Background
O'Keefe, Michael J. was born in 1939 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
O'Keefe, Michael J. was born in 1939 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Commerce, 1964. Bachelor of Laws, 1965). University of California at Berkeley (Master of Laws, 1967).
Worked at Thorsteinssons (Vancouver, BC) specializing in Practice is restricted to Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, British Columbia. 1973, Alberta; 1990, Ontario.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of British Columbia, 1977-1992. Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Government of Canada, Ottawa, 1970-1971. Member, C.B.A./C.I.C.A. Joint Committee on Taxation, 1989-1992.
Governor, Canadian Tax Foundation, 1991-1994. Thorsteinssons is the largest law firm in Canada that practices exclusively in taxation law. Established in 1964, Thorsteinssons serves national and international clients from its two Canadian offices and its European office in London, England.
Services include tax planning, compliance, representation and litigation, income tax, GST, sales, excise, capital and resource taxes, customs law.
Member, C.B.A./C.I.C.A. Joint Committee on Taxation, 1989-1992. Governor, Canadian Tax Foundation, 1991-1994.