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Jessica B. Horwitz

Associate

Associate |

T: 416.777.6517

Toronto

Horwitz Jessica
 
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T: 416.777.6517


Toronto

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Jessica Horwitz is an international trade, customs and regulatory lawyer.

Jessica B. Horwitz is an international trade, customs and regulatory lawyer at Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto, Canada. She advises Canadian and international clients on a broad range of trade and investment matters, including import and export compliance, customs audits, trade remedy inquiries, WTO law, bilateral and regional free trade agreements, anti-corruption compliance, export controlled goods and technology and the Controlled Goods Program, economic sanctions, third party due diligence in international commercial transactions, product regulation and labelling, supply chain integrity and other cross-border issues.

Jessica represents clients in customs appeals and trade remedy proceedings before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) and the Canadian Federal Courts, verifications and enforcement actions by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and other Canadian government departments that regulate imports and exports, and investigations by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the CBSA, Global Affairs Canada and other domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies. She also advises businesses in designing and implementing effective trade compliance programs and business ethics internal controls, assessing risk exposure, and conducting internal reviews and investigations of potential compliance violations.

Jessica is an active member of a number of legal organizations including the Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association International Law Sections, the Organization of Women in International Trade, and the Inter-American Bar Association. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and serves as Co-Chair of the International Trade Committee of the ABA Section of International Law.

Education

University of Toronto, BA (Honours) International Relations, 2007, with distinction Queen's University, JD, 2012 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2013

Recent Experience

The Watermill Group, in its acquisition of Weston Forest Products Inc., a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood and hardwood lumber and specialty panel products across North America. 
Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC and Kissner Group Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in their US$3.2-billion agreement to acquire K+S Aktiengesellschaft's North and South American salt business, including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion proposed acquisition of Husky Energy Inc.
Lithion Power Group, in its acquisition of Aved Electronics.
Kissner Group Holdings LP, completed its acquisition of NSC Minerals Ltd., a market-leading provider of salt products in Western Canada and the North Central United States, from an investor group led by Altas Partners.
Rio Tinto Alcan, Rio Tinto Procurement Singapore, Sica New Materials (Thailand) Inc., and the Government of Thailand, CBSA investigation and CITT inquiry into dumping/subsidization and injury relating to silicon metal imported from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Norway, Kazakhstan, Brazil, and Russia, and related judicial review proceedings before the Federal Court of Appeal.
Byelorussian Steel Works (BMZ), Bel Kap Steel LLC, the Government of the Republic of Belarus, Ferrostaal Steel GmbH, and Shiu Wing Steel Limited, Canada Border Services Agency investigation and re-investigation into dumping relating to certain steel reinforcing bar (rebar) imported from the Republic of Belarus, including an investigation into the market economy status of the Belarusian rebar industry.
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals Corp. and Sumitomo Corporation, Canada Border Services Agency and Canadian International Trade Tribunal investigations into dumping and injury relating to large diameter line pipe imported from Japan.
Turkish Steel Exporters Association, Canadian International Trade Tribunal inquiry into dumping and subsidization of oil country tubular goods imported from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam.
Frugi Venta (the Dutch Fruit and Vegetables Trade Association), Canada Border Services Agency expiry review in relation to anti-dumping duties on greenhouse bell peppers imported from the Netherlands.
A Canadian manufacturer, independent internal investigation into violations of Iran economic sanctions, voluntary disclosures to Canadian and U.S. authorities, and implementation of internal compliance controls and training in the context of an acquisition by a U.S. multinational corporation.
A Canadian technology company, internal investigation into bribery and fraud allegations by a whistleblower at an Asian subsidiary.
Multinational Oil & Gas Services companies, compliance with economic sanctions on Russia and Ukraine in various proposed sales, service contracts, and financial transactions.
A multinational agri-food company, in implementing internal policies, procedures and controls for export controls and economic sanctions compliance.
Numerous international retail apparel brands, Canada Border Services Agency trade verifications relating to customs valuation, tariff classification, and origin issues, and appealing customs decisions.
A defense contractor, voluntary disclosure to the Controlled Goods Directorate, the Export Controls Division of Global Affairs Canada, and Canada Border Services Agency of exports of controlled military goods without required export permits.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Ranked Associates to Watch, International Trade/WTO

Insights, News & Events

Announcements

Bennett Jones in Chambers Global 2021

February 22, 2021
       

Blog

How Businesses Can Risk Manage the USMCA: Anti-Corruption

October 29, 2020
       

Blog

How Businesses Can Risk Manage the USMCA: Labour

October 28, 2020
       

Blog

How Businesses Can Risk Manage the USMCA: Trade and Customs

October 27, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Jessica Horwitz on the Key Features of CUSMA

October 14, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Advises on $3.2-Billion Agreement to Acquire K+S Americas Salt Business, Including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt

October 05, 2020
       

Blog

Canada Imposes Sanctions Against Belarusian Government Officials

September 30, 2020
       
2020
Sep
22
       

Event

Applying the USMCA Auto Rules of Origin in the Canadian Market

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Recognized in Chambers Canada 2021

September 10, 2020
       

Blog

Canada Obliged to Retaliate Again to U.S. Tariffs on Aluminum

August 14, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Jessica Horwitz on How CUSMA Differs From NAFTA

July 21, 2020
       

Blog

Understanding the CUSMA/USMCA: A Look at the Uniform Regulations and New Canadian Guidance

July 09, 2020
       

Blog

Trade Tribunal Ruling Confirms that Blanket Refund Requests are "Filed" on their Application Date, not the Date of CBSA Approval

June 17, 2020
       

Blog

Amendments to Canada's Export Control List Take Effect May 1, 2020

May 01, 2020
       

Blog

Trade Implications of COVID-19 from a Canadian Perspective

April 02, 2020
       

Blog

Introducing Incoterms 2020

January 21, 2020
       

Blog

NAFTA "2.1"—The Amended and Final Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

December 17, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

Jessica Horwitz on AALA Trade Webinar

October 23, 2019
       

Blog

Canada Implements New Export Brokering Controls to Join the UN Arms Trade Treaty

September 18, 2019
       

Blog

Canada Seeks Input on New Members for the CPTPP Agreement

August 06, 2019
       

In the News

Jessica Horwitz on Bill C-101 in Law Times

August 06, 2019
       

Blog

Sanctions Round-Up: Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ukraine and Yemen; White Supremacist Groups Added to Anti-Terrorism List

July 31, 2019
       

Blog

Dawn Doesn't Break Without Women in Trade

June 21, 2019
       

Blog

Trade Roundup: What's New in Steel Safeguards, U.S. Surtaxes and CUSMA

June 12, 2019
       
2019
May
16
       

Event

Bennett Jones Sponsors the 2019 ICPA Canada Conference in Toronto

Updates

Canada Ends Surtax on Certain Steel Imports but Launches Consultations on Other Protection

April 29, 2019
       

Blog

Canadians to Face U.S. Liability under Helms-Burton as of May 2, 2019

April 17, 2019
       

Blog

New Russia Sanctions Designations

March 16, 2019
       

Blog

The Safe Food for Canadians Act: What AgriFood and Beverage Businesses Need to Know

February 22, 2019
       

Updates

Canada Increases Steel Quota for Mexico and Drops Surtax on Re-Imported Canadian Steel

February 15, 2019
       

In the News

Jessica Horwitz in Law Times on CPTPP Coming Into Force

December 11, 2018
       

Speaking Engagements

Kingston Economic Development on USMCA CPTPP and Manufacturing

December 10, 2018
       

Updates

Canada to Impose Provisional Steel Safeguards Effective October 25

October 15, 2018
       

Updates

Introducing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

October 04, 2018
       

In the News

Jessica Horwitz on Strategies for Business in Canada/U.S. Trade

August 06, 2018
       

In the News

Jessica Horwitz on Canada-U.S. Trade Disputes

July 20, 2018
       

Blog

Countering the Countermeasures Mitigation Strategies for Importers

July 18, 2018
       

Articles

2017 International Transportation Law Year in Review

July 10, 2018
       

Blog

Canada Counters U.S. Tariffs with Measures of its Own

June 30, 2018
       

Blog

Canada Retaliates to U.S. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

June 05, 2018
       
2018
May
07
       

Event

ICPA Conference

Toronto

Blog

Facilitation Payments Declared Illegal Under Canadian International Corruption Law

October 31, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

American Bar Association International Law Fall Meeting 2017 - Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Business in and with the New Cuba

October 26, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

American Bar Association Fall Conference Miami, Florida

October 25-26, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

American Bar Association International Law Fall Meeting 2017 - Due Diligence in International MA Transactions in a New Protectionist Era

October 25, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

Jessica Horwitz in Panama City at Inter-American Bar Association Conference

June 29, 2017
       

In the News

Jessica Horwitz on LAWYERED on International Trade Law

June 28, 2017
       

Blog

Trade Remedies in the Age of Trump: Impact on Canadian Businesses

June 13, 2017
       

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