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George W. H. Reid

Partner

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T: 416.777.7458

Toronto

Reid George
 
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T: 416.777.7458


Toronto

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

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 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2012

Recent Experience

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.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Ranked Up and Coming, International Trade/WTO
Chambers Global
Ranked Up and Coming, International Trade/WTO
The Legal 500 Canada
Recommended, International Trade

Insights, News & Events

Announcements

Bennett Jones in Chambers Global 2021

February 22, 2021
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Recognized in Chambers Canada 2021

September 10, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

George Reid on Asia Pacific's Trade Secrets

September 02, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Names New Partners

April 06, 2020
       

Blog

Trade Implications of COVID-19 from a Canadian Perspective

April 02, 2020
       

In the News

Cross-Border Finance and Commerce in Cannabis

October 04, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

TAP Session: Exporting from Canada: Legal Considerations

September 10, 2019
       

In the News

George Reid in National Post on CUSMA and Oil Export Tariffs

June 21, 2019
       
2019
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Event

Bennett Jones Sponsors the 2019 ICPA Canada Conference in Toronto

Updates

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

February 15, 2019
       

Updates

Canada to Impose Provisional Steel Safeguards Effective October 25

October 15, 2018
       

Blog

Task Force Report: International Trade Law Implications of Legalization

March 07, 2017
       

Updates

Changes to Canada's Integrity Regime for Public Procurement Create Onerous New Reporting Requirement

April 08, 2016
       

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