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George W. H. Reid

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George Reid helps clients all over the world navigate complex international trade rules to succeed in business and to maximize their competitive advantage.

His clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and he has experience in a variety of sectors: automotive, aerospace, mines and minerals, oil and gas, pharma, professional services, retail, heavy equipment, medical devices, agri-food, nuclear, and cannabis.

George's practice covers the full range of Canadian import and export, laws, regulations and policy and related international trade treaties:

  • Trade Remedy Defence: anti-dumping/countervailing duty, safeguard measures, retaliatory tariffs
  • Government Communications, Procurement & Security: procurement dispute resolution, security clearance registration, access to information requests, lobbying registration compliance
  • Customs & Trade: free trade agreements, audits/verifications, voluntary disclosures, GST/HST, commercial/transfer pricing agreements
  • Internal Investigations & Preventative Compliance: foreign anti-corruption, economic sanctions, export controls and controlled goods
  • Product/Services Regulatory advice: cannabis/CBD import/export, medical devices, PPE (gloves/masks), consumer products, food and feed

Chambers Canada

"George Reid has been very helpful for us. He has been responsive and provided us with practical advice based on his deep understanding and experience of trade cases."

George's practice is multi-disciplinary. In his areas of expertise, he advises on M&A transactions, and structures international transactions for the sale of goods and services. As an advocate, George appears before the Federal Courts, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Canada Border Services Agency and other Federal regulatory bodies.

Education

Queen's University, BA (Hons), 2002  University of Ottawa, MA, 2005 University of Calgary, JD, 2011 

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Ontario, 2012

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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Limited, in successfully obtaining a regional exclusion in an anti-dumping and countervailing injury inquiry before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal concerning wind towers originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China
Clearpath Robotics Inc., a leader in autonomous robotics, in its sale to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
An International Furniture Company and its related Chinese exporters in an expedited review of normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy in connection with trade remedies
The Retail Council of Canada, in a Canadian International Trade Tribunal inquiry into dumping and subsidization of upholstered seating for domestic purposes originating in or exported from China and Vietnam
S.i. Systems Ltd., in its acquisition by Quad C Partners
Nordion Inc., in the due diligence aspects of its US$826M acquisition by Sterigenics relating to an investigation by Canadian and US regulatory authorities. Sterigenics is a portfolio company of GTCR LLC, a leading Chicago-based private equity firm
Darling International Inc., in its acquisition of all the assets of Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for approximately $645 million
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Government procurement claim before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., Ltd., Expiry Review proceedings relating to a Canadian International Trade Tribunal Order concerning the dumping of certain transformers into Canada
Imperil Oil Limited, Request for exclusion from a finding of injurious dumping/subsidization of line pipe
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals Corp., Canada Border Services Agency and Canadian International Trade Tribunal investigations into dumping and injury relating to large diameter line pipe imported from Japan
Novatex Ltd., Canada Border Services Agency and Canadian International Trade Tribunal investigations into dumping and injury relating to large diameter line pipe imported from Japan
Rio Tinto Alcan, Canada Border Services Agency and Canadian International Trade Tribunal investigation into dumping/subsidization and injury relating to silicon metal imported from China

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Chambers Canada
Ranked, International Trade/WTO
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Band 3, International Trade/WTO
The Legal 500 Canada
Next Generation Lawyer, International Trade
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Commodity Tax/Customs
Repeatedly Recommended, International Trade Regulation

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