Partner, leader of International Trade & Investment Law Group. Specializes in enforcement, investigations, disputes, and compliance regarding economic sanctions, anti-corruption law and policy, export and technology transfer controls, defence trade controls, blocking orders (Cuba), government contracts, national security, modern slavery, anti-dumping/countervail/safeguard, customs, tariffs, and border measures. Focuses on rights, obligations, and remedies under international trade and investment agreements, including USMCA, WTO, CETA, and TPP. Represents clients before Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Federal Courts, USMCA Binational Panels, Canada Border Services Agency, Global Affairs Canada, Controlled Goods Directorate (PSPC), Department of National Defence, Canadian Transportation Agency, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Author and speaker. Recipient of 2021 Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) Award of Excellence in International Law. Ranked in top tiers of national and international legal directories. Co-Chair, American Bar Association Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee. Past Chair, IE Canada Export Committee. Adjunct Professor teaching Anti-Corruption Law & Policy in International Business at Faculty of Law of University of Western Ontario. LLM, 1998.
