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e 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 fi rm 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 Cana-
da in 2005. As a judge of the Tax Court of Canada, 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 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 signifi cant tax
cases. In representing clients she draws on her years in large national law fi rms and as senior
counsel for the Government of Canada where she practiced for over 20 years. She is an
active member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Bar Association and e Ad-
vocates' 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 e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directo-
ry and in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada;
Chambers Global: e World's Leading Lawyers for Business; and International Tax Re-
view's Tax Controversy Leaders Guide.
Doug Mathew's practice focuses on civil tax litigation, including appellate-level advoca-
cy 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 provin-
cial tax authorities. Major litigation matters have included such issues as tax avoidance,
transfer pricing, directors' liability, GST, capital tax, provincial sales tax and scientifi c re-
search 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 Minis-
ter of Justice as a member of the Editorial Board of the Federal Court Reports with respon-
sibility 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 Internation-
al Fiscal Association.
Donald G.H.
Bowman, QC
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (416) 863-4620
Fax: (416) 863-4592
Toronto
Alexandra
K. Brown
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-2367
Fax: (416) 863-2653
Toronto
Douglas
H. Mathew
Thorsteinssons
LLP
Tel: (416) 864-0829
Fax: (416) 864-1106
Toronto
donald.bowman@dentons.com
alexandra.brown@blakes.com
dhmathew@thor.ca
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