- Advising and providing strategic advice to corporations, farm groups, trade associations and national and sub-national governments on a range of Canadian, national and sub-national policies affecting various aspects of the business environment.
- Advising and representing clients on Canadian and foreign trade, tariff, tax, and regulatory developments affecting their interests, including multilateral and regional trade negotiations.
- Providing strategic advice, analysis, litigation support and counsel to clients and governments involved in WTO, NAFTA and other regional trading group challenges and dispute settlement proceedings.
- Technical assistance and confidence building to developing countries on negotiating strategies and trade/regulatory administration;
- Preparing analytical research and strategic studies for businesses, governments, research institutes and international organizations on specific trade, investment and industrial policy issues.
- Preparing submissions to and representing clients before Canadian Administrative Tribunals and Parliamentary Committees.
- Representing and advising clients in their dealings with government departments and agencies on regulatory matters.
- Representing clients in Canadian Customs, commodity tax, anti-dumping and other unfair trade practices matters.
- Analyzing clients on the implications of legislative and regulatory developments in the area of trade, investment, regulatory and commercial policy including farm support and risk management.
- Advising corporations, farm groups, trade associations and governments on potential bilateral and multilateral trade disputes negotiating strategies.