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In the complex world of tax, our role is simple: to serve as an extension of your business. At Dentons, our value comes from seeing your business as you do and collaborating with you every step of the way. Together, we will develop and implement a plan based on your needs and aspirations—one that proactively identifies creative, integrated commercial tax-saving solutions.

When you engage Dentons for tax services, you’re getting an interdisciplinary team that understands how tax law meshes with other areas of the law—corporate, real estate and litigation, to name a few. You are drawing from a focused team with years of experience in your industry. It’s a cross-border, multi-jurisdictional group that seamlessly mixes local knowledge with the right resources in order for your business to stay nimble and robust.

Whether excise or extra-jurisdictional, taxes will always impact your business. As regulations and issues shift and evolve, Dentons will work with you to ensure you stay ahead—with your goals as our guide.

Dentons’ comprehensive tax services include experience in worldwide jurisdictions, as well as in matters relating to individuals and private companies, multinational companies, listed companies, blue-chips, partnerships and other transparent entities, tax-advantaged investing and more.

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Bridgewater Systems Corporation: Advising on its CA$211 million acquisition by Amdocs Limited by way of plan of arrangement.
Capital Power Income L.P.: Advising on its CA$1.1 billion acquisition by Atlantic Power Corporation.
Global healthcare leader: Advising in respect to structuring a promotion arrangement with one of the largest Russian distributors of its products, development of respective contracts between the parties; various antitrust aspects of promotion and distribution of its products in Russia, including development of its commercial policy; clinical trial agreements; product registration; combined marketing and promotion of complimentary products produced by the client and a third party; exclusion of a product from the Register of Vital and Essential Drugs; use of personal data by medical representatives; due diligence criteria for a selection of distributors; and inaccurate and misleading marketing and promotional materials of a competing product.
Grant Forest Products Inc.: Acting as counsel on the CCAA and US Bankruptcy Court approved acquisition of its oriented strand board facilities in Ontario and South Carolina, US by Georgia-Pacific LLC for US$400 million.
Polish, Luxembourg and Dutch tax: Advising on the Polish, Luxembourgian and Dutch tax aspects of setting up investment funds to operate on the Polish real estate market. International tax structuring allowing for tax-efficient conversion of tax into the target structure and obtaining relevant tax rulings in Poland and the Netherlands. The advice on the transaction addressed tax, legal and business goals of the client, taking into consideration the old structure and potential future changes to applicable laws.
Sasol Petroleum International: Advising on the CA$1.05 billion acquisition of a 50 percent working interest in Talisman Energy Inc.’s (Talisman) Farrell Creek shale gas assets in the Montney Basin area of northeastern British Columbia, a subsequent transaction with Talisman for similar consideration of CA$1.05 billion, which expanded Sasol’s gas reserves in the area, with a view to the further development of a gas-to-liquids plant to be located in Canada and to serve the North American liquid fuels markets.
Spanish engineering consortium operating: Advising on a joint venture project related to the development of a nuclear power reactor located in France. Our tax teams in Spain and France advised the client on the tax treatment of the joint venture, on the establishment of a branch in France, and on the tax implications for the seconded employees. We successfully dealt with complex CIT liability, VAT, PIT, a double tax treaty between France and Spain, and sophisticated permanent establishment issues. We helped the client to reduce tax burdens by avoiding paying double taxation in France and Spain. We also helped the client organize the arrangements between the members of the consortium.
US Gold Corporation: Advising on its acquisition of Minera Andes Inc. by plan of arrangement with a transaction value at the time of closing of approximately CA$1.4 billion for the combined company, which was renamed McEwen Mining Inc. This transaction was highlighted as a “Big Deal” in LEXPERT's April 2012 issue.
WestLB: Advising a major German bank on a spin-off transaction concerning a bank with €40 billion in assets and 400 employees and involving a €1 billion share capital increase half-contributed by a bank which we advised on tax and corporate structuring aspects. The spin-off will act as a service unit for the savings banks (Sparkassen) located in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Hessische Landesbank will take over the shares in the spin-off. In order to fund the transaction, Hessische Landesbank went through an increase in share capital amounting to €1 billion. Part of the capital increase (€500 million) was contributed by Deutscher Sparkassen und Giroverband (DSGV), who we advised on the tax and corporate structuring of the transaction.

Recognition

Six Dentons partners named to Law360’s editorial advisory boards

March 21, 2025

Law360 has named six Dentons lawyers to its 2025 editorial advisory boards

Chambers Germany 2025: Dentons consolidates its ranking position

February 20, 2025

The inaugural edition of the Chambers Germany guide has recognized 14 Dentons lawyers as leaders in their respective fields. Additionally, Dentons’ teams across Germany received practice and sector rankings in nine areas.

Dentons Recognized as a Global Market Leader in Artificial Intelligence by Chambers Global Guide 2025

February 14, 2025

Dentons has been ranked as a Global Market Leader in the inaugural Artificial Intelligence ranking of the Chambers Global Guide 2025. This recognition affirms the firm’s position at the forefront of AI law, showcasing its ability to address the complexities and evolving challenges in this rapidly advancing field.

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Insights

Global tax guide to doing business in...

Our Global tax guide to doing business in... provides a high-level country by country overview of the tax consequences that face businesses planning to expand international operations.

This guide highlights the complexities of corporate tax systems in more than 40 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia and Europe. From establishing the appropriate business vehicle, financing a corporate subsidiary and adhering to the requisite transfer pricing regulations to computing corporate income taxes, payroll taxes and indirect taxes for your operations, this edition of our annual insight piece will help to navigate you through an ever-changing global tax landscape.

Removal of foreign exchange controls in Argentina

April 16, 2025

Argentina: Effective April 14, 2025, through Communication “A” No. 8226, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (“BCRA”) has significantly eased the restrictions on the purchase of U.S. dollars (“USD”) through the Official Exchange Market (“MLC”).

An overview of the CRA's validation and appeal process for COVID-19 benefits

April 15, 2025

With tax season in Canada drawing to a close, many individuals may be taking a closer look at past income sources, including government relief received during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March 15, 2020, and May 7, 2022, individuals could apply for temporary income support in the form of COVID-19 benefits administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Gig Economy and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Costa Rica: How to Leverage Tax Benefits for Growth

April 14, 2025

Costa Rica: Do you work independently in Costa Rica? You might be missing out on important tax benefits. This article explores a little-known opportunity that could help you reduce taxes, formalize your business, and grow as a digital entrepreneur or freelancer. If you're part of the gig economy, this is more relevant to you than you might think.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Hat Trick of Honors: Dentons lawyers shine nationally in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia™

April 17, 2025

Dentons is proud to announce that its senior lawyers have been recognised across all three individual award categories in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia^™.

In total, 40 lawyers have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ (2026 Edition), after being nominated by their peers as leading practitioners in their fields of practice, spanning 39 specialties.

Dentons Tax experts secure victory for S.N.A Group in Federal Court taxation dispute

April 1, 2025

Dentons has successfully acted for the taxpayer, S.N.A Group Pty Ltd, in a dispute in Federal Court of Australia with the Commissioner of Taxation: S.N.A Group Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCA 240. The legal team, led by Corporate Tax Partner Damien Bourke, along with Senior Associate Natalie Wissa and Lawyer Ryan Steele, achieved a significant ruling in favour of S.N.A Group Pty Ltd.

Dentons advises Nehlsen on acquisition of Karl Meyer AG

March 27, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has advised the international environmental and waste management service provider Nehlsen Aktiengesellschaft on the acquisition of Karl Meyer AG.

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Experience

Recognition

Six Dentons partners named to Law360’s editorial advisory boards

Chambers Germany 2025: Dentons consolidates its ranking position

Dentons Recognized as a Global Market Leader in Artificial Intelligence by Chambers Global Guide 2025

Insights

Global tax guide to doing business in...

Removal of foreign exchange controls in Argentina

An overview of the CRA's validation and appeal process for COVID-19 benefits

Gig Economy and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Costa Rica: How to Leverage Tax Benefits for Growth

News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Hat Trick of Honors: Dentons lawyers shine nationally in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia™

Dentons Tax experts secure victory for S.N.A Group in Federal Court taxation dispute

Dentons advises Nehlsen on acquisition of Karl Meyer AG

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