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Vern Krishna | |
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| 57th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Patrick Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Frank Neal Stephen Marrocco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burma |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | LLM Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | http://www.vernkrishna.com/ |
Vern Krishna, CM QC FRSC ,is a professor of law at the University of Ottawa and of counsel at TaxChambers LLP. [1] He is the author of fourteen texts in tax,international tax,and business law,as well as numerous articles and case comments. His writings are frequently cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.[ citation needed ]
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Krishna has been active in both of his professions –law and accounting. He has been a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1990 and served as its elected head (treasurer) from 2001 to 2003. [2]
A Certified General Accountant,he was elected president of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario in 1995. He was a visiting scholar in international tax at Harvard Law School from 1998 to 1999 and is a commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission.
