Steven J. Kohn



Contact Information
Direct Line: (204) 957-4607
Direct Fax: (204) 957-4261
E-Mail: sjk@aikins.com

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner 2001 - present. Associate 1995 - 1996 and 1999 - 2000. Practises in the areas of taxation, corporate law and succession planning. Significant experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, corporate finance, trust and estate planning, cross border transactions, corporate and personal tax planning, and dispute resolution with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (Calgary)
Associate, 1997 - 1998.

Education

  • University of Manitoba, LL.B., 1994
  • University of Western Ontario, 1989 - 1991

Call to the Bar

  • Manitoba, 1995
  • Alberta, 1997

Recognitions

  • Named in the 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of trust and estate planning

Awards

  • Dean's Honour List, 1993, 1991, 1990
  • Archie Micay QC Prize
  • Canada Law Book Prize

Presentations and Legal Writings

  • Authored and co-authored numerous articles on taxation for the Canadian Tax Foundation and Federated Press
  • Edited and revised numerous articles on taxation for the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing and the Law Society of Manitoba

Legal Teaching

  • Former Course Head and Sessional Lecturer – Corporate Tax, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law
  • Former Instructor - Advanced Corporate Law, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law
  • Former Course Head and Instructor - Bar Admission Course, The Law Society of Manitoba

Professional Associations

  • The Law Society of Manitoba
  • Manitoba Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Firm Management

  • Member of the Aikins Executive Board

Miscellaneous Affiliations

  • Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Director and Past Chair of Gift Planning Committee
  • Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, Director
  • Glendale Golf and Country Club, Director
  • Manitoba Bar Association, Past Chair of Tax Subsection
  • University of Manitoba, Past Member of the Faculty of Law Curriculum Review Committee