Lesley Kim

Lesley Kim is a Toronto-based partner in Gowling WLG’s National Tax Group. She helps clients with domestic and cross-border taxation matters, specializing in outbound cross-border transactions involving foreign affiliates and non-resident trusts. Lesley works extensively on complex transactional matters such as reorganizations, spin-offs, and equity and debt financings, including flow-through share financings and private equity investments.

Lesley provides her clients with practical and strategic advice and strives to provide solutions that align seamlessly with her clients' broader business goals. Drawing on her background in corporate and securities law, Lesley brings a unique perspective allowing her to see how tax considerations impact a company’s overall structure and strategy.

Lesley advises public and private companies across a variety of industries, including technology, racing and gaming, manufacturing, oil and gas, and mining. She develops and implements tax strategies for high-value corporate reorganizations and M&A transactions that keep pace with both domestic and international market conditions.

She also assists clients with estate planning and tax dispute resolution.

Beyond her transactional work, Lesley regularly writes and speaks on income tax developments.