Alina Tamm

Alina Tamm

Associate, Tax

Contact Information

atamm@osler.com

tel: 604.692.2724

Office

Vancouver

Bar Admission

British Columbia, 2017

Education

University of British Columbia, JD

University of British Columbia, BA (Mathematics and Economics)

Language(s)

English, Russian

Alina is an associate in the National Tax Group in the Vancouver office practicing primarily in the area of Canadian domestic and cross-border income tax law. She advises on tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, debt and equity financing, cross-border transactions and international taxation. She also assists in tax dispute resolution.

Alina served as a tax policy officer with the Department of Finance Canada working on matters relating to financial institutions, financial instruments and resident and non-resident trusts.  She also interned at the United Nations in New York.

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  • Canadian Tax Foundation
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