Susan M. Johnson

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Susan is a corporate and tax lawyer, and her practice focuses on simple to complex corporate transactions, tax-efficient corporate reorganizations, tax business planning strategies, and a wide range of tax and estates and trusts related matters.

Before pursuing a legal career, Susan worked in the banking and financial services industry for over ten years. She brings a practical, comprehensive and diverse business perspective to her practice and clients and enjoys solving complex problems. She is a regular contributor to Taxnet Pro™ Tax Hyperion Expert Insight from McInnes Cooper, and is currently pursuing the Chartered Professional Accountants (“CPA”) In-Depth Tax Course.

Susan represented Nova Scotia on the National Board of Directors for the Canadian Bar Association (CBA). She also served as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Smythe Street Cathedral Inc.’s Board of Trustees, is a current member of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL), the Law Society of New Brunswick, and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. Susan has moderated several panel discussions including panel discussions at the 2019 CABL Conference and the 2019 CBA Women’s Professional Leadership Conference.

Pre-pandemic, when Susan was not in the office, you would find her at a paint party honing her newly acquired painting skills, on a flight to an exciting new (sometimes-old) destination, or finishing a 5K race. Since the pandemic, she has discovered her interest in jigsaw puzzles and music, and now spends her waking non-working hours either completing travel-related jigsaw puzzles or actively working on her musical talents by learning to play the guitar.