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January 8, 2024

Counter Tax LLP Evolves with Managing Partner Transition

Sharpening focus, expertise, and integrated litigation strategy.
By Communications Team
Counter Tax LLP Evolves with Managing Partner Transition
Counter Tax LLP Evolves with Managing Partner Transition
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Executive Summary

CRA’s enforcement activity is increasing, making tax disputes more complex and financially significant. Counter Tax LLP has elected Natalie Worsfold as its Managing Partner, reinforcing the firm’s ability to help business leaders overturn reassessments and protect their capital.

This leadership evolution ensures:

  • An even sharper focus on high-stakes tax disputes, with Natalie Worsfold's election to Managing Partner and Peter Aprile's entire focus on the highest stakes tax cases.
  • The application and expansion of Counter Tax LLP’s integrated litigation strategy will continue to systematically guide and enhance how the legal team applies its tax expertise.
  • Greater strategic execution, helping businesses manage CRA disputes more effectively.

Counter Tax LLP has elected Natalie Worsfold as its Managing Partner, reinforcing the firm’s ability to help business leaders overturn CRA reassessments and protect their capital as tax disputes grow in complexity.

With increasing CRA audit and enforcement pressure, more business leaders face disputes that demand more than tax expertise. Counter Tax LLP’s deep expertise and integrated litigation framework ensure that clients make the right strategic decisions at the right time, whether in negotiations, judge-led settlements, or litigation.

A Proven Approach to High-Stakes Tax Disputes

Under Peter Aprile’s leadership, Counter Tax LLP has successfully guided businesses through complex tax disputes, earning awards and recognition, including the International Tax Review’s World Tax Rankings. Aprile and Worsfold also co-created the firm’s award-winning integrated litigation strategy, which systematically enhances and applies specialized tax litigation expertise to help clients protect their financial position and achieve the best possible outcomes. Recently, Legal 500 described Counter Tax LLP as a rare breed of tax litigators with a client-first, strategy-focused, and analytically rigorous approach.

Even Sharper Focus, Stronger Litigation Strategy

“Natalie's election to Managing Partner strengthens our ability to serve our clients even more effectively,” said Peter Aprile. “Natalie’s leadership strengthens our ability to operate at multiple strategic levels. This evolution strengthens our ability to deliver the strategies and execution necessary to drive the best possible outcomes for our clients”.

Aprile, an Excellence Awardee: Litigator of the Year, will now focus entirely on leading the firm’s highest-stakes cases, ensuring that clients with significant tax risks receive the strategic execution required to protect their capital. 

Worsfold has played a key role in the firm since its inception, including co-creating Counter Tax LLP’s integrated litigation strategy and ensuring every case benefits from its unique strategy and approach. Under Worsfold’s leadership, the firm reinforces its commitment to a systems-thinking approach to overturning CRA reassessments - strengthening the legal team’s expertise and further developing its integrated litigation framework to drive superior client outcomes.

“Our clients count on us to not just fight their case, but to position them for the best possible outcome at every stage,” said Worsfold.

“As our clients' tax challenges grow more complex, we remain focused on refining our tax litigation strategy and execution to ensure the best possible outcomes.”

About Counter Tax LLP

Counter Tax LLP focuses exclusively on tax controversy and litigation, representing mid-market businesses and affluent family leaders in high-stakes disputes. The firm’s strategic approach helps clients protect their economic interests and successfully challenge Canada Revenue Agency reassessments.

With deep tax expertise and advanced litigation systems, Counter Tax LLP delivers strong results at every stage, from negotiations to judge-mediated settlements and formal hearings. The firm’s consistent success has earned recognition from International Tax Review, The Legal 500, and Canadian Lawyer as one of Canada’s top tax litigation firms.

Media Contact

Natalie Worsfold
Senior Tax Litigator and Managing Partner
Counter Tax LLP
nworsfold@countertax.ca

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I spent a good part of my career dealing with attorneys on innumerable matters, and found Peter to be extremely competent, open-minded and exceptionally honest. I would not hesitate to use Peter again, and highly recommend the team at Counter Tax Litigators.

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