Ash Gupta
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 1996
- Languages
- English
Tax LawTax LawAbout Ash Gupta
Ash Gupta heads Gowling WLG's National Tax Practice Group and works out of the firm's Toronto office as a partner. The work covers Canadian and international tax, and Ash regularly helps clients structure and plan their deals, whether that's a fund or an acquisition. Chambers Canada's editorial picks out Ash's skill with cross-border investment agreements in particular.
Ash earned an LLB at the University of Western Ontario and has been a member of the Ontario bar since 1996.
Ash's cross-border work runs both ways. Ash has advised public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions into Canada, and Canadian companies expanding internationally. International Tax Review gave Ash two awards in 2014, both for acting as lead Canadian counsel: one on its North American deal of the year in financial services, the other on its private equity counterpart.
Ash also explains the rules in writing and on stage. Ash is a regular speaker and panellist at conferences in Canada and internationally, talking through Canadian and cross-border tax questions, and helped write the taxation chapter of Gowling WLG's Guide to Doing Business in Canada for non-residents planning to invest or operate here.
Practice areas
Investment funds
Fund sponsors, promoters and investors work with Ash on funds based in Canada and on funds spanning several jurisdictions. That runs from setting the fund up to the investments it makes afterwards.
Restructurings and reorganizations
Ash handles the tax side of complex insolvency and turnaround restructurings. Tax-driven reorganizations of public and private corporations, both the structuring and the implementation, are also part of the work.
Financing structures
Ash advises on the tax side of financing work: hybrid debt and equity instruments moving into or out of Canada, public market debt and equity offerings, and the planning and structuring of project finance and securitization transactions.
Education & credentials
- LLB, University of Western Ontario
- Called to the bar of Ontario (1996)
Awards & recognition
- Chambers Canada 2027: Tax, Nationwide - Canada, Band 4 (ranked 11 years), Chambers and Partners (2027)
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Tax Law (recognized since 2022), Best Lawyers
- Two International Tax Review awards for lead Canadian counsel work on its North American Financial Services and North American Private Equity deals of the year, International Tax Review (2014)
Publications & speaking
- Guide to Doing Business in Canada: Taxation (co-author), Gowling WLG (2024)
- Federal budget 2025: Investment in uncertain times (contributor, Gowling WLG Tax Group), Gowling WLG (2025)
Memberships & affiliations
- Canadian Tax Foundation: Ash Gupta is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation.
- Canadian Bar Association: Ash Gupta belongs to the Canadian Bar Association.
- Ontario Bar Association: Ash Gupta is a member of the Ontario Bar Association.
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