EX-8.1 4 tm2317751d1_ex8-1.htm EXHIBIT 8.1

 

Exhibit 8.1

 

  Mayer Brown LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1001
United States of America

 

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June 6, 2023

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Commerce Court

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5L1A2  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as U.S. tax counsel to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”) in connection with the issuance by the Bank of its senior debt securities. We hereby confirm to you that the statements that describe provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, under the heading “Material Income Tax Consequences—United States Taxation” in the prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement filed on Form F-3 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) are our opinion, subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth in the Registration Statement.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the headings “Validity of Securities” and “Material Income Tax Consequences—United States Taxation”  in the prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement.

 

In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required by the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

   
  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Mayer Brown LLP

 

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