Samantha Prasad

Samantha Prasad is a partner in the Tax & Trusts Group at Cassels. Samantha’s practice focuses primarily on corporate, international, and high net worth tax planning, with particular expertise in private companies and their shareholders. Has a strong ability to set up tax-efficient structures and explain complex issues in everyday terms. Recognized by her peers in Best Lawyers in Canada for Tax Law. An accomplished author, having co-authored the 3rd edition of Tax and Family Business Succession Planning. Co-edits various tax publications including Canada Income Tax Guide, Wealth Management Guide, and Tax Planning for Small Business Guide. A regular contributor to TaxNotes (Wolters Kluwer) and a Contributing Editor to The TaxLetter newsletters (MPL Communications). A frequent lecturer for various organizations, such as the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, STEP Canada, Federated Press, Canadian Tax Foundation, Estate Planning Council of Canada, and Osgoode’s Faculty of Law LLM (Corporate Taxation) program. Admitted to the Ontario bar in 2000 and New York bar in 2006.