Sarah Chiu

Felesky Flynn LLP

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“I had a picture of a house, and the house was Premiere Mortgage Centre”

Kerri Reed, Premiere Mortgage Centre

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Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.

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J.R. Laffin is widely recognized as a leading dealmaker and talented public M&A lawyer. He advises on many of Canada’s most sophisticated and complex M&A transactions, offering strategic solutions and innovative approaches. J.R. was honoured in 2021 as a Top 10 M&A lawyer in Canada by a global news outlet for his leadership in high-profile transactions. He is known for his legal expertise, professionalism and collaborative approach helping clients complete industry-altering transactions. In addition to his distinguished legal presence, J.R. provides leadership as public M&A practice group head and is an active mentor to junior lawyers providing advice and support.

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As a partner at Felesky Flynn LLP, Sarah practises in all areas of Canadian tax planning and tax dispute resolution. She holds both her bachelor of laws and bachelor of science in civil engineering degrees from the University of Calgary. Today, she maintains her ties with the school as a sessional instructor. Based in Calgary, she rallies her team of passionate professionals, leveraging everyone’s abilities to deliver progressive advice. From managing large corporate restructures to smart tax planning for high-net-worth families, Sarah is determined to shape strong results. Within the tax law community, Sarah lends her expertise as a member of the CBA/CPA Joint Committee, as a Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association. Sarah is also passionate and committed to community endeavours and is the past chair of the board of directors of Making Changes Employment Association of Alberta, a local charity and affiliate of Dress for Success Canada Foundation. Sarah is ranked as a Leading Lawyer by Canadian Lexpert® Directory in Corporate Tax and Finance and M&A and by the Lexpert/ALM 500 Directory. Sarah was also named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer for 2024.