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An APFF award for alumnus François Fournier-Gendron

November 28, 2017

François Fournier-Gendron

Photo : Andrew Monia Photografikart
François Fournier-Gendron (right) with the President and CEO of the APFF and a winner from the Université de Sherbrooke.

François Fournier-Gendron, a recent graduate from the School’s Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Taxation program, is one of two winners of $2,500 awards presented at the annual congress of the Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF), attended by some 1,100 professional tax and financial planners in October.

He won this honour for his essay entitled “La règle générale anti-évitement s’applique-t-elle lorsqu’un gel successoral en faveur de personnes désignées est réalisé par le versement d’un dividende en actions high-low?” François Fournier-Gendron holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Université de Sherbrooke and is currently a tax consultant with KPMG.