Overview

Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory services, and complex commercial litigation.

Jeff is a partner with TDS who focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory services, as well as complex commercial litigation. Formerly a senior Tax Litigator with the Federal Department of Justice acting on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for almost 10 years, Jeff now serves local and national clients with a wealth of experience in litigating at all levels of both the Provincial and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

His work has included challenges to complex tax avoidance techniques involving large corporate transactions, international taxation and interpretation of tax treaties. Jeff has advised the Aggressive Tax Planning Division of CRA involving some of the most significant tax matters in the Prairie region. He also sat on the National Tax Avoidance committee for Justice Canada.

In addition, Jeff has extensive experience dealing with tax enforcement and other regulatory compliance issues including disclosure requirements and was a member of national Documentary Requirements Committee. He is also considered an authority on solicitor and client privilege issues relating to documentary disclosure, having litigated several matters in this area as well as being called upon to act as an adjudicator in a privilege determination.

The services of Jeff Pniowsky are provided through Jeffrey D. Pniowsky Law Corporation.

LLB, University of Manitoba, 1994 MBA, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1999

Tax Committee member, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Manitoba Former Chair of Norwood Nursery School Coach for High School Boys’ Varsity and Junior Boys Soccer, Junior Girls Basketball, Junior Boys Hockey

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Practice Areas

• Banking/Finance
• Taxation Law
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
• Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1995 (MB)