His work has covered general anti-avoidance rules, transfer pricing, GST
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has announced the appointment of Andrew Boyd – who has acted in significant cases defining the limits of the Canada Revenue Agency’s audit and reassessment powers – as a partner in its tax controversy and litigation group.
“Andrew’s proven ability to navigate intricate tax controversies makes him a valuable addition to our team,” said Paul Stepak, national practice group leader for tax at Blakes, in a media release.
Based in Toronto, Boyd focuses on tax litigation and dispute resolution. He has handled matters involving complex tax characterization questions, federal and provincial general anti-avoidance rules (GAARs), transfer pricing, goods and services tax (GST), and tax compliance.
He has acted for clients before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and various provincial courts. According to his profile on the firm’s website, his work has covered the banking, communications, infrastructure, insurance, oil and gas, and retail sectors.
“I’m excited to join this distinguished team and to continue advocating for clients in challenging and high-stakes disputes,” Boyd said in the firm’s media release.
“His arrival further enhances the depth of our national tax litigation practice,” Stepak added.
Boyd’s LinkedIn page, as well as his firm profile on Blakes’ website, provided more information regarding his work experience, professional activities, and educational background.
He was a partner at Baker McKenzie LLP in Toronto from February 2023 to December 2025.
At Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto, Boyd served as an associate from June 2014 to February 2023 and a student-at-law from May 2014 to June 2014.
At Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, he was a student-at-law from July 2013 to May 2014 and a summer student from May 2012 to August 2012.
Serving on the Steering Committee of the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Young Practitioners Program in Toronto for four years, Boyd organized and moderated presentations on tax litigation developments.
He became an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto in 2022. He has been a member-at-large in the tax litigation practice group of the Advocates’ Society, as well as a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Canadian Tax Foundation.
Boyd gained admission to the Ontario bar in 2014. He obtained his JD from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2013 and his BA (honours) in legal studies, with a minor in economics, from the University of Waterloo in 2009.
