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.
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
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