Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Senior Counsel

Rambod is recognized as one of Canada’s most knowledgeable and experienced trade lawyers.

He has extensive experience advising on and arguing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cases and World Trade Organization (WTO) cases, participating in multilateral environmental negotiations, and advising on issues including agricultural trade, subsidies and antidumping, export controls, and technical barriers to trade. Rambod has also served on postings to the WTO and the European Union, and as Counsellor at the WTO, advising on antidumping disputes.

In addition to his trade expertise, Rambod has significant experience in financial regulation. As General Counsel at Finance Canada during the financial crisis, Rambod gained unique insight into the Department’s non-tax business lines, in particular regulation of financial institutions, anti-money laundering measures, and trade in financial services. He has advised finance ministries and central banks in both advanced and developing countries.

Rambod was named the Canadian Competition Bureau’s first Deputy Commissioner for Competition Promotion in 2014, where he helped establish the branch. In this role, he was responsible for economic analysis and advocacy, compliance, and international cooperation.

Prior to joining BLG, Rambod worked at a global firm in Geneva, providing policy and legal advice to public and private sector interests on a range of access, regulatory, litigation and institutional issues.

Rambod has taught international economic regulation and litigation at various universities in Canada, the United States and Europe throughout his career.

Rambod is fluent in English, French, and Farsi.

Professional Involvement Member, Law Society of Ontario Previous Member, Ordre des avocats de Genève

Education

LLM, University of Toronto, 1992 LLB, University of Toronto, 1991 BA, University of Toronto, 1988

Bar Admission

Ontario, 1994

Community Involvement Board Member, Tastakel for Peace Education (Geneva)