Mark Potechin practises tax law with a focus on income tax planning for corporations and individuals as well as representing them before the tax authorities. Part of his practice is focused on wills, estates and trusts, especially resolution of estate disputes.
Mark’s first job was in the tax department of an international accounting firm. Mark now has over 30 years’ experience working in income tax, meeting the corporate tax requirements of owner-managed enterprises and the personal tax planning needs of the owners and their families.
Mark is the immediate past President of the Wills, Trusts and Estates section of the Canadian Bar Association (Quebec Division). He is also the Program Chair of STEP (Montreal).
Mark has taught income tax courses both at McGill and Concordia Universities, has been a group coordinator on numerous occasions for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course and has lectured and written extensively on numerous tax topics.
Mark was instrumental in establishing McGill University’s former Graduate Diploma in Taxation program and was its first Academic Coordinator. Mark previously lectured at McGill in the Federal and Provincial Tax course dealing with GST and QST.
In 2015, Mark was awarded a Lexology Client Choice award in the Corporate Tax Category for Quebec, in recognition of his outstanding client service.
Mark has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in Canada, for his exceptional work and contributions in the areas of tax law and corporate law.
