Biographical notes for Blake Murray

Contributing Editor, International Tax Planning (ITP) 1992-94

Speaker, "Transfer Pricing Management" International Tax Strategy Session, Financial Executives Summit, Toronto, November 20-21, 1996

"Canada's Goods and Services Tax and Cross Border Issues for Non-Residents" (1992) 1 ITP 7 (co-authored with Sean C. Aylward)

"Reflections on the GST" (1992) 1 ITP 66 (co-authored with Sean C. Aylward)

Born 10 August 1951

Educated University of Western Ontario 1968-70; Osgoode Hall Law School of York University LL.B. 1973, LL.M. 1981

Tax Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 1981–

Counsel to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding the goods and services tax 1989-90

Consultant to the Department of Finance regarding the goods and services tax and the harmonized sales tax system

Associate with present firm 1975-81

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1975

Articled with present firm 1973-74

Past Vice-Chair, Sales and Commodity Tax Section, Canadian Bar Association

Chair, Sales Tax Committee, Canadian Bar Association

Member, Canadian Tax Foundation, International Fiscal Association, York County Law Association

Member, Taxation Committee, Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto

Frequent speaker and writer on a variety of tax and trade subjects for the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the American Bar Association

Mr. Murray's practice is restricted to matters of taxation with a focus on intercompany transactions, including financing, licensing trade marks and technology, management services and technical assistance agreements, and on Canada's goods and services tax.