Michael Royal

Partner and co-head of the Tax Group at Goodmans. Practice focuses on all aspects of income taxation that arise in corporate and commercial transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, financings, and corporate reorganizations. Also advises clients on structuring and implementing tax-efficient equity compensation plans. Recent experience includes providing tax advice to: Tricon Residential Inc. in its US$1.4 billion acquisition of Starlight U.S. Multi-Family No. 5 Core Fund and its US$3.5 billion acquisition by Blackstone; 9 Story Media Group in its C$250 million acquisition by Scholastic Corp.; Algoma Steel Group Inc. in its US$1.7 billion go public merger and its US$400 million substantial issuer bid; Rogers Communications Inc. in its C$26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.; Onex Corporation in its C$5 billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines Ltd.; Coinsquare Ltd. in its business combination with WonderFi Technologies Inc. and CoinSmart Financial Inc.; Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. in its acquisition of Variperm Energy Services; among others. Recognized by the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada and The Legal 500 Canada for Tax Law.