Vern Krishna

Who is Vern Krishna?

Vern Krishna is the author of fifteen texts in tax, international tax, and business law and numerous articles and case comments. His writings are frequently cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.

Krishna is currently Tax Counsel, Mediator and Arbitrator in the Ottawa office of Borden Ladner Gervais and he also teaches tax law at the University of Ottawa.

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. A Certified General Accountant, he was elected President of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario in 1995.

Vern Krishna served as a Commissioner on the Ontario Securities Commission from 1995 to 1998, and was a Visiting Scholar in International Tax at Harvard Law School from 1998 to 1999.

Krishna is a member of the Order of Canada. He was appointed Queen's Counsel by the Government of Canada, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada. He received a LL.D. from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2004 and the 125th Canada Medal from the Governor General of Canada.