Graeme A. Hamilton

Graeme A. Hamilton

(416) 367-6746
22 Adelaide St W, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2009 (ON)
Graeme Hamilton is recognized as one of Canada's leading white collar criminal defence practitioners. He has been counsel in several of the most notable white collar and regulatory investigations and prosecutions in recent Canadian history, including the successful defense of one of the accused in the landmark bribery prosecution R. v. Barra, a precedent-setting FINTRAC enforcement action against a cryptocurrency exchange for alleged violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, and multiple high-profile securities regulatory proceedings. He is retained by companies to conduct internal investigations and instructed in related civil litigation. His international trade practice encompasses litigation, investigations, transactional advice, and compliance advice regarding economic sanctions; import, export and technology transfer controls; defence trade controls; customs laws; anti-dumping, countervail and safeguard measures; and anti-corruption laws. Hamilton acts for Canadian/multinational companies in litigation before the Federal Court and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal; in audits, inspections and administrative proceedings conducted by the BSA; and with respect to trade law issues implicated in domestic/cross-border transactions.
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