpecialists – South, 2015
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
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Represented buyers and targets in corporate take-over transactions, including
those implemented by way of amalgamation or plan of arrangement.
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Established or advised on capital structures for clients with various different
businesses, including those that derive revenue or value from domestic and
foreign real estate, oil & gas, mining, renewable energy, technology,
intellectual property, investment assets, professional services and the sale of
tangible goods.
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Eligibility opinions for tax-free savings accounts, registered retirement savings
plans and other similar plans for mutual fund trusts, public companies, private
companies and various other types of entities.
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Planned or implemented transactions in a variety of “corporate divorce” and
other divestiture scenarios.
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Prepared or advised clients regarding a variety of agreements, including
Purchase and Sale Agreements, Unanimous Shareholder Agreements, Trust
Indentures, Settlement Agreements and Employee Incentive Plans.
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Provided advice and implemented a variety of transactions for families with
Member, Calgary Bar Association
Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
Member, Canadian Petroleum Tax
Foundation
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business holdings, including estate freezes and the establishment of family
trusts.
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Prepared memoranda, opinions and due diligence reports relating to a variety
of tax and other matters.
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Assisted in obtaining charitable registration for various charitable organizations
and foundations.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
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Presentation, “Tax Efficient Financing for Start Ups in the Energy Sector,” 2015
Canadian Petroleum Tax Society Conference, 2015.
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Presentation, “Changes in Wills and Gifting on Death,” 2015 Prairie Provinces
Tax Conference, 2015
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Presentation, “Current Issues Relating to the Taxation of Trusts,” Canadian Bar
Association, Tax South, 2015
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Presentation, “USA Taxation and Related Structuring Issues,” BLG Breakfast
Seminar, 2015
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Author, “New Tax Incentives to Advance Liquefied Natural Gas Projects," BLG
Tax Bulletin, February 20, 2015.
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​Presentation, “Unanimous Shareholder Agreements – Taxation Issues,”
Wolters Kluwer Webinar, 2014.
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Presentation, “Private Equity Transaction Tax Issues,” BLG Breakfast Seminar,
2014.
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Presentation, “Tax Update for Commercial Real Property Practitioners,”
Canadian Bar Association, Commercial Real Property South, 2014.
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Presentation, “Legal Considerations for the Small Business Owner,” Southern
Alberta Institute of Technology, 2013.
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Presentation, “Has the Federal Court of Appeal Buried the Pipeline?,” BLG
Breakfast Seminar, 2014.
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Author, “Canadian Tax Incentives for an ‘Active Business,’” Tax Notes
International, 2013.
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Author, “The Taxation of Royalties Excluded from the Resource Tax Regime,”
Federated Press Resource Taxation, 2012.
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Author, “Tax on Inbound Investment – Canada,” Getting The Deal Through –
Tax on Inbound Investment in 33 Jurisdictions Worldwide, 2011 and 2012.
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Author, “Investments in a Registered Plan – A Trap for the Unwary,” BLG’s Tax
Law Bulletin, 2011.
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Author, “Taxable Canadian Property Changes Facilitate Inbound Investment,”
BLG’s Tax Law Bulletin, 2010.
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Author, “Solutions under the New Section 116 Regime,” BLG’s Tax Law
Bulletin, 2009.
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