International Trade

Partner

Michael Milne is a Partner and a Certified Customs Specialist in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office. Mr. Milne has also worked in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Washington, D.C. office.

Mr. Milne offers dynamic representation across trade litigation (primarily antidumping and countervailing duty investigations), sanctions, export controls, and customs law issues. Mr. Milne regularly advises clients in the steel, building products, agricultural, food products, consumer products, and automotive industries. He also advises clients on trade representations and warranties in business transactions and conducts trade related due diligence.

Clients have described Michael as a “very responsive”, “practical, pragmatic lawyer who gives great and sound advice” having “strong commercial knowledge”. He “understands client service,” “values pragmatic solutions” and “has a good head for the nuts and bolts of export control law.”

Mr. Milne represents domestic producers, importers, foreign exporters and governments before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Canadian Federal Courts, and the U.S. International Trade Commission as well as before the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has also appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Law Society of Ontario Canadian Bar Association Canadian Society of Customs Brokers

J.D., University of Toronto Faculty of Law A.B., cum laude, Dartmouth College; Story Prize for best philosophy thesis written in the graduating year; nominated for Rintels Prize for best undergraduate thesis written in the graduating year; high honors earned in the major (philosophy)