Chris Scheitterlein

Ottawa

613.691.6146

chris.scheitterlein@mcmillan.ca

Expertise Aerospace & Defence Banking & Finance Energy International Trade White Collar Defence, Fraud & Investigations

Language Spoken

English
French
German
Spanish

Chris Scheitterlein is a skilled international trade lawyer with particular expertise in trade remedies and mergers and acquisitions. He advises on compliance with Canadian laws on import and export controls, anti-money laundering, economic sanctions and customs laws. He also acts for clients in anti-dumping and countervailing trade remedy cases before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

Assisting clients in a wide range of sectors, Chris has gained significant industry knowledge in energy, aerospace and defence, and banking and finance. This insight is a benefit to his clients, including the various foreign and multinational companies he advises on doing business in Canada.

Prior to joining McMillan, Chris gained first-hand understanding of the dynamics of the public sector while working with federal agencies and departments. Over that time, he advised internal clients on economic sanctions and export controls, anti-money laundering, corruption and fraud. In addition to providing training, he worked on a number of export transactions and aerospace financing deals, as well as multi-hundred-million-dollar projects in the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Expertise

Industries

Practices

Representative Matters

Investigation into dumping and subsidizing of container chassis from China (CC 2021 IN)
Investigation into dumping of oil country tubular goods from Mexico (OCTG3 2021 IN)
Investigation into dumping of concrete reinforcing bar from Russia and Oman (RB4 2020 IN)
Expiry Review concerning the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods from China (OCTG1 2020 ER)
Expiry Review concerning the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods from Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam (OCTG2 2020 ER)
Expiry Review concerning the dumping and subsidizing of concrete reinforcing bar from China, Turkey, South Korea (RB1 2019 ER)
Re-investigations concerning certain oil country tubular good (OCTG I & II) and certain seamless casing (OS 2019 RI)
Dumping investigation into certain heavy plate from Taiwan, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia, and Turkey (HP 2020 IN)
Dumping Investigation concerning dumping of concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

News

Media Mentions

“Export finance support faces chop by Canadian rights watchdog,” by Jacob Atkins, GTR Global Trade Review (May 12, 2021)

Community Involvement

Law Help Ontario, former volunteer
Lawyers Feed the Hungry

Directorships & Associations

American Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists

Education & Admissions

2015

Called to the Ontario bar

2017

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS)

2016

Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE)

2014

JDUniversity of Ottawa

2010

MA, International Relations and LawUniversity of Munich, Germany

2008

BA, International Relations and LawUniversity of Munich, Germany

Publications

“The International Trade Law Review: Canada“, The Law Reviews (September 29, 2021)
“Trade Remedies – Canada” in The International Trade Law Review, 7^th Edition (Fall 2021)
“Codes of conduct: Guiding principles for corporate governance: Part II,” Originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily, part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. (August 3, 2021)
“Codes of conduct: Guiding principles for corporate governance: Part I,” Originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily, part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. (July 29, 2021)
“Trade Clippings April 2021,” CBA International Law Section (May 10, 2021)