Vern Krishna

Vern Krishna, CM QC FRSC, is a Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Of Counsel at TaxChambers LLP.[1] He is the author of fourteen texts in tax, international tax, and business law, as well as numerous articles and case comments. His writings are frequently cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.

Vern Krishna
57th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
In office
2001–2003
Preceded byRobert Patrick Armstrong
Succeeded byFrank Neal Stephen Marrocco
Personal details
BornBurma
NationalityCanada
EducationLLM Harvard Law School
OccupationLawyer
Websitehttp://www.vernkrishna.com/

Professor Krishna has been active in both of his professions – law and accounting. He has been a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1990 and served as its elected head (Treasurer) from 2001 to 2003.[2]

A Certified General Accountant, he was elected President of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario in 1995. He was a Visiting Scholar in International Tax at Harvard Law School from 1998 to 1999, and is a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission.

Education

Professor Krishna received a BComm from the University of Manchester in 1963, a MBA and LLB from the University of Alberta in 1969 and 1974 respectively, a LLM from Harvard Law School in 1975, and a DCL from the University of Cambridge in 1986.

Honours
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References
  1. TaxChambers LLP
  2. The Law Society of Upper Canada, List of Law Society Treasurers
  • Bill Rogers. "Interview". Canadian Lawyer (May 2002).
  • FLSC - Vern Krishna, C.M., Q.C.
  • Professional Web Page of Vern Krishna, CM, QC


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