Hugh Seong Seok Lee > Cassidy Levy Kent LLP > Ottawa, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Cassidy Levy Kent LLP Offices
55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1210
Ottawa ON, K1P 6L5
Canada
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Hugh Seong Seok Lee
Work Department
International Trade
Career
Mr. Lee has 11 years of experience in trade law, including 3 years with the WTO Appellate Body Secretariat, as well as with the WTO Rules Division where he assisted Members negotiate the recently concluded Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Mr. Lee was also recently selected by a provincial government to be a candidate for its roster of panellists for disputes arising under a trade focused instrument.
In his decade-long career in the field of international trade law, he has assisted clients in a wide range of trade issues from both private and institutional perspectives. As a member of Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa team, Mr. Lee assists clients in the full spectrum of Canadian trade law, with an emphasis in matters related to trade remedies, customs, sanctions, and export-import controls.
Languages
English, Korean
Memberships
- Law Society of Ontario
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > International trade
(Rising stars)With offices in Ottawa and Washington DC, Cassidy Levy Kent LLP is a leading international trade boutique that attracts rave reviews for its ‘commitment to client collaboration and custom solutions’. Among its other key attributes, the group’s ability to draw on a highly regarded US platform marks it as a top-choice for US-Canadian related issues, while it also shines in trade remedy cases before the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT). Founding partner Christopher Kent
, go-to trade expert Christopher Cochlin and trade litigator Andrew Lanouette co-head a deep and broad team that also draws on up-and-coming specialist Michael Milne and senior counsel Gerry Stobo. At the junior level, Susana Lee and Hugh Seong Seok Lee are increasing prominent counsels.