Jim Cruickshank

Biography

  ACHIEVING PEAK EFFECTIVENESS. All businesses are looking to run the most effective operations. With his substantial experience in taxation, corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions, Jim helps his clients create and maintain effective and efficient business structures. He does this by offering solutions to the problems his clients present, but also by seeing problems that clients may not see on their own. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Working with clients that range from small businesses and mid-size development and retail operations, to professional organizations and large public companies, Jim helps clients with their tax and business structuring needs. Some of the ways he helps his clients are by: Reorganizing business ownership structures, including the structuring and implementation of estate freeze, financing and merger transactions. Negotiating, drafting and implementing shareholders’ agreements. Providing tax structuring advice in relation to acquisitions and divestitures. Structuring tax-effective employee compensation programs, including designing and implementing employee stock option plans and other equity-based compensation plans. Designing and implementing joint venture agreements and limited partnership structures. AREAS OF PRACTICE Charities/Not For Profit Corporate/Commercial Corporate Tax Estate Planning & Litigation Owner Managed Business Tax

Research Interest

  Charities/Not For Profit Corporate/Commercial Corporate Tax Estate Planning & Litigation Owner Managed Business Tax