Michel Gosselin-Trépanier
Michel Gosselin-Trépanier
Biography
Michel Gosselin-Trépanier is a lawyer with the Montréal tax team. His practice focuses on all tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and corporate financings. He is also interested in family business transfers and tax and estate planning.
Michel also acts as legal counsel on tax matters related to income tax, GST and QST, excise duties and charities. In addition, he assists taxpayers in disputes with tax authorities, including tax audits, objections, appeals and voluntary disclosures.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Michel has acted in the following matters:
- Synex Business Performance, an insurance brokerage consolidator, in connection with an investment by Ares Management Credit Funds and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to finance its expansion plansNeuroRx – in connection with a complex transaction under the terms of which it was acquired by Clario
- Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc. – in connection with a complex transaction under the terms of which it was acquired by Systèmes Syntax
- Canadian public corporation – as part of a personalized settlement agreement relating to a tax dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency concerning the deductibility of interest payable on a credit facility of several hundred million dollars
- Carlsberg Group – as part of the acquisition of Waterloo Brewing Ltd. (a $144 million transaction)
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Beaudry, Bertrand Prize in Insurance Law, awarded to the student with the highest grade in insurance law – University of Ottawa (2019)
- Dean’s list awarded to students every semester demonstrating academic excellence – University of Ottawa (2017-2018-2019)
- University of Ottawa merit scholarship, awarded to students demonstrating academic excellence (2017-2018-2019)
- Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP merit scholarship, awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic excellence and team spirit – University of Ottawa (2017)
Education
Education
- M. Fisc., Université de Sherbrooke, 2021
- LL.L. (magna cum laude), University of Ottawa, 2019
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 2022
Publications
Publications
- “New payroll deduction policies for remote work in Canada,” Norton Rose Fulbright legal update, February 28, 2024, reproduced in Employment and Labour Law Reporter, June 2024, Volume 34, No. 3 (LexisNexis) and in Canadian Employment Law Guide, June 2024, No. 207 (LexisNexis)
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
- Tips and pitfalls to avoid in tax reorganization and in a transactional context, Canadian Tax Foundation, Montréal, October 23, 2025
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Association de planification fiscale et financière (tax and financial planning association)
- Canadian Tax Foundation
Languages
Languages
- English
- French
Insights and news
Client Work
NeuroRx in its acquisition by Clario
Canada | May 08, 2025
Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc acquired by Syntax Systems
Canada | January 10, 2024
Carlsberg Group to acquire Waterloo Brewing Ltd. in C$144m transaction
Canada | January 05, 2023
NeuroRx in its acquisition by Clario
Canada | May 08, 2025
Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc acquired by Syntax Systems
Canada | January 10, 2024
Carlsberg Group to acquire Waterloo Brewing Ltd. in C$144m transaction
Canada | January 05, 2023
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