David W. Chodikoff, Certified Specialist (Taxation), LSO, BA (Spec. Hons.), MA, LLB, specializes in civil and criminal tax litigation and is the national leader in the Tax Disputes Resolution Group at Miller Thomson LLP. David was a former counsel and a Crown Prosecutor at the Department of Justice. David has over 100 reported decisions and has appeared in over 570 cases before the courts. David has been recognized by Canadian, American and European authorities as one of the leading tax controversy leaders in the world. He has edited and contributed to nine tax books. David is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including the 2018 Ontario Bar Association’s Award of Excellence in Taxation Law. Presently, David is completing his 10th tax book. He is co-authoring a tax litigation work with the immediate past Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada, The Honourable Gerald Rip, expected to be published in 2021.