Allison Christians
Professor is the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in the Law of Taxation at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Faculty of Law. Her research and teaching focus on national and international tax law and policy issues, with emphasis on the relationship between taxation and economic development and on the role of government and non-government institutions and actors in the creation of tax policy norms.
She practiced tax law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York, where she focused on the taxation of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, restructurings and associated issues and transactions involving private and public companies, and at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, where she focused mainly on private equity funds. She taught at the University of Wisconsin Law School, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, and Northwestern University School of Law before joining the Faculty of Law at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in 2012.
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Nadia Rusak
Nadia Rusak, BCL/LLB'06, is a course lecturer of Taxation (PUB2 313) and of Corporate Taxation (PUB2 517) at McGill's Faculty of Law.
Nadia Rusak is a lawyer with extensive experience in Canadian and international business law, tax planning, and tax dispute resolution. Having spent over 10 years advising and defending some of the most sophisticated public companies and institutional investors operating in Canada and internationally, Nadia now devotes her practice entirely to private clients, including entrepreneurial businesses, private investment funds, individuals, families, and charitable organizations as president of Cragmore Lawyers.
She frequently collaborates with accounting firms on implementing tax plans. This includes drafting legal agreements and reorganizing companies to meet intended structuring objectives. She also manages sensitive files on behalf of accounting firms, serving as a liaison between accountant and client, to ensure that their professional services are covered by solicitor-client privilege.
Nadia is a frequent speaker at the Canadian and international tax conferences, including CTF, APFF, IFA and ABA. Nadia is also a sessional lecturer of International Taxation at the Master's Tax Program, HEC.
Robert Raizenne
Robert Raizenne is an adjunct professor at McGill's Faculty of Law.
Me Raizenne is a partner with Osler's Montréal office practising in tax law. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of transactions and tax planning matters, including cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, corporate finance, international tax and trusts. Raizenne is also an experienced tax litigator.
A sought-after speaker and writer on tax topics, he has spoken frequently at the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Annual Conference, the Annual Conference of the Canadian Branch of the International Fiscal Association and many other professional venues.