Emma advises clients on complex tax implications associated with a broad range of transactions. Her experience spans the areas of tax law, corporate finance, and securities and corporate law. Emma works with clients across a variety of industries, including life sciences.
While earning her JD, Emma served as a student advisor at The Hatchery, the University of Toronto Engineering’s start-up incubator, where she advised new companies on legal and business issues. While working as a research assistant on a Genome Canada project and through her involvement with the Structural Genomics Consortium, Emma conducted research on IP policy and pharmaceutical regulation.
Before law school, Emma worked in marketing at a global biopharmaceutical company.
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Canada Elects 2025: Tax Policies Poised to Shape Canada’s Innovation Economy
May 5, 2025 | Article | By Katy Pitch, Emma Weiss
In a historic election, given the backdrop of rising tensions between Canada and the US, Canadians elected Mark Carney and his Liberal party on April 28, 2025. Although the platform released by the Liberals (the Liberal Platform) was light on personal and corporate tax proposals, it did contain several tax policies that focus on innovation and emerging industries.
Canada’s 2024 Federal Budget Update: The Federal Government Stands Firm on Capital Gains Tax
June 11, 2024 | Alert | By Katy Pitch, Emma Weiss
Draft legislation released on June 10, 2024, which concerns the implementation of Canada’s 2024 federal budget, does not extend capital gains tax relief to corporations, and it subjects private and public stock options to a higher tax rate.
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Mintz served as regulatory counsel to WonderFi Technologies Inc., a Canadian leader in digital asset products and services, in connection with a definitive agreement to be acquired by Robinhood Markets, Inc., one of the world’s largest FinTech trading platforms.
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Mintz served as regulatory counsel to WonderFi Technologies Inc., a Canadian leader in digital asset products and services, in connection with a definitive agreement to be acquired by Robinhood Markets, Inc., one of the world’s largest FinTech trading platforms.
