Best Lawyers in Canada for International Trade and Finance Law
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Barry Horne is an experienced international and M&A tax lawyer with decades of practice, utilizing his deep tax knowledge and project management tools to deliver optimal client outcomes. He has collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, allowing him to provide holistic tax solutions. In international tax, Barry focuses on cross-border tax structuring, minimizing withholding taxes, and managing transfer pricing engagements. His M&A tax practice includes due diligence, structuring acqui...
Dan Kiselbach provides general legal counsel, and his focus is on global trade, customs, transportation and tax. He has appeared at all Canadian court levels, including provincial superior courts, the Tax Court of Canada, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has represented clients in audit, assessment, enforcement, collections, criminal, and other matters, including London Court of International Arbitration proceedings. H...
Wendy J. Wagner is leader of Gowling WLG's Regulatory Practice Group, head of the firm's International Trade Group, and co-leader of its Cyber Security & Data Protection Group in Canada. A respected advisor, advocate, and Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she helps organizations navigate a range of high-stakes regulatory matters, from cross-border trade and sanctions risk to cyber and privacy resilience. Wendy advises on tariffs and customs compliance, import and export con...
Biography Julia Webster is a disputes and international trade lawyer. She advises companies on trade remedies, free trade agreements, blocking measures, customs compliance, anti-corruption laws, economic sanctions, AML compliance, supply chain ethics, and cross-border M&A. Practice Focus Julia is a tested advocate and has significant commercial and trade litigation experience. She has appeared before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal...
Frank Walwyn is known for his resourceful approach to litigating some of the most challenging business cases in Canada and the Caribbean. Frank is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is repeatedly named as one of Canada’s top lawyers in the area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation in The Best Lawyers in Canada , Who’s Who Legal , Benchmark Canada, the Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys , and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory , am...
E. Melisa Celebican is a Partner and a Certified Customs Specialist at Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office. Ms. Celebican represents clients in anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, as well as in related judicial review proceedings before the Federal Courts of Canada. She also advises clients on customs compliance and the enforcement of trade remedy measures. In addition to her trade remedie...
Hunter Fox is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and International Trade and Finance Law. Hunter practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Hunter Fox since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Hunter Fox is held by other lawyers.
Alexander Hobbs is an International Trade Counsel in the Ottawa Office of Cassidy Levy Kent advising businesses and governments on international trade, economic sanctions and export controls, competition law, and government procurement matters. Mr. Hobbs represents clients before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Canada Border Services Agency, international and internal trade panels, and the Federal Courts of Canada. He has worked with public and private clients on international ...
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