Ed Kroft KC, CPA (Hon.), FRPSC represents clients in domestic and international matters including transfer pricing, treaty interpretation and tax avoidance. Ed practices in our Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary offices and regularly appears for clients before various Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Ed is recognized as a leading lawyer in directories such as Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, and Lexpert’s recent Canadian, US/Canada Cross-Border and Corporate Tax guides.

Ed was a member of the Rules Committee of the Tax Court of Canada for many years, and is currently a member of the Federal Courts Bench and Bar Committee. Ed has received numerous awards including the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Lifetime Contribution Award in 2016. He is also a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute.

For several years, Ed has taught tax courses at the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia Law School. Since 2008, he has been the course director of tax administration and litigation for the Osgoode Hall Law School LL.M. program. Ed is also Chair, Tax Litigation Practice Group, The Advocates’ Society.

Edwin G. Kroft KC

Partner • Chair, Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice

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