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Clifford Rand is the National Managing Partner and leader of the national tax litigation
practice of Deloitte Tax Law LLP. Rand's main practice objective is to help his clients
resolve their tax disputes as efficiently as possible, by helping them negotiate favorable
settlements with the tax authorities or, when necessary, by bringing appeals and applica-
tions in the courts. He has a particular specialty in assisting clients in managing large
and complex tax audits, including audits involving corporate reorganizations, the general
anti-avoidance rule, cross-border transactions and transfer pricing. A key aspect of Rand's
practice is ensuring tax authorities operate within lawful parameters regarding demands
for information and documents. Rand has been recognized as a leading tax practitioner
in publications such as the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada, the International Tax Review's Tax Controversy Leaders, and the Lexpert®
Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada.
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 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 scientific
research tax incentives. He has acted for a number of multi-taxpayer groups and syndi-
cates 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 numer-
ous 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.
Matthew Williams leads the firm's Toronto tax litigation group. Williams has extensive
experience in domestic and international matters with particular focus on the application
of Canada's tax treaties and general anti-avoidance rule. Williams has been involved in a
number of landmark Canadian tax cases and has been widely recognized as a leader in tax
dispute resolution. Williams has appeared before all levels of court in Canada including
the Supreme Court of Canada. Williams's clients include private-equity funds, multi-
national corporations, trust companies and high net worth individuals. Williams is an
editor of Tax Litigation Quarterly and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association,
Canadian Tax Foundation, e Advocates' Society, and Rocky Mineral Law Foundation.
Clifford L.
Rand
Deloitte Tax
Law LLP
Tel: (416) 775-8830
Fax: (647) 497-6865
Toronto
Douglas H.
Mathew
orsteinssons
LLP
Tel: (416) 864-0829
Fax: (416) 864-1106
Toronto
Matthew
G. Williams
orsteinssons
LLP
Tel: (416) 864-0829
Fax: (416) 864-1106
Toronto
crand@deloittetaxlaw.ca
dhmathew@thor.ca
mgwilliams@thor.ca
CORPORATE TAX
Pierre Barsalou, of both the Québec (1980) and Ontario (1989) Bars, practices exclusively
in tax. He is the founding partner of Barsalou Lawson Rheault, a tax-dispute resolu-
tion and transfer-pricing firm. which has, since its opening in 1994, among other things
obtained for its clients' favorable resolutions in several of the largest transfer-pricing
audits in the country, either at the Audit or Appeals level. Previously, Barsalou had spent
10 years at the Federal Department of Justice, Tax Litigation Division, and the Depart-
ment of Finance, and three years in a national law firm. e firm also acts for clients
in the context of various domestic issues, for example Scientific Research and Experi-
mental Development tax credits. Barsalou is a frequent contributor and speaker for the
Canadian Tax Foundation, of which he is a past Governor, and the Tax Division of the
Canadian Bar Association (Québec), of which he is a past president, as well as for the Tax
Executives Institute. Barsalou is listed in e Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert® in the
field of tax litigation.
Pierre
Barsalou
Barsalou
Lawson Rheault
Tel: (514) 982-1842
Fax: (514) 982-2550
Montréal
p.barsalou@barsalou.ca
