Alexander Hobbs is International Trade Counsel in the Ottawa Office of Cassidy Levy Kent advising businesses and governments on international trade, economic sanctions and export controls, competition law, and government procurement matters.
Mr. Hobbs represents clients before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Canada Border Services Agency, international and internal trade panels, and the Federal Courts of Canada. He has worked with public and private clients on international trade, procurement, and investment issues and disputes under several of Canada’s international trade treaties, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, and the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Mr. Hobbs holds a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in international law from the University of Ottawa, where he received the Gowling WLG award for the highest standing in international trade law, as well as a master’s degree in international economic policy from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
During his legal studies, Mr. Hobbs served as an analyst at an agency of the Department of Finance working on matters relevant to Canadian national security. He also interned with the Treaty Law Bureau of Global Affairs Canada, where he focused on Canada’s treatment of provisionally applied treaties. Mr. Hobbs has also acted as a delegatory assistant at the United Nations International Law Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, and provides guest lectures on international law and trade policy at Brock University near his hometown of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Counsel on International Law
- American Bar Association
- American Society of International Law
- Ontario Bar Association
Education
- J.D., University of Ottawa
- M.A., International Economic Policy, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
- B.A., Brock University
Languages
- English
- French
Bar Memberships
- Ontario