Richard A. Wagner
Senior Partner
Richard Wagner focuses on Canadian federal administrative and regulatory laws that affect business, with particular emphasis on customs, international trade law, competition/antitrust law and government procurement law. His customs and international trade law experience includes advising and representing clients in matters regarding the import and export of goods and services, trade remedies and recourse under trade treaties. His competition law experience includes mergers and acquisitions, reviewable practices such as refusal to deal and abuse of dominant position, as well as conspiracy and restraint of trade issues.
His federal government procurement law experience includes advising clients on structuring government contracts, contract tender issues and procedures and advising and representing clients in negotiations with government departments and agencies, as well as in regard to bid challenges.
Mr. Wagner regularly advises and represents Canadian and foreign clients regarding customs, trade, competition and procurement issues before government departments and agencies, tribunals such as the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, and the courts.
Year of call
Ontario 1983
Law school
LL.B., Queen's University, 1981
Education
B.A.(Hons.), McGill University, 1978
Selected client work
Clients for whom Mr. Wagner has recently acted include:
- McKesson Canada in the acquisition of Patient Direct Group and Specialized Health Care Corporation, an Oakville, Ontario-based specialty and biological drug distribution, patient support and direct-to-patient drug dispensing business
- Nortel in connection with its multijurisdictional insolvency proceedings, including its agreement to sell its global Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) business to GENBAND
Speaking engagements
- “She’s Come Undone: Current Challenges in Public Procurement,” Forum on Public Procurement, The Canadian Institute, January 2007.
- “Preparing for a Tribunal Hearing,” Conference on Fundamentals of Administrative Law and Practice, The Canadian Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, April 2003.
- “How to Apply NAFTA Rules of Origin” (co-presenter: Glenn Cickello), 70th Annual Conference, Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, Toronto, October 2001.
Rankings and recognitions
- Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2011, 2012: International Trade/WTO; Public Procurement
- Best Lawyers in Canada, 2012 - International Trade and Finance Law
- International Who’s Who of Public Procurement Lawyers, 2011
- Euromoney’s Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers (2nd edition), 2009-2011
- Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Memberships and activities
- Past Assistant Editor of the National Trade and Tariff Service and its predecessor, Canadian Customs & Excise Reports.
Directorships
- Board of Directors of several corporations