He co-led the Montreal tax group at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP partner and Montreal tax group co-leader Ryan P. Rabinovitch has joined the Tax Court of Canada.
According to Justice Minister and Attorney General Arif Virani, Rabinovitch will take the place of Justice J.R. Owen, who resigned as of May 3. Based in Montreal, Rabinovitch is fluent in both English and French.
He was a law clerk with then-Canada Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour after receiving his B.C.L. and L.L.B. from McGill University in 2002 and his B.C.L. (master’s degree) from the University of Oxford in 2003. He was also a comparative law clerk for former Israel Supreme Court President Aharon Barak.
In 2006, Rabinovitch was called to the Barreau du Québec. He recorded stints with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and McCarthy Tétrault LLP as a tax lawyer before commencing with Fasken as part of its tax group in 2017.
He has tackled all aspects of tax law, especially tax planning and tax litigation. He was part of the team that helped CGI Inc. complete a private offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes this year.
Rabinovitch joined the International Bar Association and the Association de planification fiscale et financière. He was also a Canadian Tax Foundation governor.
He was among the lawyers who represented Fasken at the IBA 2024 Annual Conference held in Mexico City in September. He also provided commentary on the Government of Canada’s 2024 Federal Budget in April.
Fasken lauded Rabinovitch’s appointment to the bench.
“We are delighted to announce that Ryan Rabinovitch has recently been appointed as a judge to the Canadian Tax Court, and we extend our warmest congratulations on this prestigious appointment,” the firm said in a statement, confirming that it would clarify the main contacts for the working groups Rabinovitch was part of to “ensure a smooth transition.”
