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Matthew Williams is a partner and practices in the firm’s Toronto office. Matthew received his B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and his LL.B. from the University of British Columbia.
Matthew’s practice focuses on all aspects of taxpayer representation including civil and criminal tax litigation. He has appeared before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court and the Supreme Court of Canada on a wide range of issues including tax appeals, tax evasion matters, CPP/EI appeals, Charter applications and rectification orders. Matthew is also the co-chair of the firm’s Student Committee which is responsible for the recruitment, development and evaluation of summer and articling students at the firm.
Recently, Matthew appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case involving the residence of a trust for tax purposes and the possible application of Canada’s general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) to deny benefits obtained under Canada’s tax treaties. Matthew is currently working on a number of tax appeals dealing with a wide range of international, domestic and provincial tax issues.
Matthew has spoken at a number of conferences including the annual Ontario Tax Conference on the topic of ‘advisor penalties’ and on the application of the ‘general anti-avoidance rule’; and has authored a number of articles including a paper on ‘taxpayer’s rights’ published by the Canadian Tax Journal.
A member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Advocates Society and the Rocky Mineral Law Foundation, Matthew is also an editor of Tax Litigation Quarterly.
Matthew was recently named one of the 40 leading lawyers in Canada under 40 by Lexpert magazine and a leading tax dispute resolution lawyer by the International Tax Review.