Expertise

Client Work

Government of Canada Challenges United States Dumping Measures

Concerning Canadian exports of softwood lumber to the United States  More

Represented Canadian and U.S. Building Materials Producers

Including BPB Canada Inc. (formerly Westroc), Firestone and Owens-Corning  More

Represented Canadian Steel Producers

Including Mittal Canada Inc., Algoma Seamless Tubulars Inc., Algoma Steel Inc...  More

Represented European Steel Producers and Exporters

such as Arcelor SA, Dillinger, Lusosider, and the European steel trade association Eurofer  More

Publications

Canadian Government Procurement Complaints: Court Closes A Door

The Federal Court of Appeal closed the door on non-Canadian suppliers using the Agreement on Internal Trade as a basis to challenge federal government contract awards before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.  More

Takeovers Involving Foreign, State-Owned Enterprises and National Security

On October 9, 2007, The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, announced that the Canadian Government would be accelerating the review of certain foreign investment matters and their treatment under the Investment Canada Act.  More

Takeovers Involving Foreign, State-Owned Enterprises and National Security

In summer 2007, amid rising pressure to ensure the national interest is being protected after several recent high-profile foreign takeovers, including Alcan, Hudson's Bay Co., Dofasco and Inco, the Government of Canada established the Competition ...  More

Twenty Years On, the Cassandras Are Still Wrong

Derek H. Burney, Senior Strategic Advisor at Ogilvy Renault, reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA).  More

NAFTA Tribunal Dismisses UPS Claims Against Canada

An arbitral tribunal composed of Dean Ronald A. Cass, Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C. and Judge Kenneth Keith recently ruled on an investment dispute opposing United Parcel Service of America Inc. and the Government of Canada.  More

Canadian Government to Reconsider Foreign Investment Review Provisions of the Investment Canada Act

In early June 2007, the federal government announced a plan to review the Investment Canada Act.  More

Doing Business with Foreign States and State Companies

Doing business with foreign states can be very attractive for Canadian firms. States can award lucrative contracts on a scale uncommon in the business world.  More

International Tribunal Awards US$83.8 million to Airport Investors

On October 2, 2006, an international arbitral tribunal constituted under the rules of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awarded US$83.8 million to foreign investors in Hungary's Budapest-Ferihegy International ...  More

Doing Business with Foreign States and State Companies

Doing business with foreign states can be very attractive for Canadian firms.  More

Amendments to Procurement Contracts Are Subject to CITT Review

The decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal ("CITT" or the "Tribunal") in Canyon Contracting[1] may significantly limit the ability of federal government departments and agencies to amend contracts that have been awarded following a ...  More

Canadian Dumping Law: CBSA Discontinues "Zeroing"

On June 2, 2005, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") issued the Statement of Reasons for its final determination with respect to the dumping of laminate flooring from Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany and Poland and its final...  More

Government of Canada Launches Trade Agreements Guide For Municipalities

On June 4, 2005, the Government of Canada officially launched the web-based International Trade Agreements and Local Government: A Guide for Canadian Municipalities (the "Guide").  More

Non-governmental Organizations and the World Trade Organization

It is not so any more that businesses must stand by and watch from the sidelines as WTO dispute settlement proceedings wind their way to judgements with heavy consequence for the industry involved.  More

Media Highlights

Trade Stance Weighs on Obama's Plan to Strengthen Foreign Ties

Greg Somers, chair of the International Trade team, comments in the Wall Street Journal on the U.S. presidential campaign and the consequences that could arise from re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.  More

Fall 2007 Edition of Passport for Business Now Available

In this edition of Passport for Business, which focuses on the cross-border business landscape, our lawyers write about topics such as the legal issues concerning consumers' personal information being transmitted across the border, the launch of our ...  More

Counsel to Counsel Profiles Ogilvy Renault's Partnership with Domtar on Innovative Cross-Border Combination

Ogilvy Renault co-chair Norm Steinberg and counsel Claude Fontaine are highlighted in the October issue of Counsel to Counsel magazine for their key roles in creating the landmark cross-border combination between Domtar Corp. and Weyerhaeuser Co. in ...  More

Derek Burney Reflects on Free Trade 20 Years Later

The late 1980s were a time of uncertainty for many Canadians, as people from all across the country debated the merits of free trade.  More

International Trade Group Tops Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers

In the recently published Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers, Ogilvy Renault ranks as the leading firm in Canada, with five lawyers listed as among the world's best.  More

Ogilvy Renault's International Trade Team Now the Largest in Canada

Ogilvy Renault announced today that Greg Somers, Benjamin Bedard and Paul Conlin have joined the firm's trade and regulatory law practice.  More