Jonathan O'Hara 

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Jonathan is a regulatory advocate and commercial litigator. He practices primarily out of the firm's Ottawa office. Jonathan has substantial experience with complex regulatory regimes.

A major component of Jonathan's practice is international trade law, particularly before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on anti-dumping/subsidy and government procurement proceedings. Jonathan has experience in complex economics-based regulatory proceedings before the Copyright Board and the Competition Tribunal.

Jonathan's regulatory work also includes challenging government actions and decisions through judicial review, leading to Jonathan having worked on numerous review proceedings before both the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal. Jonathan regularly represents clients in dealings with administrative decision makers such as the CBSA in relation to customs, importation and duty matters, as well as CRA.

Jonathan has assisted a wide range of clients, ranging from multi-billion dollar transnationals based in the US, Japan or India and their Canadian subsidiaries, to local growing businesses. Jonathan's clients come from a variety of industries, including manufacturing, information technology and automotive.

Jonathan has appeared before all levels of the Ontario courts in commercial disputes, including on appellate matters, and has acted as local agent for other law firms at the Supreme Court of Canada. Jonathan has successfully acted as counsel in trials (including obtaining punitive damages) and in a variety of motions, including interlocutory injunctions and motions for contempt.

Jonathan's advocacy skills lead to great success in international moot court competitions. In his third year of law school, Jonathan and his team won the Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot in Austria. In his second year, Jonathan and his team placed second at the European Law Students' Association WTO international trade law moot, hosted by the Dominican Republic.

Jonathan's previous career experience includes several years in the high-tech sector with the federal public service, including as a section manager and a software architect.

Representative Matters

• Complaint by CGI Information Systems And Management Consultants Inc. File Nos. PR-2014-006, PR-2014-015 and PR-2014-020 (CITT)
• Complaint by Knowledge Circle, File No. PR-2013-014 (CITT)
• Complaint by Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. and Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, File Nos. PR-2013-005 and PR-2013-008 (CITT)
• Professional Computer Consultants Group v Department of the Environment, File No. PR-2012-016 (CITT) 
• Dumping and Subsidizing of Oil Country Tubular Goods from China, RR-2014-003 (CITT)
• Dumping and Subsidizing of Concrete Reinforcing Bar from China, Korea and Turkey, NQ-2014-001 (CITT)
• Dumping of Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate from Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, NQ-2013-005 (CITT)
• Dumping of Circular Copper Tube from Brazil, China, Greece, Korea and Mexico, NQ-2013-004 (CITT)
• Dumping of Galvanized Steel Wire from China, Israel and Spain, NQ-2013-001 (CITT) 
• Dumping and Subsidizing of Seamless Casing Oil and Gas Well Casing from China, RR-2012-002 (CITT)
• Dumping and subsidizing of Pup Joints from China, NQ-2011-001 (CITT)
• Commercial Radio - SOCAN 1.A (2011-2013); Re:Sound (2012-2014); CSI (2012-2013); AVLA/SOPROQ (2012-2017); ARTISTI (2012-2014) (Copyright Board) 
• CSI - Online Music Services (2011-2012); SOCAN Tariff 22.A - Online Music Services (2011-2012); SODRAC Tariff 6 - Online Music Services, Music Videos (2010-2012) (Copyright Board)
• NLG 2011 Inc. v. Central 1 Credit Union, 2014 ONCA 508 
• Square v. David, 2012 FC 624

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Publications

News

Education

• University of Ottawa, JD - 2011
• University of Guelph, B.Sc. (Hons) - 2003

Year Of Call

• Barreau de l'Ontario - 2012

Directorships and Professional Associations

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Vice Chair, American Bar Association Section of International Law - Canada Committee

Awards & Rankings

• Recognized by Chambers Global (2019) as a leading lawyer in the area of International Trade / WTO
• Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2018 – Trade & Customs
• Recognized by Chambers Canada 2019 as a leader in International Trade/WTO
• Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 as a leading lawyer in the area of International Trade & Finance Law
• Who's Who Legal: Canada 2017 -– Trade & Customs
• Winner - Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot – 2011 (Vienna, Austria)
• Second place – International Round of European Law Students' Association WTO trade law moot – 2010 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

Media Mentions

• "Canadian International Trade Tribunal Releases Finding in Injury Inquiry", Big Suits, Lexpert, July/August 2015
• "Unlicensed paralegal uses Small Claims Court to commit fraud" by Siobhan McClelland, Law Times, August 13, 2012