Mitigation Strategies for US-Canada Tariffs

The recent tariffs imposed by the US on Canadian imports and the retaliatory tariffs by the Canadian government are significantly impacting Canadian businesses, especially those involved in cross-border trade. Is your business prepared to weather the storm? Are your commercial contracts “tariff-proof”?

We Can Help

We offer business-oriented legal advice and practical strategies to help you manage tariff-related risks and minimize their impacts on your business.

Our tariff-related legal services include:

• Reviewing commercial contracts to identify key tariff-related risks and protections

• Negotiating contractual solutions with suppliers and customers, including amendments or terminations, responsibility for taxes and duties, and force majeure

• Drafting key contractual terms to properly allocate key tariff-related risks, including pricing and taxes, fee revisions, and changes to applicable law

• Developing strategies to mitigate tariff-related risks

What We Do

We advise clients involved in a wide range of complex cross-border business structures and transactions with a focus on technology. In this interconnected and digitized world, business is often multinational and cross-border.

Our lawyers have a deep understanding of international commercial matters and a proven track record of delivering successful cross-border transactions. We deliver successful cross-border deals through an understanding of the differences between the markets and the capability to provide effective solutions and seamless service delivery.

Our team of experienced lawyers has broad international experience and expertise across a wide range of industries to provide strategic legal advice on a full spectrum of complex cross-border transactional issues, including with respect to international contracts, payments and allocating risk for taxes and duties, warranties, insurance, governing law, choice of forum, enforcement of judgments, international dispute resolution, and international laws and norms impacting transnational commerce, including The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CSIG) and Incoterms.

OUR SERVICES

• International transactions, deal structuring, and analysis

• International contract drafting and negotiation, including contracts for the international provision of services and the international sale of goods

• International distribution agreements

• International development, procurement, and outsourcing arrangements

• International payments

• International permits, licensing, and insurance

• Multinational corporate structuring and organization, including cross-border share structures, shareholder agreements and corporate governance

• International stakeholder matters

• International strategic partnerships and joint ventures

• International mergers and acquisitions, including share and asset purchase agreements

• International projects and investments

• Multi-juridictional due diligence, risk analysis, and risk management