William Fowlis, QC, FCA, TEP

William Fowlis is a tax lawyer and partner in the Calgary office of Miller Thomson. Bill has the complementary professional background of being both a lawyer and a Chartered Accountant, which he uses effectively in the practice of taxation, corporate, trust and commercial law. Bill was born in Winnipeg. From 1978 to 1983 he practiced with a major international accounting firm in Edmonton. He has practiced in the taxation area since becoming a Chartered Accountant in 1980. Bill joined the Edmonton office of Miller Thomson in 1986. He transferred to the firm's Calgary office in 1987 and has assisted in the development of that office. He has been a Partner at our firm since 1988. Bill was the Calgary office Managing Partner and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2000 to 2006. He has been the Chair of the firm’s National Taxation Group from 2008 to present. Throughout his professional career, Bill has used his professional and communication skills to assist many corporate and individual clients by providing sound advice on a wide range of taxation matters and implementing the tax plan suitable to achieve his clients' objectives. Bill advises extensively with respect to trusts. Tax planning for and implementation of merger and acquisition transactions is part of Bill’s practice. He also assists clients in all matters with tax authorities, including representing taxpayers in appeals with respect to tax matters. He has also advised charitable and not for profit organizations. Bill was appointed Queen's Counsel and awarded a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants (FCA) designation in 2014. Bill is listed in the Lexpert Legal Directory as one of Canada’s leading tax practitioners and in The Best Lawyers in Canada list in the areas of taxation and trusts and estates.