Darrel Pearson

Background

About Darrel Pearson

Darrel Pearson is widely recognized in Canada and abroad for his work in the fields of international trade and customs law. He has represented domestic and international clients in many of the most important customs and trade remedy cases before all relevant Canadian Tribunals and Courts, including two of three cases involving customs law and international trade remedy law heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in the last 50 years. Darrel's practice covers the full range of international trade and investment law. His customs law practice focuses on minimizing duty, GST, interest and penalties by creatively and compliantly structuring and engineering transactions for customs valuation, tariff classification and tariff preference (including free trade treaty) purposes as well as internal and external audits and compliance. He has extensive experience with the customs aspects of international transfer pricing. Darrel also advises clients on product regulation impacting cross border trade. Darrel is one of the most experienced and successful trade remedy lawyers in Canada. He has represented and safeguarded the market access interests of numerous clients marketing an extensive and varied product range of commercial, industrial, primary industry, consumer, agricultural and agrifood goods in proceedings before Canadian tribunals and the Courts. These appearances include the only two of three international trade/customs matters heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. Darrel has represented clients in Canada and abroad in more than two hundred trade remedy matters involving goods exported to Canada from all over the world. Darrel has authored numerous publications on the subjects of Canadian customs and international trade law in Canada and internationally. He has also been a frequent lecturer and speaker at Canadian and international conferences and other speaking engagements on a wide range of subjects bearing on international trade and investment.