John W. Boscariol
John W. Boscariol
Partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7835
(416) 868-0673
66 Wellington St W, Suite 5300, TD Bank Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1995 (ON)
Partner, leader of International Trade & Investment Law group. Specializes in enforcement, investigations, disputes, and compliance regarding anti-corruption law and policy, economic sanctions, export controls, defence goods, services, and technology controls, blocking orders (Cuba), government contracts, national security, anti-dumping/countervail/safeguard, customs, tariffs, and border measures. Focuses on rights, obligations, and remedies under international trade and investment agreements, including USMCA, WTO, CETA, and TPP. Represents clients before Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Federal Courts, USMCA Binational Panels, Canada Border Services Agency, Global Affairs Canada, Controlled Goods Directorate (PSPC), Department of National Defence, Canadian Transportation Agency, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Author and speaker. Recipient of 2021 Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) Award of Excellence in International Law. Ranked in top tiers of national and international legal directories. Past Chair, American Bar Association Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee. Past Chair, Export Committee of IE Canada. Adjunct Professor teaching Anti-Corruption Law & Policy in International Business at the Faculty of Law of the University of Western Ontario. LLM, 1998.
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