Karen J. Cooper b.soc. sci., ll.b., ll.l, tep
Ms. Cooper joined Carters in 2005 and became a partner in 2008,
having left her position as Senior Rulings Officer with the Income
Tax Rulings Directorate of Canada Revenue Agency, to practice charity
and not-for-profit law with an emphasis on tax issues. After two
years clerking at the Federal Court of Canada, Ms. Cooper was called
to the Ontario Bar in 1995 and became counsel for the Department
of Justice in tax litigation. She then went to Lang Michener to
practice tax planning and litigation, commercial litigation, bankruptcy
and insolvency law, and general business law, before moving on to
the Canada Revenue Agency.
In addition to her considerable legal experience, Ms. Cooper also
has extensive teaching experience, including the Estates (Tax) section
of the Ontario Bar Admission Course, presenting workshops for The
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, as sessional lecturer
at Carleton University School of Business teaching Business Law,
and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Common
Law teaching first year Property Law and an advanced seminar (Introduction
to the Law of Charities and Non-Profit Organizations). Ms. Cooper
has also worked as a consultant providing advice to the Department
of Justice, Environment Canada, and the former Canadian Advisory
Council on the Status of Women with respect to tax policy issues
and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Canadian
Land Trust Alliance and Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa, as well
as a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Association
of Gift Planners, Association of Fundraising Professionals, the
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and on the Executive
of the Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Sections of the Ontario Bar
Association and the Canadian Bar Association. Ms. Cooper is a frequent
author and speaker, as well as a contributing author to The Management
of Charitable and Not-for-Profit Organizations in Canada (LexisNexis
Butterworths).
Practice Areas
Charity and Not-for-Profit Law, Tax Planning and Litigation.
Education
LL.L. (National Program), Cum Laude, University of Ottawa, 1993
LL.B., Cum Laude, University of Ottawa, 1992
B. Soc. Sc. (Honours Political Science and History), University
of Ottawa, 1987
Called to the Bar
Ontario Bar, 1995
Languages
Fluent in French and English
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