We represent and advise foreign business clients in Canadian legal
proceedings, and Canadian clients
in disputes having an international flavour. This subject area
includes:
Robert Klotz of our firm holds a Masters degree in
International Business Law.
He has had over 20 years experience in representing clients before
all levels of Ontario courts. He
is a past instructor of Advocacy Skills for the Ontario Bar
Admission Course, and has lectured to
such bodies as the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian
Institute, the International Bar
Association and the American Bar Association on international
litigation topics.
He has chaired programs on Impact of International
Conventions in Canadian
Courts, and on International Insolvency, for the Canadian Bar
Association; has
published the following articles: Proving Foreign Law in
Canadian Courts (1994), 1
Canadian International Lawyer 8, and Enforcing Judgments against
Foreign States, in
2/1 Suing Foreign States 12 (1991); and has presented the following
papers: Canadian Law
from an International Perspective, presented at the Klotz
Associates annual seminar on
Canadian Law for Foreign Consuls and Trade Commissioners (by
invitation), 1992 - 1996; Getting Paid in International Sales Transactions,
International Bar Association,
Committee on International Sales Transactions, New Orleans, 1993;
Litigating International
Insolvencies, Canadian Institute Conference on Insolvency
Litigation, March 1993;
Public Policy in International Commercial Arbitration, 1992;
Contract and Tort
Liability in the International Sale of Goods, International Bar
Association, Hong Kong, 1991;
Agents and Distributors in International Trade: Ins, Outs and
Angles, co-presenter, Hong Kong Canada Business Association, 1991; Enforcement of
Foreign Tax Claims,
1990.
Kristine Holder of our firm was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002, and focuses on the litigation aspects of our insolvency, commercial and international files. She is the co-author of Pre-judgment Enforcement Remedies (Ontario Bar Association, 2002). She is proficient in French.