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International Legal Services

Worldwide trade with Canada has reached unprecedented levels. This is especially so between Canada and its largest trading partner: The U.S.A.. The trade relationship between the U.S. and Canada is by far the largest bilateral relationship in the world with almost 2 billion dollars per day. An inevitable consequence of this increase in global trade is a rise in the number of business disputes requiring cross-border legal action.

Ross & McBride LLP's International Legal Services Group assists lawyers and their clients around the world with respect to a broad range of cross border legal issues. We are committed to an effective, focused and result-oriented approach to assisting our clients in achieving optimal legal solutions.

Our Expertise

The International Legal Services Group has special expertise in the following areas:

CROSS-BORDER LITIGATION

• Canadian Litigation, Arbitration and ADR (Alternate Dispute Resolution)
• Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Canada
• International Arbitration
• Creditor’s Rights and Debt Recovery Litigation
• Complex Business Litigation, including Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
• Cross-Border Injunctive Relief
• Depositions and Examinations in Canada for use in Foreign Proceedings
• Jurisdictional Challenges
• Forum Non-Conveniens Motions
• Asset Recovery and Tracing
• Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation
• Conflict of Laws

BUSINESS AND CORPORATE SERVICES

• Incorporation of Canadian subsidiaries
• Cross-border financing
• Joint ventures
• Acquisitions involving foreign entities
• Canadian taxation
• Partnerships and sole proprietorships
• Commercial real estate
• Franchises and licensing
• Distributorships
• Competition/Anti-trust
• Bankruptcy and insolvency
• Banking and financial services
• E-commerce
• Personal Property Security Act (PPSA)
• Secured Transactions

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Copyright
• Trademarks

REAL ESTATE

• Non-resident ownership
• Land use planning
• Title registration
• Taxation of real property

PRIVACY LAW

• Federal privacy legislation compliance
• The Privacy Act
• PIPEDA Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• Provincial privacy legislation compliance

ESTATES LAW

• Cross Border Estate Issues
• Estate Litigation

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW

• Employment agreements
• Wrongful dismissal
• Minimum standards legislation
• Labour relations
• Human rights
• Employment equity and pay equity
• Occupational health and safety
• E-privacy

FAMILY LAW

• Cross-border custody and access issues
• Representation of foreign spouses
• Enforcement of foreign support orders

IMMIGRATION SERVICES

• Intra company transfers
• NAFTA Work Permits
• Work Permits (Labour Market Opinions)
• Arranged Employment offers
• All Business Immigration Applications including Investor and Entrepreneurial Class

PERSONAL INJURY LAW

• Representation of injured out-of-province and out-of-country individuals
• Motor vehicle accident claims
• Medical Malpractice claims
• Insurance dispute claims
• Product liability claims
• General negligence claims including slips and falls

Our Commitment to Continuing Legal Education

Members of our International Legal Services Group are frequent speakers at CLE (Continuing Legal Education Seminars) across North America on topics related to Multi-Jurisdictional Dispute Resolution, Conflict of Laws and Private International Law. Our lawyers have presented numerous CLE credit lectures to provincial, state, city and county bar associations and leading law firms in the United States of America, Canada and Europe.

For more information on Ross & McBride's Continuing Legal Education Program, contact Natalie Garofalo.