Mark obtained his Chartered Accountant designation and completed the CICA In-Depth tax course with a multinational accounting firm prior to obtaining his law degree from the University of Alberta. Mark has nearly 40 years of combined accounting and legal experience in providing income tax advice to corporations and their shareholders. Mark focuses primarily on taxation issues associated with international tax mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. He also teaches and authors many taxation courses each year. Mark is actively involved in the community and can usually be found coaching soccer and hockey in the evenings and weekends.