Max Reed is a Cross-Border Tax Lawyer and the founding partner of the firm. He solves tax problems that span both sides of the Canada-US border including:

• Advising corporations on the US tax implications of cross-border transactions and initial public offerings as well as streamlining cross-border business operations;
• Developing estate and tax plans that work on both sides of the border;
• Advising Canadian investment funds on investments into the United States and receiving investments from US taxpayers.

Max is the co-author (with Dick Pound of Stikeman Elliot) of A Tax Guide for American Citizens in Canada, as well as over 20 technical and plain language articles on a wide range of cross-border tax topics. Max has developed a number of novel solutions to common cross-border tax problems.

Recognized for his expertise, Max is often invited to speak at conferences and seminars for tax professionals and the general public in both the US and Canada. He was invited to testify before the Canadian House of Commons Finance Committee on the impact of US tax law on Canadians.

Prior to founding Polaris Tax Counsel, Max worked at White & Case LLP, an international law firm in New York City where he provided US tax advice to individuals, corporations, and foreign states. He clerked at the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal for the Honorable Karen Sharlow where he assisted with resolving a number of complex Canadian tax cases.

He holds a BA and two law degrees from McGill University, where he won a number of academic and leadership awards. He is admitted to the bars of BC and New York as well as to practice before the US Tax Court and the US Court of Federal Claims.