Zahra Nurmohamed | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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Zahra Nurmohamed LL.B., J.D., M.E.S., B.A. (Hons.), Partner

Zahra is a partner in the Tax Group. Her practice focuses on all aspects of income tax law including Canadian and international corporate tax matters involving the structuring of mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and financings. In 2011, Zahra was recognized as one of Lexpert's Rising Stars - Leading Lawyers under 40. Zahra has editorial responsibilities with three tax publications and has taught at the University of Windsor's Faculty of Law and the Bar Admission Course.

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Zahra’s practice focuses on Canadian and international corporate tax matters involving the structuring of mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and cross-border financings.

Representative Work

Canadian counsel to lead Canadian agent in connection with equity and bond offerings by Northland Resources S.A. in Canada, Europe and the United States for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$325 million

Canadian counsel to US Gold Corporation on its acquisition by statutory plan of arrangement of Minera Andes Inc. with a transaction value at the time of closing of approximately CDN $1.4 billion for the combined company, which was renamed McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE; TSX: MUX), 2012

Counsel to Adamus Resources Limited with respect to its $313 million combination by way of a scheme of arrangement with Endeavour Mining Corporation

Counsel to Bridgewater Systems Corporation on its $211 million acquisition by Amdocs Limited by way of plan of arrangement

Counsel to the Special Committee of Augen Gold Corp. with respect to the unsolicited take-over bid and subsequent approximately $63 million supported offer by Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.

Publications

Practical Problems With Flow-Through Shares, Resource Sector Taxation, v.VII no.2 (2009) p.512

Tax Avoidance Transaction Reporting Regime: A Little Too Aggressive?, Resource Sector Taxation, v.VIII no.1 (2010) p.550

Canadian Unlimited Liability Companies (ULCs) - Imminent Problems Possible Solutions and New CRA Insights

"Newmont Canada Corp. v. The Queen - Lessons Learned", Resource Sector Taxation, 8 (3) (Federated Press) 596-598, November 2011

Contributing Writer, The Essential GAAR Manual: Policies, Principles and Procedures (CCH Canadian Limited: Don Mills, Ontario, 2006)

Contributing Writer, CCH Special Report on various federal budgets

Contributing Writer, CCH Canadian Tax Reporter Commentary

Assistant Editor, Canadian Resource Taxation, Carswell

“Indirect Dispositions of Canadian Resource Properties by Non-residents: A “Minefield” of Canadian Tax Issues”, Resource Sector Taxation, 4(1) (Federated Press) 262-266, November 2005

“Accommodating Employees and Section 84.1: A Trap for the Unwary Employer”, Taxation of Executive Compensation & Retirement, 17(2) (Federated Press) 579-82, September 2005

“Access to Information – Ask and you shall receive…maybe!” Taxation Law, Ontario Bar Association, vol. 15, no. 2, March 2005, 26–29

Contributing Writer, Canadian Transfer Pricing, (Toronto: CCH Canadian Limited, 2002)

Contributing Writer, Corporation Capital Tax in Canada, (Toronto: CCH Canadian Limited, 2002)

“Section 231.7: Compliance Orders - A Matter of Strict Compliance”, CCH Canadian Tax Objection and Appeal Procedures Newsletter, December 2003 “Settling Tax Disputes - An Unsettling Proposition”, 2002, vol. X, no. 3, Tax Litigation, 638-641

Co-author with David J. Manoochehri, “Increasing Taxpayer Certainty in Using Partnerships”, Corporate Tax Planning, 2002, vol. 50, no. 1, Canadian Tax Journal, 387-406

“The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency’s Administrative Powers under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention, 1980”, CCH Canadian Tax Objections and Appeal Procedures Newsletter, November 2001

Co-author with Randal T. Hughes and Susan E. Paul, “The Year in Review: Developments in Reviewable Matters and Civil Actions”, Proceedings of the 1999 Competition Law Section Annual Fall Conference (Canadian Bar Association: Ontario, 2000)

Teaching Roles

Instructor, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada

Instructor, Advanced Taxation Course, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor

Prior Speaking Engagements

Co-presenter, "Purchase and Sale of a Business – Restrictive Covenants", CICA's 7th Annual Conference on Income Taxes, Toronto, September 15, 2008

Co-presenter, “Corporate Income Tax Update”, CCH Tax Webinar, Toronto, December 11, 2007

Presenter, “Recent Tax Developments: Legislative Update”, FMC Seminar, Fall Tax Update, Toronto, November, 2007