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Joseph Yurkovich’s practice focuses on corporate taxation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and governance. With decades of experience, Joseph has navigated deals in various sectors, including automotive, IT and IT infrastructure, biotech, professional hockey and beyond. Joe has led successful take-over bids, shareholder proposals, and multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions. He has extensive experience structuring business organizations, including joint ventures and partnerships, across various sectors involving private equity and public sector participants.<\/p>\n

Joe has authored numerous insightful pieces in legal publications, delving into topics like corporate tax developments, Alberta budget highlights, and intricate tax matters. His experience and commitment to sharing knowledge highlight his passion for empowering others through legal understanding.<\/p>\n

Joe is a longstanding member and frequent speaker to local and national income tax and financial services professional and business organizations. He has contributed to legal education and legislative reform and was recognized early in his career with the Province of Alberta’s King’s Counsel designation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19057,"template":"","role":[49],"positions":[871],"spoken-lang":[131],"badges":[],"class_list":["post-636","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJoseph W. Yurkovich | Miller Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/your-team\/joseph-w-yurkovich\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joseph W. 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