International Trade/WTO
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International trade and investment regulations can present an impenetrable maze to the uninitiated. Whether you are a large multinational or a small company, compliance with these regulations is not an option. It is critical to your success.
When your goods or services cross-borders, or if they face anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard measures, you need a top-notch legal team behind you. McCarthy Tétrault’s International Trade & Investment Law Group is the right choice to advise you on the host of treaties, laws and regulations which apply to your case or to represent you before tribunals, courts and the government.
With offices across the country, we offer you the geographical strength and broad resources of a large firm, combined with the flexibility of a boutique. We can advise you on today’s problems and provide knowledgeable guidance on how to avoid future ones.
Our clients are multinational corporations and their Canadian subsidiaries, small companies, foreign businesses and manufacturers, and domestic and foreign governments.
In international trade, we advise on trade remedies such as anti-dumping and countervailing actions, customs and tariff regulation, government procurement, anti-bribery legislation, and import and export transaction controls and trade embargoes.
Chambers Review
McCarthy Tétrault offers wide-ranging expertise in the international trade arena. Frequently identified for its impressive sanctions practice, the firm also earns recognition for its skill advising on customs, transfer pricing and international trade agreements. The international trade and investment team also advises on anti-corruption compliance and enforcement. It has been engaged by a number of clients in the natural resources industries for representation before both the CBSA and CITT in anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases, and has additional notable industry expertise in the financial services and food sectors.
Work Highlights
- McCarthy Tétrault represented TradeMango Solutions and Kaiser 2 Furniture Industry in relation to CBSA’s enforcement of anti-dumping and countervailing duty order against seating products, as well as CBSA investigations and applications for normal values for access to Canadian market.
Strengths
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"McCarthy Tétrault has a strong team of senior lawyers with excellent support from junior partners and senior associates."
"They handle complex and sophisticated matters with confidence."
"The team knows commercial realities and adjusts advice accordingly."
"They work well as a team and have strong research capabilities."
"McCarthy Tétrault provides very timely advice."
"McCarthy Tétrault has a strong team of senior lawyers with excellent support from junior partners and senior associates."
"They handle complex and sophisticated matters with confidence."
"The team knows commercial realities and adjusts advice accordingly."
"They work well as a team and have strong research capabilities."
"McCarthy Tétrault provides very timely advice."
Notable Practitioners
John Boscariol heads the firm's international trade and investment department from Toronto. He is very highly rated for his expertise in sanctions, export controls and anti-corruption compliance.
"John is well known in Canada as being the leading expert on sanctions and export controls."
"He is an exceptionally skilled lawyer on Canadian sanctions and export control regulations."
"He is always on point and very aware of his subject area."
Martha Harrison is a respected lawyer in Canadian trade law, with a breadth of expertise covering customs and tariff classification advice, in addition to a strong grasp of consumer products and regulatory law. She is based in Toronto.
"Martha is exceptional in every way.She is responsive and an expert in her field."
Robert Glasgow is a Toronto-based lawyer with significant experience representing clients before the CITT in a range of different contexts, including trade policy reviews and contract challenges, as well as advising on sanctions matters. Glasgow has also acted for his clients before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.
"Robert is a very thoughtful and helpful lawyer."
Carmen Francis is an up-and-coming partner in Toronto. She has particularly strong experience assisting with sanctions, trade compliance and disputes.
Toronto-based associate Ljiljana Stanic is noted for her expertise in sanctions and trade controls compliance and enforcement. She also handles trade remedy disputes.
"She is meticulous in her legal work - I know nothing will fall through the cracks if LJ is on the case."
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