Carmele N. Peter

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner, 1997 – present. Associate, 1990 – 1997. Practises in the areas of taxation which involves corporate and personal tax planning, estate planning and wills and trusts. Also practises corporate commercial law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, structuring complex commercial arrangements and drafting speciality contracts.

Education

• University of Manitoba, LL.B., 1989
• University of Manitoba, Undergraduate Arts, 1984 - 1986

Call to the Bar

• Manitoba, 1990

Awards

• Max Kaplan Prize, 1989
• Second Law Society Prize, 1989
• Pauline & Samuel Zinman Prize, 1989
• Dean’s Honor List, 1985 - 1989
• National Trust Company Prize, 1988
• Canada Law Book Prize, 1988
• H.I. Corne Prize, 1987
• Mr. Justice & Mrs. I. Nitikman Prize, 1987
• David Levin Memorial Prize, 1987
• University Women’s Club Jubilee Scholarship, 1986
• Rosabelle Searle Leach Scholarship, 1985
• U of M Entrance Scholarship, 1984

Legal Writing

• Articles for Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP Newsletter
• Author of Tax Issues in Real Estate Transactions, The Law Society of Manitoba, Bar Admission Material
• Author of Tax Issues in Family Owned Businesses, The Law Society of Manitoba, Continuing Education

Representative Transactions

• Exchange Income Corporation
  • corporate conversion and ongoing business acquisitions
• Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.
  • sale of its professional services business to PWC
  • sale of its directory business to Yellow Pages Group
  • acquisition of Allstream Inc.
• Artis REIT
  • tax structuring for REIT exception compliance
• Craig Media Inc.
  • Sale to CHUM Limited
• Huntingdon REIT
  • Tax structuring for combination of HREIT with IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund

Professional Associations

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

Professional Recognition

• Named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of Tax Law

Firm Management

• Chair of Aikins Executive Board, 2002 – 2009
• Chair of Aikins Tax Group

Miscellaneous Affiliations

• Director, Manitoba Civil Service Superannuation Board
• Member of the Planned Giving Committee for the United Way
• Co-Chair of the CICA/CBA Joint Committee on the Joint Policy Statement