CORPORATE TAX
CORPORATE TAX
Donald G.H.
Bowman, QC
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (416) 863-4620
Fax: (416) 863-4592
Toronto
donald.bowman@dentons.com
The Honorable Donald George Hugh Bowman, QC, was called to the Bar of Ontario
in 1962. He joined the Federal Department of Justice, Tax Litigation Section, in 1962
and was appointed Director of Tax Litigation in 1968. He joined the Toronto law firm
of Stikeman, Elliott, Roberts & Bowman in 1971 and was a partner until his appointment to the Tax Court of Canada. In his career in the Department of Justice and as a
partner of Stikeman, Elliott, Roberts & Bowman he argued numerous cases in the Tax
Court of Canada, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of
Canada. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974 and has been a member of the New
York Bar since 1982. He was appointed Judge of the Tax Court of Canada in 1991 and
Associate Chief Judge in February 2000. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Tax
Court of Canada in 2005. As a judge of the Tax Court of Canada and as Associate Chief
Justice and as Chief Justice he heard and decided hundreds of tax cases, particularly in
the area of income tax and goods and services tax.
Alexandra K.
Brown
Laishley Reed LLP
Alexandra Brown is recognized by her peers and clients as one of the top tax litigators in
Canada. She has appeared at all levels of court and has argued a number of significant
tax cases. Before joining the firm, she was a partner in a large national law firm and senior
counsel for the Government of Canada. She is an active member of the Canadian Tax
Foundation, Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates' Society and is a frequent
speaker to these and other professional groups on tax dispute resolution, corporate
tax litigation and advocacy. Brown has been recognized as a Most Frequently Recommended Practitioner in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and in The Lexpert®/
American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; Chambers Global: The
World's Leading Lawyers for Business; and the International Tax Review.
Tel: (416) 981-9424
Fax: (416) 981-0060
Toronto
abrown@laishleyreed.com
Douglas H.
Mathew
Thorsteinssons LLP
Tel: (416) 864-0829
Fax: (416) 864-1106
Toronto
dhmathew@thor.ca
Doug Mathew's practice focuses on civil tax litigation, including appellate-level advocacy
and appearing before the Tax Court of Canada and provincial Superior Courts. He also
represents taxpayers in the appeal process with the Canada Revenue Agency and provincial tax authorities. Major litigation matters have included such issues as tax avoidance,
transfer pricing, directors' liability, GST, capital tax, provincial sales tax and scientific
research tax incentives. He has acted for a number of multi-taxpayer groups and syndicates in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. Mathew has been appointed by the
Minister of Justice as a member of the editorial board of the Federal Court Reports with
responsibility for taxation matters. He has served as an instructor for the Bar Admission
Courses of the Law Societies of British Columbia and Upper Canada, as well as numerous tax conferences and seminars. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the
Tax Law Sections of both the British Columbia and Ontario Bar Associations and the
International Fiscal Association.
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