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David Chodikoff

Miller Thomson

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Position: Certified Specialist (Taxation), (L.S.O.), Partner, Leader, Tax Litigation
Rating:
  • Highly Regarded
Practice Areas:
Tax controversy
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Biography

David W. Chodikoff, Certified Specialist (Taxation), LSO, B.A. (Spec. Hons.), M.A., LL.B., specializes in civil and criminal tax litigation and is the national leader of the tax disputes resolution group at Miller Thomson LLP. David was a former counsel and a Crown Prosecutor at the Department of Justice. He has over 100 reported decisions. David has appeared in over 565 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.

Recent matter highlights
  • Canadian Legal Information Institute v. The Queen, 2020 TCC56- 2020-07-17
Practice areas
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Audit Defence
  • Audit Support
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Controversy Management
  • Corporate Taxes
  • International Tax Advisory
  • GST
  • Cryptocurrency and Customs
Sector specialisations
  • Tax Litigation
  • Taxation
  • Financial Services
  • Accounting
  • Real Estate
  • Tech and Telecoms
  • Pharma and Life Sciences
  • Investment Management
  • Gaming
Association memberships
  • Advocate’s Society
  • American Bar Association (Section of Taxation and Senior Lawyers Division)
  • Association for Corporate Growth
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
  • International Bar Association
  • International Fiscal
  • Association
  • The Law Society of Ontario
  • Toronto Lawyers Association
Academic qualifications
  • Called to the Ontario Bar
  • LL.B., Dalhousie University
  • M.A., Dalhousie University
  • B.A. (Specialized Honours), York University
Address:
Toronto
Tel:+1 416 595 8626 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.millerthomson.com