Amit Ummat

Amit Ummat

Senior Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions

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  • About me

    Tax Litigator at Ummat Tax Law PC | Certified Specialist in Tax Law

  • Education

    • York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

      2001 - 2003
      LLB, LLM (2011) Specialized in Taxation

      Activities and Societies: Master's Thesis entitled:Transfer Pricing Manipulation; The Eroding Arm's Length Principle and an Argument for Formula Apportionment (2012)

  • Experience

    • PwC

      Dec 2006 - Jan 2008
      Senior Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions

      Worked with the Mergers & Acquisitions team.

    • Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice du Canada

      Jan 2008 - Aug 2018
      Tax Lawyer

      I practiced tax dispute resolution and tax litigation in the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.Select Decisions:1. Wilson v. R. 2008 TCC 247 2. Groulx v. R. 2008 TCC 445 3. Groulx v. R 2009 FCA 10 Federal Court of Appeal4. Groulx v. R. 2010 2010 FCA 321 Federal Court of Appeal5. Rizak Estate v. R. 2008 TCC 434 6. Clancy v. R. 2008 TCC 518 7. 1327939 Ontario Inc. v. MNR 2008 TCC 4498. Ellis v. R. 2009 2009 TCC 353 9. Goar, Allison & Associates Inc. v. R. 2009 TCC 17410. Sokil v. R. 2009 TCC 601 11. Exida.com Ltd. Liability Co. v. R. 2009 TCC 373 12. Exida.com Ltd. Liability Co. v. R. 2010 FCA 159 Federal Court of Appeal13. Pontarini v. R. 2009 TCC 395 14. Charran v. R. 2010 TCC 201 15. Cirone v. R. 2010 TCC 137 16. Raglan v. R. 2010 TCC 47717. Cameco Corp. v. R. 2010 TCC 636 18. Pan v. R. 2010 TCC 147 19. Demeterio v. R. 2011 TCC 192 20. Maquito v. R. 2011 TCC 123 21. McMillan v. R. 2011 TCC 393 22. McMillan v. R. 2012 FCA 126 Federal Court of Appeal23. Velcro Canada Inc. v. R. 2012 TCC 57 24. Velcro Canada Inc. v. R. 2012 TCC 273 25. Biller v. Canada (Attorney General) 2013 FC 588 26. 1148902 Ontario Ltd. v. Canada Revenue Agency 2013 FC 703 27. Sivadharshan v. Minister of National Revenue 2013 FC 47 28. 0742443 BC Ltd. v. R. 2014 TCC 301 29. 0742443 BC Ltd. v. R. 2015 FCA 231 Federal Court of Appeal30. Kim v. HMQ 2016 TCC 150 31. Cheema v. R. 2016 TCC 251 32. HMQ v Cheema 2018 FCA 45 Federal Court of Appeal33. Lawson v. The Queen 2017 TCC 131 34. Coley v. Minister of National Revenue 2017 FC 210 35. Foote v. R. 2017 TCC 61 36. Kaul v. The Queen, 2017 2017 TCC 55 37. Mohammad N. Cheema v. Her Majesty the Queen – Docket 38090 – Supreme Court of Canada Show less

    • Baker McKenzie

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
      Partner

      Tax Dispute Resolution and Litigation

    • Ontario Bar Association

      Oct 2018 - Jan 2021
      Executive Member (Tax Law Section)
    • UMMAT TAX LAW PC

      Jan 2019 - now
      Principal Counsel

      UMMAT TAX LAW, a boutique firm, was founded with one purpose: to produce better results for you. 🌐www.ummattaxlaw.ca 📞905.336.8924 📩amit@ummattaxlaw.caOur commitment is to resolve your tax issues and legal disputes. That is all we do. And we do it extremely well. With superior results, and that’s a promise. We will save you time, taxes and aggravation now and in the future. Our tailored approach, versus off the shelf solutions, will positively impact your bottom line short and long term.Our tax law practice provides a dual perspective. We are a team of highly competent, effective and highly credible litigators. Furthermore, our insights are based on 11 years of experience having worked for the Department of Justice and the CRA. We also possess a deep know-how when it comes to the client side. This dual perspective helped us to settle and litigate hundreds of court cases over the years.UMMAT TAX LAW cares about people, advocates for its clients and delivers superior results. We take only as many cases on as we can manage, and service them beyond and above. We pride ourselves on our ongoing, honest and straight-forward client communication. We also meticulously preserve firm transparency, and accountability to our clients is what we live every day. It takes a tax law expert to help to save money, time and minimize taxes.#We Stand Up For YouVisit us at www.ummattaxlaw.ca. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Specialist in Tax Law

      Law Society of Ontario
      Oct 2019