Paul D. Conlin

Biography

Paul D. Conlin focuses on international trade and investment, WTO disputes, trade remedies, customs law, export controls and government contracting. He regularly appears before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in anti-dumping, countervailing duty, safeguard and government procurement proceedings. He advises clients on foreign investment, import and export regulation, as well as NAFTA and WTO obligations and disputes. He is one of very few lawyers in private practice in Canada to have argued before a WTO dispute settlement panel.

Mr. Conlin also advises clients on all aspects of federal, provincial and municipal government contracting in Canada, including teaming agreements, strategic planning, bid preparation, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, contract audits, bid challenges and litigation. He has advised government and private sector clients and represented clients in several of the largest dollar-value procurements in Canada over the past decade.

Mr. Conlin has broad experience representing clients that produce controlled or strategic products. He assists with developing compliance programs, responding to customs audits, obtaining security clearances and export permits, and satisfying other regulatory requirements. He also advises on Canadian foreign ownership and control restrictions in regulated sectors such as communications and cultural industries.

Year of Call

• Ontario Bar 1999

Law School

• LL.B., University of Ottawa, 1997

EDUCATION

• M.A., Norman Paterson Schools of International Affairs, 1998
• B.A. (Hons.), Carleton University, 1993

Publications

• Border Control of Intellectual Property Rights (Chapter on Canada), Sweet & Maxwell, 2008.
• "Draft Code of Conduct for Procurement Poses New Challenges for Government Suppliers," Client Update, April 2007.
• "Amendments to Procurement Contracts are Subject to CITT Review," Information bulletin, Ogilvy Renault, October 2006.
•  "Government of Canada Launches Trade Agreements Guide for Municipalities," Information bulletin, Ogilvy Renault, June 2005.
• "The Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations (2004):  Important Changes to Export Reporting," Information bulletin, Ogilvy Renault, October 2004.
• "Safeguard Remedies:  New Rights Result from China's WTO Accession," Journal of International Trade Law and Regulation, No. 5, 2002.
• House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence:  Testimony on Government Procurement and Bid Challenges, November 1999.

Speaking Engagements

• "The Tension Within: Canadian Human Rights Law and U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)" (co-presenter: Daphne Fedoruk), Canadian Institute seminar, Toronto: September 24, 2008. 
• How to Sell Technology to Government Conference (Chair), Toronto: April 2001.
• "Trade in Telecommunications Service:  Canada's Domestic Agenda" paper presented at University of Toronto Conference, February 17 - 18, 2000.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Best Lawyers in Canada - International Trade and Finance Law, 2008
• Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers
• Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in Canada
• Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers

Memberships and Activities

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• Ottawa Chair of the firm's Students Committee
• Canadian correspondent, Journal of International Trade Law & Regulation