Tanis Halpape is Senior Counsel with the Department of Justice, having joined the Tax Litigation Section (National Capital Region) in 2007. Since then, she has litigated cases across the country and frequently appears before the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal in complex income tax and GST appeals. As well, she has acted as Senior Counsel at Audit (Aggressive Tax Planning Directorate and International Large Business Directorate) for the CRA.  Beyond litigation and advisory roles, Tanis is a sought-after speaker for training events in the areas of tax litigation and alternative dispute resolution.