John Boscariol

John is a Partner in the Litigation Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and leader of the International Trade & Investment Law Group. He specializes in enforcement, disputes and compliance regarding economic sanctions, anti-corruption law, trade controls, defence goods, services and technology controls, blocking orders (Cuba), government contracts, national security, anti-dumping/countervail/safeguard, customs, tariffs and border measures. He also focuses on rights, obligations and remedies under international trade and investment agreements, including USMCA, bilateral investment treaties, the WTO agreements, and CETA.

John has developed recognized expertise in advising on the intersection of Canadian sanctions, export and technology transfer controls, and anti-corruption laws with those of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions.

John represents clients in matters with or before the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Global Affairs Canada, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Canada Border Services Agency, Controlled Goods Directorate, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Department of National Defence, Canadian Transportation Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Federal Courts, and NAFTA Binational Panels.

John is active in the leadership in bar and industry organizations. He is the Past Co-Chair of and the Senior Adviser to the American Bar Association Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee. He is the Past Chair of the Export Committee of the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters and sits on its Advocacy Council, which has ongoing dealings with the Canadian government regarding export controls and economic sanctions matters. John regularly speaks at conferences and teaches intensive courses on economic sanctions, anti-corruption law and export controls put on by these and other organizations in Canada and internationally.

John is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law where he designed and is currently teaching Anti-Corruption Law and its Application in International Business, one of the first courses of its kind to be taught at a Canadian law school. He has testified before Canada's Parliament on the enforcement of economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws, and many of his recommendations were adopted in the House of Commons report: “A Coherent and Effective Approach to Canada’s Sanctions Regimes: Sergei Magnitsky and Beyond.”