Paul Carenza is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office and the practice group leader of its firm-wide Tax Group. Paul works with a broad range of Canadian and international clients in the private and public sectors, delivering creative and practical solutions to meet their business needs. For over 20 years, Paul has specialized in providing clients with income tax advice in domestic and cross-border corporate acquisitions, reorganizations, offerings, and financings. He also provides technical expertise on executive compensation matters, including compensation plan design, foreign assignments, and the treatment of compensation awards in the context of transactions. Paul also advises clients in the energy sector in Ontario on payments-in-lieu of taxes and related matters. Paul is a regular writer, speaker, and panelist at various conferences covering a variety of matters related to tax law. He is the editor-in-chief of Thomson Reuters’ Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement Journal, and also serves as co-editor of Gowling WLG’s Canadian Tax newsletter. Fluent in both English and French, Paul is called to the Ontario Bar. He has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and the Legal 500 Canada.