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CORPORATE TAX Al Meghji Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Partner in Osler's Taxation Group. Practices exclusively in the area of tax litigation. Tax litigation counsel for many leading Canadian and multinational corporations. Appears regularly in the Tax Court and the Federal Court in significant tax litigation matters. Has argued a number of landmark tax cases in the SCC including successfully arguing the first GAAR case for a leading financial institution. Most recently, successfully argued Canada's two most significant transfer pricing appeals in the Federal Court of Appeal for two leading multinational corporations. Previously of the Tax Litigation Section of the Department of Justice in Ottawa. Also a chartered accountant. LLM, Harvard Law School (1990). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1990 and the Alberta Bar in 1995. Tel: (416) 862-5677 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Toronto ameghji@osler.com David C. Nathanson, QC Davis LLP Tel: (416) 365-3415 Fax: (416) 369-5234 Toronto dnathanson@davis.ca David E. Spiro Dentons Canada LLP Tel: (416) 863-4761 Fax: (416) 863-4592 Toronto david.spiro@dentons.com David Nathanson's practice extends to all aspects of tax and related corporate matters, and includes a large tax litigation component. He represents clients before courts at all levels and has extensive experience advising on taxation aspects of reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions, financing, debt restructuring and transfer pricing. A frequent author of papers on taxation, Nathanson is Editor-in-Chief of Tax Litigation. He is a former member of the Tax Court Bench and Bar Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and a member the Canadian Tax Foundation, the International Fiscal Association and the International Bar Association, and is a former Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation. Nathanson was also an instructor for the taxation section, LSUC Bar admission course, as well as a lecturer for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' tax course. He is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Lexpert®/ American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and received the 2012 Lexpert® Zenith Award for being a change-agent in the legal profession. David Spiro acts for domestic and international business enterprises on the resolution of income tax controversies and commodity tax disputes. Advises clients on the management of Canadian tax audits and pursues objections and appeals with federal and provincial tax authorities across a wide range of issues. Assists taxpayers in preparing and filing large voluntary disclosure applications and applications for taxpayer relief and has settled significant disputes with the tax authorities on a favorable basis at the pre-assessment, objection and trial stage. Frequent appearances before the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal. AV peer review rating by Martindale Hubbell. Recognized for corporate tax litigation by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2014, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2013, International Tax Review's World Tax 2013 and Tax Controversy Leaders Guide 2013, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2013) and The 2013 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Ian MacGregor Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (613) 787-1120 Fax: (613) 235-2867 Ottawa imacgregor@osler.com Ian MacGregor's practice focuses primarily on tax litigation and dispute resolution. He has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and was appointed Queen's Council in 1989. Prior to joining Osler, MacGregor was the Assistant Deputy Attorney General of the Tax Law Services for the Federal Department of Justice. In this role, MacGregor provided legal, strategic and policy advice to the Canada Revenue Agency in respect of matters arising from statutes administered by the Agency, and to the Department of Finance in respect of tax matters. MacGregor is a past Governor of the Canada Tax Foundation, and a past member of the Tax Court of Canada Rules Committee, and Bench and Bar Committee. He teaches at the University of Ottawa Law School on the topics of Business Associations and Taxation, speaks frequently on tax matters, and has co-authored a number of publications. LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 95