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Fasken

International Trade/WTO

Global Guide 2026 : Canada

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Running full steam ahead - we clear your trade and investment hurdles. We provide client-focused solutions to overcome complex international trade and investment barriers. Our deep experience with regulators and arbitrators reduces risk and allows our clients to win the race.

In a rapidly changing global environment, doing business across borders is more challenging than ever. Our deep understanding of the regulatory, legislative and commercial issues affecting cross border trade allows us to create practical solutions for your business to overcome obstacles.

Fasken’s International Trade & Investment Law Group advises on all aspects of international trade and investment law, with particular expertise in the following:

  • Sanctions
  • Export controls
  • Anti-bribery and corruption compliance & investigations
  • Forced & child labour
  • Customs law and border administration (including valuation, classification, origin, compliance verifications, audits, and remission)
  • Trade agreements
  • Investment treaties
  • Trade remedies, including anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguards
  • Government procurement and procurement disputes

Our clients include businesses of all size and government entities. We work across all industries.

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International Trade/WTO - Canada

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Fasken possesses a diverse international trade practice, with experience handling customs, supply chain, sanctions and export control issues. The Canadian trade and customs law team is notably active on contentious matters before the CITT and CBSA, as well as anti-bribery and corruption compliance. The firm maintains deep government relations expertise, with experience at a broad range of levels including foreign relations and global trade policy.
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Strengths

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  • Fasken lawyers are very knowledgeable and practical.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

  • Fasken is great and always provides careful and thoughtful guidance for incredibly complex areas.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

  • Fasken has exceptional experience across the team. They are extremely thorough and responsive.

    International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Clifford Sosnow
    Clifford Sosnow

    Clifford Sosnow

    Clifford Sosnow leverages an immense depth of experience, both in government and as a private practitioner, to assist clients with a range of trade queries and issues. He is based between the firm's Toronto and Ottawa offices and serves as chair of the firm's international trade and investment group.

    • Clifford is unbelievably knowledgeable.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal

    • He is brilliant — and no one matches Clifford's work ethic.

      International Trade/WTO respondentGlobal
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