Dean Eric Blachford

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Dean Blachford is a tax lawyer specializing exclusively in tax dispute resolution and litigation. Over the past decade, he has helped hundreds of individuals and businesses, from across Canada, solve their tax matters with CRA, putting the stress and anxiety behind them.

Dean represents clients with significant tax disputes at the audit, objection, or Tax Court stage. He loves collaborating with CPAs to get the best result possible for their clients.

Dean is frequently cited in media publications, such as Bloomberg and the Toronto Star. He has published articles with the Canadian Tax Foundation and Thomson Reuters. He is on the Programs Committee of the Ottawa Chapter of CPA Ontario. Blachford Tax Law’s annual Tax Dispute Update webinar is attended by hundreds of CPAs across Canada..

He began his career as a lawyer for the judges of the Tax Court of Canada after being selected for the Court’s prestigious clerkship program. This gave him a behind-the-curtains perspective on what it takes to win tax disputes.

Dean graduated from the University of McGill’s Faculty of Law with degrees in common law (LL.B.) and civil law (B.C.L.).