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Keenan is an Associate with EY Law LLP and a member of EY’s Rewards group. His practice focuses on the taxation of employee and executive compensation and benefits. He advises Canadian and multinational organizations in the private and public sectors on the tax treatment and design of stock option and other equity-based incentive plans, executive compensation, and other employee compensation and benefits matters. He also advises clients on the application of the deemed resident trust rules to international employee benefit plans. Keenan assists clients in responding to income tax audits from the Canada Revenue Agency and the provincial tax authorities. His tax controversy work covers all types of employee compensation and benefits matters, including Employer Health Tax and other provincial payroll tax matters.