Jacob C.
Brown
Partner
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2016
Jacob is a skilled advocate who takes pride in carefully distilling complex factual and legal issues into straightforward and persuasive submissions. Clients appreciate his sound judgment as well as his dedication to resolving disputes efficiently and, wherever possible, without litigation.
Jacob is a member of the firm’s Tax Group and Tax Controversy/Tax Litigation Group. He has experience assisting clients in all aspects of the tax dispute resolution process. His practice also includes advising and representing clients under audit, making disclosures under the Canada Revenue Agency’s Voluntary Disclosures Program, challenging collection action by tax authorities, as well as making requests for interest and penalty relief and other discretionary remedies.
Before joining Aird & Berlis, Jacob practised at a national law firm affiliated with one of the Big 4 accounting firms.
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Professional Involvement
Memberships
- Canadian Tax Foundation
Co-Presenter, "Tax Administration Issues," CTF Ontario Annual Conference, October 23-24, 2023.
Co-Author, "Chambers Tax Controversy 2025 Global Practice Guide (Canada Chapter)," May 2025.
Author, “Onex Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General): A Novel Approach to the Late Filing of Elections,” Tax Profile (Wolters Kluwer), October 2024.
Co-Author, Chambers Tax Controversy 2024 Global Practice Guide (Canada Chapter), May 2024.
Co-Author, Chambers Tax Controversy 2024 Trends and Developments (Canada Chapter), May 2024.
Co-Author, “Selected Issues in Tax Administration”, 2023 Ontario Tax Conference (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation), 2023.
Co-Author, Chambers Tax Controversy 2023 Global Practice Guide (Canada Chapter), May 2023.
Co-Author, Chambers Tax Controversy 2023 Trends and Developments (Canada Chapter)," May 2023.
Co-Author, "Solicitor-Client Privilege: A Refresher," Tax Profile (Wolters Kluwer), March 2023.
Author, "The Underused Housing Tax Act," Tax Profile (Wolters Kluwer), June 2022.