Experience
Areas of Law
Taxation
Languages
English
Committees
On Sections Members
First Year of Call
2008
Biography
Natalie is a tax litigator and partner who represents SMEs and high-net worth taxpayers in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Natalie has dedicated her practice exclusively to resolving tax disputes since 2008. She has achieved highly favourable outcomes for numerous clients and successfully represented clients before the Tax Court of Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Federal Court, and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Natalie regularly presents on tax matters and contributes articles, sharing her expertise in tax avoidance, shareholder benefits, and various tax issues. She also offers her insights on different methods to create advantages in tax disputes, including using probabilities and tax forecasting to devise innovative and effective litigation strategies. And she has developed courses to teach tax litigators about early case assessment, strategy in litigation, and decision science.
Natalie also offers mentorship and coaching to litigation lawyers and rising stars outside of Counter’s team, fostering growth and litigation excellence within the broader legal community.
Additionally, Natalie leads Counter’s "1% for Good" pro bono initiative, leveraging her in-depth tax and litigation expertise and passion for justice. At this time, the "1% for Good" initiative is pursuing projects that will increase CRA and DoJ accountability.