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when dealing outside Canada on tax issues,
says Rod Girard, senior legal counsel with
the organization based in Edmonton. "I
would say for some niche assets like venture
capital or things on the tertiary of what we
do, we use boutiques and in niche geogra-
phies as well," says Girard. "Let's say there
are international transactions and you need
to bring the money home and can't get it
there in one step. Inevitably, that ends up
being taxed to some degree."
Girard says while a big fi rm may be
"international" it doesn't mean they are
everywhere, noting there is a movement
afoot among some big international fi rms to
The Top 10
Insurance defence
boutiques
Dutton Brock LLP
Toronto
duttonbrock.com
Flaherty McCarthy LLP
Toronto, Whitby, Ottawa
fdemlaw.com
Gasco Goodhue
St-Germain LLP
Montreal
gasco.qc.ca
Hughes Amys LLP
Toronto, Hamilton, Ont.
hughesamys.com
McCague Borlack LLP
Toronto, Ottawa,
Kitchener, Ont.
mccagueborlack.com
Stieber Berlach LLP
Toronto
sblegal.ca
Bell Temple
Toronto
belltemple.com
Benson Percival
Brown LLP
Toronto
bensonpercival.com
Clyde & Co. Canada LLP
Montreal, Toronto
clydeco.ca
Dolden Wallace
Folick LLP
Vancouver, Toronto,
Kelowna
dolden.com
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