International Arbitral Enforcement Proceedings

• In addition to multiple currently ongoing enforcement proceedings representing Foreign States, counsel to the Government of Libya in complex enforcement proceedings involving complex issues of international law, diplomatic immunity, state immunity and crown prerogative at Superior and Appellate Court levels:
  • Canadian Planning v State of Libya, 2015 ONSC 6708; 2015 ONSC 2188; 2015 ONSC 3541; 2015 ONSC 3386
  • Canadian Planning and Design Consultants Inc. v. Libya, 2014 ONCA 924

Economic Sanctions

• Counsel and advisor to individuals, foreign governments, financial institutions, and foreign and domestic businesses on the applicability and effect of Canadian economic sanctions, including advice on the applicability and scope of economic sanctions, how to ensure ongoing compliance with economic sanctions, how to manage and voluntarily disclose breaches of economic sanctions while limiting the risk of administrative or criminal penalties, and de-listing applications to Global Affairs Canada.

Import and Export Controls

• Counsel and advisor to domestic exporters on the applicability of export control laws, including performance of internal investigations/audits, the development of internal export control policies and procedures, and undertaking successful voluntary disclosures.

Diplomatic Immunity

• Counsel to States, their Embassies, and diplomatic personnel in superior and appeal court proceedings where complex state and diplomatic immunity defences arise. Also advised on the scope and limitations of state and diplomatic immunity as it applies in Canada.
• Counsel and advisor on the protection and repatriation of foreign State property on Canadian soil, including the status of diplomatic bank accounts and the question of their inviolability. As counsel for the State of Libya, successfully repatriated a multi-million-dollar state property situated in Canada purchased through corrupt funds by the son of the late dictator of Libya, Colonel Muamar Qadhafi.

Canadian Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations

• Counsel for domestic industry and exporter/importer clients in numerous Canadian anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations, including:
  • Dry Wheat Pasta from Turkey, Inquiry No. DWP 2017 IN (CBSA) and NQ-2017-005 (CITT)
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from China, India, Oman and Pakistan, Inquiry No. PETR 2017 IN (CBSA) and NQ-2017-003 (CITT)
  • Certain Fabricated Industrial Steel Components from China, South Korea and Spain, Inquiry No. FISC 2016 IN (CBSA) and NQ-2016-004 (CITT)
  • Welded Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe from China and Japan, Inquiry No. 4214-47, 4218-44 (CBSA) and NQ-2016-001 (CITT)
  • Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Belarus, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, and Spain, Inquiry No. RB2 2016 IN (CBSA) and NQ-2016-003 (CITT)