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David is the Head of Osler’s tax litigation practice in Vancouver. A career litigator on high-profile matters, David has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of Canadian courts, including the Tax Court of Canada, the B.C. Supreme Court, 3 different appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has extensive experience in litigating tax cases for the Crown and is well-versed on controversies affecting corporate taxpayers.

Prior to joining Osler, David practised as Crown counsel in Canada and New Zealand for more than 23 years, including serving as General Counsel of the Department of Justice of Canada (Vancouver) for approximately 10 years. More recently, David was legal counsel for the Crown Law Office and Inland Revenue Department in New Zealand (2015-2017), where he focused on revenue and public law, and appeared before the Taxation Review Authority, the High Court, and the New Zealand Court of Appeal.

Practice Areas

• Taxation Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1994 (MB); 2002 (BC)