INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGULATION
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE REGULATION
Riyaz Dattu
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Tel: (416) 862-6569
Fax: (416) 862-6666
Toronto
rdattu@osler.com
Lawrence L.
Herman
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 869-5983
Fax: (416) 640-3024
Toronto
lherman@casselsbrock.com
Partner in the Toronto office, leading the firm's International Trade and Investment
Law Group. Consistently ranked at the very highest level in his practice area by international and national legal directories. Assists businesses to formulate and implement
international trade and investment strategies, including measures to mitigate against
political and business risks. Provides compliance advice on global business transactions
including customs, export controls, economic sanctions, anti-bribery laws, anti-money
laundering, anti-terrorist financing, national security, corporate social responsibility
measures and transactions with governments. Over 25 years of litigation experience
acting in some of the most complex trade and investment disputes in Canada, including arbitrations under Canada's bilateral investment treaties and several WTO disputes.
Acted in half of all completed Canadian challenges under Chapter 19 of NAFTA, 45
Federal Court cases and more than 50 trade remedies disputes.
Counsel — International Law. Government service, 1971–80; representing Canada at
UNCTAD, GATT, OECD and later in the International Court of Justice. Practices
international trade and business transactions. Acts for corporations, governments
and international agencies dealing with GATT/WTO, FTA and NAFTA, including
investor-state arbitrations. Appears before NAFTA panels, Canadian tribunals and
the courts. Director, World Energy Council trade rules task force. Canadian government advisory bodies on WTO negotiations. Chairman, Canadian Manufacturers and
Exporters trade committee. Executive Board of Canada — United States Law Institute. Senior fellow, CD Howe Institute, Toronto. Considered one of Canada's most
experienced trade counsel and consistently listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory, The Lexpert ®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and
Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. Frequent author, speaker,
and TV commentator. Author of leading texts Canadian Trade Law (2008) and Export
Controls and Economic Sanctions (2010).
Paul M. Lalonde
Heenan Blaikie LLP
Tel: (416) 643-6828
Fax: (866) 553-4342
Toronto
plalonde@heenan.ca
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Paul M. Lalonde is the Co-chair of the firm's Trade and Competition Law Group. He is
an expert in international trade law, including anti-dumping and countervail, customs,
import/export controls, international sanctions, anti-corruption and investment treaty
disputes. Lalonde is recognized as a leading expert in government procurement law,
including as counsel in dozens of bid challenge cases. He has been recognized as a leading
practitioner in international trade and procurement by several directories, including
Lexpert®, Chambers Global, Legal Post, Legal Media Group; and named 2012 Lawyer
of the Year, Toronto, international trade and finance law and 2014 Lawyer of the Year,
Toronto, public procurement by The Best Lawyers in Canada. His practice also extends
to international arbitration, including as counsel and arbitrator. He is called to the Bars
of Québec (1990) and Ontario (1992) and is fluently bilingual in English and French.
