Jesse is a partner in the Competition, International Trade and Foreign Investment Group of our Toronto office. His practice focuses on international trade disputes and investment related matters, cross-border regulatory matters, and customs and commodity taxation matters.
Jesse provides advice to both Canadian and global clients on a wide array of international trade law subjects, including trade remedies, free trade agreements, trade policy, and trade negotiations, World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, customs compliance, customs/commodity tax planning, cross-border commodity taxation, trade and border security, and cross-border product and digital regulatory compliance.
As counsel of record for over 180 trade remedy matters, Jesse has acted as lead counsel in high-profile international trade and customs cases litigated before Canadian courts and tribunals including the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Jesse is particularly well known for being at the forefront of international trade issues affecting businesses and governments in Asia for more than 25 years, Jesse advises global clients on trade policy, market access, supply chains, and trade compliance.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
*Prior to joining Osler:
- Ashley Furniture Inc as lead counsel in its CBSA and CITT furniture antidumping and subsidy investigation Novatex/Gastron Industries, as lead counsel, in its CBSA and CITT polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin anti-dumping and subsidy investigations
- Fluor Canada Ltd., as lead counsel in its CITT and Federal Court of Appeal judicial review of CITT decision respecting fabricated industrial steel components
- CIE Manufacturing as lead counsel in its CBSA and CITT trailer chassis anti-dumping and subsidy investigation
- Zinus Inc. as lead counsel in its CBSA and CITT mattresses antidumping and subsidy investigation
- Imperial Oil/Exxon in numerous antidumping and subsidy matters before the CITT
- LNG Canada as lead counsel in the landmark 2020 Canadian Safeguards investigations
- POSCO as lead counsel in CBSA and CITT steel plate antidumping investigations
- Duferco as lead counsel in CBSA and CITT steel products antidumping investigations
- Hunter Douglas in CBSA and CITT the aluminum extrusions antidumping and subsidy investigations
Latest Insights
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Blog Apr 9, 2024
Canada’s new sanctions FAQs offer more questions than answers
The Canadian government has provided additional guidance on Canada’s autonomous economic sanctions, including those related to Russia, but the...
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Osler Update Apr 1, 2024
Missed guidance: Canada’s new sanctions FAQs offer more questions than answers
Global Affairs Canada has quietly updated its FAQs to provide new guidance on Canada’s autonomous economic sanctions, including those related to...
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Osler Update Mar 1, 2024
Canada amends Russia sanctions to combat sanctions evasion
On February 21, 2024, Canada expanded the scope of its sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with amendments aimed in large...
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Osler Update Jan 15, 2024
Public Safety releases guidance and hosts technical briefing on supply chains diligence legislation
On January 1, 2024, Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act came into force, introducing annual reporting...
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in International Trade/WTO – Nationwide
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Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in International Trade/WTO
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in International Trade and Finance Law
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Legal 500: Recognized as a Leading Individual, International Trade
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Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in International Trade Regulation
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Who’s Who Legal: Recognized Trade & Customs (Canada)
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The Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory: Recognized in International Trade Regulation and Commodity Tax/Customs
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Business Today: Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 10 Influential International Trade Lawyers of 2023
Media Mentions
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Osler News Feb 16, 2024
Osler recognized as a leading firm in Chambers Global 2024 Guide
Osler recognized as a leading firm in Chambers Global 2024 Guide
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Osler News Jan 9, 2024
34 Osler lawyers recognized in 2024 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Osler is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 edition of the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500...
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Osler News Oct 30, 2023
Jesse Goldman and Matthew Kronby join Osler’s Competition, Trade and Foreign Investment group
Osler is pleased to welcome Jesse Goldman and Matthew Kronby to the firm’s Competition, Trade and Foreign Investment practice group as partners...
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Speaking and Writing
Published Work
Importing into Canada: Overview, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, March 2023
Credentials
Education
- University of Manitoba, LLB
- Carleton University, BA
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association
- American Association of Importers and Exporters, Member
- Canadian Society of Custom Brokers, Member
- Trade and Investment Task Force B20 Indonesia 2022, Member
- Canadian Delegate to the B20
