Stéphanie Tanya Desjardins

Stephanie Desjardins is a partner at Tereposky & DeRose LLP. She represents clients in a wide range of international trade and regulatory matters. She represents domestic and international clients in anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations and reviews before the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), as well as in related judicial reviews before the Federal Court of Appeal. Her practice also includes advising clients on government procurement and contracting, economic sanctions, import and export controls, and customs matters. Stephanie regularly advises on regulatory compliance, including the Controlled Goods Program and the Contract Security Program with the Government of Canada. Stephanie also represents clients before Ontario courts in set-aside and recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards proceedings.

Prior to joining Tereposky & DeRose, Stephanie worked in the legal department of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and clerked for the Honourable Justice Marianne Rivoalen of the Federal Court of Appeal. She is a member of the CITT Advisory Committee and serves as Treasurer of the Réseau francophone de droit international.

International Trade Dispute Settlement under the WTO and Regional Trade Agreements

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