Atty. Michael Milne
Michael Milne is a Partner and a Certified Customs Specialist in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office. Mr.
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Michael Milne is a international attorney based in Ottawa, Ontario, practicing at Cassidy Levy Kent LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — International Trade and Finance Law (2026). Serands clients in Ottawa, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- 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 and export controls, and customs law issues
- Mr. Milne regularly advises clients in the steel, building products, agricultural, 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 “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
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International law attorneys for cross-border transactions, trade, foreign investment, and treaties.
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Ottawa are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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