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Thorsteinssons LLP (Toronto, Vancouver)
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In 1964, Pat Thorsteinsson, one of the first tax law specialists in Canada, founded the firm. It now has 27 lawyers at its
Vancouver headquarters, with another 13 in the Toronto office, which opened in 1991. The firm has had strength in the
resource sector since its early days, and it is still a source of some of its most significant mandates. The firm has also acted in
other high profile cases, including representing Winston Blackmore, the leader of the polygamist community Bountiful, B.C.,
in a dispute with the government. The firm is also strong in tax litigation and tax planning, and has produced a disproportion-
ate number of judges, including Federal Court of Appeal Justice Karen Sharlow and Tax Court of Canada Justice Leslie Little.
"Intelligent and practical legal advice; deep expertise in tax planning and excellent reputation for litigation," said one respon-
dent. "Very proactive in teaching and very professional and knowledgeable," notes another.
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