Matthew Williams
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Tax: Litigation
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About
Provided by Matthew Williams
Practice Areas
Matthew’s practice is focused on tax litigation. Matthew has extensive experience in domestic and international matters with particular focus on the application of Canada’s general anti-avoidance rule.
Career
Matthew leads the firm’s Toronto tax litigation group. Matthew has been involved in a number of landmark Canadian tax cases and has been widely recognized as a leader in tax dispute resolution. Matthew has appeared before all levels of court in Canada including the Supreme Court of Canada. Matthew’s clients include private equity funds, multi-national corporations, trust companies and high net worth individuals. Matthew is an editor of Tax Litigation Quarterly.
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Tax Foundation, Advocates Society, Rocky Mineral Law Foundation.
Publications
Matthew has been recognized as a leading tax dispute resolution lawyer in the International Tax Review, named among The Best Lawyers in Canada by Best Lawyers International (including being named Lawyer of the Year 2022 for Tax Law in Toronto, Ontario), and is peer rated by Martindale-Hubbell as a “preeminent lawyer”, Matthew has been recognized by Lexpert® as a Most Frequently Recommended Corporate Tax Litigator and was included in the 2021 Lexpert® Special Edition on Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers.
