Biographical notes for David Murray Williamson

Contributing Editor, Corporate Structures and Groups (CSG) 1993–

"Policy Guidelines May Provide Basis for Needed Certainty and Consistency" (1993) 2 CSG 62

"Non-Share Consideration in a Subsection 85(1) Transfer" (1996) 3 CSG 174

"Section 55 Case Study: Impact of Proposed Paragraph 55(3.2)(h) on a Cross-Border Spin-Off Transaction" (1997) 4 CSG 20

"High PUC and Low ACB: a Never-Ending Curse?" (1998) 5 CSG 260 (co-authored with Pierre Bourgeois)

"Subsection 69(11) — Unexpected Problems from Inappropriate Positions" (1999) CSG 285

Born 8 July 1949

Educated University of Manitoba B.Comm. (Hons.) 1970; Chartered Accountant Manitoba 1973, Quebec 1976

Managing Partner, Calgary Tax Department, PricewaterhouseCoopers 1996–

Previous positions with present firm: Managing Partner, Montreal Tax Department 1993-96; admitted to partnership (Montreal) 1983; various positions Montreal 1981-83, Toronto 1976-81, Paris 1974-76, Winnipeg 1970-74

Member, Canadian Tax Foundation, Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF), Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants/Canadian Bar Association Joint Committee on Taxation

Member, Forest and Stream Club, Ranchman's Club

Tutor, specialized course on corporate reorganizations, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course

Lecturer, University of Toronto 1977-80

Frequent speaker at various tax conferences

Author, regular series of articles on capital tax for Canadian Tax Highlights (Canadian Tax Foundation); series of articles on income tax for This Week in Business; other articles for the Canadian Tax Foundation and related publications

Mr. Williamson is a member of the Price Waterhouse Canada Tax Leadership Group and of the Calgary Management Committee. He leads the Price Waterhouse Canada Specialty Group for Corporate Reorganizations and Restructurings. In that capacity, he deals with income tax matters exclusively, particularly in corporate reorganizations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and international operations. He has had extensive experience in dealing with Revenue Canada Rulings Directorate and the Department of Finance. Mr. Williamson has been an expert witness on taxation before the Canadian Transportation Commission (now the Nation Transportation Agency of Canada) as well as before the Supreme Court of Ontario.