Normand Royal - Miller Thomson LLP
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Normand Royal - Miller Thomson LLP
Normand Royal Partner | Montréal 514.871.5453 [email protected] Biography Normand Royal is a tax and business lawyer with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and Canadian corporate law. He specializes in assisting European companies looking to acquire private or public companies in North America or establish a direct presence there. His role is to advise Canadian and European companies on how they can improve their corporate and tax structures. He serves on the board of numerous Canadian and European private companies. Normand started his career at the Department of Finance Canada and joined Miller Thomson’s Montreal office in 1985. He teaches tax planning at the Université de Montréal Law Faculty and has been teaching taxation, financial analysis and corporate law at the École du Barreau du Québec (Quebec bar school) since 1985. Professional achievements & leadership Presentation on Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade during the Ubifrance Canada Seminar at Business France’s headquarters in Paris Presentation on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada in Saguenay in March 2014, in Rivière-du-Loup in September 2014 and in Sept-Îles in November 2014 Speaker at Ubifrance Canada Day at the Senate of the French Republic in June 2013 Lecture on things to consider when selling a business, 2006 Annual Meeting, APFF Participation in the Round Table on mergers and acquisitions, 1996 Annual Meeting, APFF Lecture on business and franchising, 1995 Annual Meeting, APFF Lecture on corporate financing through preferred shares, APFF Seminar, 1991 Annual Meeting Traité de libre échange UE-Canada: Quel changements?, Conquérir, February 2015 PME au Canada: des implantations prometteuses, un contexte différent, Conquérir, February 2015 L’Accord économique et commercial global Canada – Union Européenne, Informational Newsletter, 2013 Disposition par un non-résident, Tax Newsletter – QC, À-Propos juridique fiscal, March 2008 Les parents veulent quitter mais les enfants ne veulent pas, Tax Newsletter – QC, ÀPropos juridique fiscal, Fall 2006 Si je protège ma résidence principale en la transférant à une fiducie, est-ce toujours ma résidence principale et cette transaction est-elle imposable?, Tax Newsletter – QC, À-Propos juridique droit fiscal, June 2006 Si j’amène un client jouer au golf, est-ce un avantage imposable?, Tax Newsletter – QC, À-Propos juridique droit fiscal, June 2006 Paiement de jetons de présence aux enfants de l’actionnaire dirigeant qui siège au conseil d’administration de la société, Tax Newsletter – QC, À-Propos juridique droit fiscal, March 2006 Recent Developments in Quebec Capital Tax, Tax Notes, Winter 2005 Taxation of Franchising, APFF Conference Report, 1995 Revue de planification fiscale et successorale 1986, Paid-Up Capital and Redemption of Share, 1986 Shareholder Agreement, APFF Conference Report, 1985 RELATED SERVICES Corporate Corporate Tax Mergers & Acquisitions Notable matters Sale of a division of a French subsidiary in an international call for tenders Acquisition by a European public company of a Canadian software development company along with its three subsidiaries located in the US, France and China Acquisition of a TSX-listed agri-food company by a European company Acquisition by a European company of a Canadian software development company specializing in aircraft maintenance software development Acquisition of a group of 11 Canadian companies by a French public company Assistance in the development of rules and governance for Canadian subsidiaries of European companies Assistance for Spanish agri-food companies locating in Ontario and Quebec Assistance for a European cloud computing company locating in Montreal, Quebec, and San Jose, California Counsel to a European group on entering a joint venture in Canada with a Canadian partner and a sovereign fund Community involvement Governor of Les amis de la Montagne Member of the Executive Board of Ballet Jazz de Montréal from 2008 to 2013 Member of the Collège Saint-Sacrement corporation Lecturer at Montréal high schools as part of the Centre de décrochage secondaire “Retour à l’école” program Professional memberships Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF) Canadian Tax Foundation International Fiscal Association Chambre de commerce France-Canada Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal Languages spoken English French Bar admissions & education Québec Bar, 1980 Master of Taxation, Université de Sherbrooke, 1981 LL.L, Université de Montréal, 1979 © Miller Thomson LLP 2017. All rights reserved.