57 Finance Monthly Taxation Awards 2024. CANADA ABOUT DAVID W. CHODIKOFF David W. Chodikoff, Certified Specialist (Taxation), LSO, B.A. (Spec. Hons.), M.A., LL.B., specializes in civil and criminal tax litigation. David was a former counsel and a Crown Prosecutor at the Department of Justice Canada. David has over 100 reported decisions and has appeared in over 570 cases before the courts. David has been recognized by Canadian, American and European authorities as one of the leading tax controversy leaders in the world. He has edited and contributed to nine tax books. David is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including the 2018 Ontario Bar Association’s Award of Excellence in Taxation Law. In 2019, David was relied upon for an expert opinion in tax litigation, under cross-examination, for a successful stay of proceedings in the Superior Court of Ontario pending the hearing of a tax appeal before the Tax Court of Canada [Kaye et al. v. Fogler Rubinoff et al. 2019 ONSC 1289 (CanLii)]. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS • Advocate’s Society • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation • American Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Division • Association for Corporate Growth • Association of European Lawyers • Ontario Bar Association, Member at Large, Section Executive, Criminal Justice Section, 2013 - 2014 • Ontario Bar Association, Member, Pensions Advocacy and Government Relations Committee, 2013 - 2014 • Ontario Bar Association, Chair, Taxation Law Section, 2011-2012 • Canadian Bar Association, Member, National Taxation Law Section 2011-2012 Executive Committee • Canadian Tax Foundation • International Bar Association • International Fiscal Association • The Law Society of Ontario • The Law Society of Ontario - Taxation Standards of Certification Validation Working Group, 2018 • Toronto Lawyers Association FIRM PROFILE Miller Thomson LLP is a national business law firm with approximately 500 lawyers across 5 provinces in Canada. The firm offers a full range of services in litigation and disputes, and provides business law expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, financial services, tax, restructuring and insolvency, trade, real estate, labour and employment as well as a host of other specialty areas. Clients rely on Miller Thomson lawyers to provide practical advice and exceptional value. Miller Thomson offices are located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, London, Waterloo Region, Toronto, Vaughan and Montréal. www.millerthomson.com “David has been recognized by Canadian, American and European authorities as one of the leading tax controversy leaders in the world.”
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