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Alan Bowman

Alan Bowman

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Alan Bowman is a partner in the Tax Group at Goodmans. Alan's practice focuses on all aspects of income taxation that arise in corporate and commercial transactions with a particular focus on the mining industry. He advises public and private clients on M&A, debt and equity financing, corporate reorganizations, debt restructurings and international tax planning.

Career

Alan is recognized by Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Best Lawyers in Canada, and World Tax for tax. He has also been ranked by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the areas of tax and mining, and featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, the Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining, and the Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring.

Professional Memberships

Alan has authored numerous papers and speaks frequently on commercial income tax matters.

Alan is a councillor of the Canadian branch of the International Fiscal Association. He is the former board chair at Kingsway College School, an independent school located in Etobicoke, Ontario. Formerly, Alan chaired the Audit Committee of Youth Without Shelter, a shelter for homeless youth in Toronto, and he was an adjunct professor at Western University Faculty of Law.

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Tax Foundation, International Fiscal Association, and Canadian Bar Association.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Tax - Canada

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Alan Bowman is an experienced tax lawyer who advises on a range of M&A transactions, with a notable focus on the mining sector. He has also worked on several major restructuring files.

Strengths

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  • Alan is an excellent service provider. He is someone we trust and enjoy working with. We appreciate Alan constantly thinking through issues and coming up with suggestions.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Alan is amazing. He's knowledgeable, extremely responsive and most importantly for me is that when we run into issues Alan presents solutions rather than simply stating what the problem is.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • He does a good job at tax and is able to simplify things.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Alan is a very knowledgeable and experienced tax professional.

    TaxChambers Global Guide

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