Deloitte Legal

Tax Litigation, Tax Advice

Partner

Olivier Fournier is Deloitte Legal Canada LLP's National Leader and is based in Montreal and Toronto. Olivier practices tax law with a focus on tax litigation and tax controversy, from the audit and objection stages to tax appeals before the courts. He regularly assists clients in resolving tax disputes, both in and out of Court, and engages in managing complex tax audits, ensuring that the tax authorities operate within the lawful parameters regarding demands for information and documents and correcting non-compliance issues. He also has had significant exposure to tax planning for domestic and international mergers and acquisitions.

He has acted in matters before the Tax Court of Canada, the Court of Québec, the Superior Court of Québec, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Publications and Speeches He is a governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF), as well as an active speaker, writer and presenter at various conferences and seminars such for the Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF) and the CTF. Olivier was featured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars in 2020.

Education Olivier was called to the Bar of Québec in 2006, after receiving an MBA from the University of Ottawa (2005), and an LL.L., 2005 – magna cum laude and a B.Sc. (Biology), 2002 from the University of Ottawa. Olivier was also admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2021.