David Thompson

Areas of Practice

David practices tax litigation and income tax planning.

Professional History

• Advocates LLP: partner, 1996-present
• McCarthy Tetrault, London: tax counsel, 1991 - 1994; partner, 1994 - 1995
• KPMG, Toronto 1980-1991, tax partner 1986 - 1991
• Canada Revenue Agency, Hamilton, Business Files auditor 1976 - 1977
• Coopers & Lybrand: student-of-accounts, 1974 - 1976

Education

• LL.B - University of Western Ontario, 1980
• C.A. - Ontario Institute of Chartered Accounts of Ontario, 1976
• B. Comm - McMaster University, 1974

Professional Activities

• Instructor
• CICA In-Depth Tax Course, International 1988-1993
• CICA Advanced Corporate Reorganizations Course 1994-1997
• Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course 1991, 1996 and 1997
• CRA National Professional Development Training Program
  - Advanced Reorganizations Course, 1993 - 2003
  - Advanced Partnership Course, 1993 - 2003

• Speaker
• Law Society of Upper Canada
  - Business Succession Planning, June 2005
  - Tax for Real Estate Lawyers, April 2003
• Canadian Tax Foundation
  - Ontario Tax Conference, 2002
  - Corporate Management Tax Conference, 1994
  - Ontario Tax Conference, 1993
  - Tax Week 2002, 2003
  - Young Practitioners Seminar, London, 2002
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario Annual Conference, 1990
• Financial Post Valuations Conference 1988-1991
• Canadian Bar Association
  - The Computer and the Solicitor - Electronic Tax Research
• CRA-Ministry of Finance, Tax Practitioners Consultation Group Seminars, London, 2001-2006, Current Cases Update
• CRA - Tax Practitioners Consultation Group Seminar, Kitchener-Waterloo, December 2002, Current Cases Update
• CRA Large Case File Outreach Program, London, 2006

• Member
• Law Society of Upper Canada
• The Advocates Society
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
• Canadian Tax Foundation
• Middlesex Law Association
• London Tax Discussion Group
• CRA/London Tax Practitioners Consultation Group