Andrew M. Lanouette

Andrew Lanouette is a Partner in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office and is widely-considered to be one of the smartest trade lawyers in the country. In a recent Chambers’ review, Mr. Lanouette was described as an “extremely intelligent and thoughtful” lawyer and terrific research specialist. He has played a key role in almost every major trade remedy case in Canada since being called to the bar in 2011. Many of these cases are bet-the-company cases where the stakes for clients are extremely high. His extraordinary understanding of complex trade law issues puts him in class occupied by very few other Canadian lawyers.

He has experience in all aspects of anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings including judicial reviews. In such trade litigation matters, Mr. Lanouette has appeared before Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, and the Canada Border Services Agency. Mr. Lanouette has appeared before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission as an associate working in the Washington, DC office. He has also assisted clients with enforcement issues before the Canada Border Services Agency. Mr. Lanouette has worked with clients on export controls and sanctions matters including permit applications and non-compliance reports. He has provided advice and representation on issues relating to international trade treaty compliance and advocacy including under the WTO and NAFTA (now CUSMA), customs tariff classification, public procurement, and federal regulatory law.

Mr. Lanouette is the Past-Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) International Law Section. This follows his highly-successful tenure on the Section during which he developed a weekly newsletter publication sent to all members. He has liaised on behalf of the CBA with Government of Canada officials to inform them of issues relevant to lawyers practicing international law. Mr. Lanouette also served as Vice President of the Canadian Council on International Law bringing together over 350 practitioners of international law in an annual conference. Finally, Mr. Lanouette serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the soon-to-be relaunched peer-reviewed journal of the CBA International Law Section.