Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 1990

Louise Summerhill has been with Aird & Berlissince 1990 and a partner since 1994. She is a member of the Tax Group, the Co-Chair of the Tax Litigation Team, and Co-Chair of the Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Group.

Practice

Louise practises almost exclusively in the area of tax litigation. She provides support and advocacy at the audit stage, through the objection procedure and in court if necessary. She has appeared in the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal. Louise also has extensive experience advising clients on transfer pricing, goods and services tax, provincial tax and federal income tax and charity law issues. Louise was formerly the Chair of the Student Committee for the firm and is currently Co-Chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative.

Special Designations

Selected as one of the 550 women to appear in the Women in the Lead directory, featuring women whose professional expertise and experience recommend them as candidates for corporate board appointment

Recognized for legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell

Teaching Engagements

• Co-creator and former adjunct professor of “The Course of a Transaction,” Osgoode Hall Law School

Memberships

• The Advocates’ Society
• Canadian/Ontario Bar Association
• Canadian Tax Foundation
• Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of Toronto
• Women Presidents’ Organization (2004 – 2009)

Community Involvement

• BenefAction Foundation, Board of Directors
• Birthright International, Board of Directors
• Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Board of Directors

Education

• LL.B., University of Windsor, 1988
• B.A. (Hons., with Distinction), English, Glendon Campus, York University, 1984
• B.A., English, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 1983