Brady Gordon, Vancouver

About Brady

Brady practises litigation and international trade law. Brady has represented clients at the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Federal Court of Canada, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and other arbitral tribunals, and all levels of court in British Columbia. His focus is on cross-border disputes, trade remedies, defense and controlled goods, import/export controversy, contractual disputes, public & administrative law, and complex international trade and sanctions issues.

Brady has a PhD in law from Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and is a former adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia. He currently sits on the Executive of the Canadian Bar Association International Law Section, and the Export Committee of the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters.

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International Trade Law

Brady has provided counsel in relation to complex international trade issues including sanctions, import and export restrictions, trade remedies, tariffs and customs, supply chain compliance, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border disputes. Some of Brady's recent experience includes:

Counsel for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of photovoltaic solar modules and laminates (Photovoltaic Modules and Laminates, RR-2025-008)
Counsel for Dollarama before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of Thermoformed Molded Fiber Tableware (Thermoformed Molded Fiber Tableware, PI-2025-006)
Counsel for Dollarama before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of steel wire (Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire, PI-2025-001)
Counsel for subsidiaries of Capstone Infrastructure Corp. before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of wind towers (Certain Wind Towers, NQ-2023-001)
Counsel to Flint Corp. and Flint Wear Technologies LP before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of cold-rolled steel (Cold-Rolled Steel, RR-2023-006)
Counsel for one of the world's largest fast-food brands on Canadian sanctions law in relation to the divestment of its business in Russia
Counsel for various businesses regarding international forced and child labour compliance
Counsel to Wayfair LLC before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of upholstered domestic furniture (Certain Upholstered Domestic Seating, NQ-2021-002)
Counsel to Canadian Pacific Railway Company before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in a trade remedies case concerning imports of transport container chassis (Certain Container Chassis, NQ-2021-005)
Counsel to an industrial equipment manufacturer regarding a cross-border contractual dispute involving conflicts of laws and sanctions against Russia
Counsel to a big four accounting firm on trade and sanctions compliance in relation to sanctions against Russia and Syria
Counsel to a big four Canadian bank on trade and sanctions compliance in relation to property of subsidiaries indirectly owned by sanctioned persons
Counsel to a leading aerospace innovation corporation on trade and sanctions issues in a multinational merger
Counsel to a leading international accounting firm on sanctions compliance for business operations and services provided in the Middle East
Counsel to Canadian and international exporters and importers on international trade and investment agreements such as CETA and NAFTA
Counsel to a multinational health products manufacturer in respect of sanctions on trade with Iran
Counsel to a multinational logistics company in respect of sanctions relating to Cuba and Iran
Counsel to clients in the oil & gas and manufacturing industries regarding the implications of trade sanctions against Russia
Counsel to the Veterans Transition Network with respect to its operations to (successfully) evacuate over 2,600 refugees from Afghanistan

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Some of Brady’s recent representative commercial litigation matters include:

Arbitration counsel to a Canadian aviation company in a US$60-million ICC arbitration claim relating to the export of a military aircraft to a foreign defence industry buyer
Counsel to Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. before the Supreme Court of British Columbia in a judicial review of a decision by the regulator to allow construction to begin on the PRGT Project
Arbitration counsel to an owner in defending a C$1.25-billion ICC arbitration claim regarding construction of energy infrastructure
Counsel to Bausch Health Companies Inc. and Valeant Canada LP in a putative class action brought on behalf of all Canadian federal and provincial governments relating to the marketing and sale of medication containing opioids (The Province of British Columbia v. Apotex Inc., et al.)
Counsel to Mowi Canada West Inc. in a judicial review before the Federal Court of the federal government's decision to prohibit aquaculture licence renewals in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia (Mowi Canada West Inc. et al. v. Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard)
Arbitration counsel to a federation of municipalities in an arbitration dispute regarding the operation of certain public infrastructure
Counsel to a multinational industrial manufacturing corporation in a class action involving statutory causes of action, tort claims, and conflicts of law
Counsel to a leading Canadian mental health charity with respect to contested intellectual property
Counsel to a Canadian financial institution in a contractual dispute over a security agreement
Counsel to a property developer in a dispute with a primary contractor
Counsel to a multinational goods manufacturer in a commercial leasing dispute
Counsel to an intervenor in a B.C. constitutional reference on the application of provincial and federal laws to cross-border undertakings

Awards & Recognition

Brady has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

Chambers Canada Legal Guide 2026 (International Trade/WTO)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2026 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
The Legal 500 Canada 2026 (International Trade)
The Legal 500 Canada 2025 (International Trade)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2025 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2024 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)

Professional Activities

Brady is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Brady also sits on the Executive of the Canadian Bar Association International Law Section, as well as the Export Committee of the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters. Brady is also a member of the Vancouver Bar Association, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners, the Centre for European Legal Studies, and the Irish Society for European Law.

Brady currently serves on Canadian Advisory Committee for the Vietnam Initiative for Strengthening Trade project, a project funded by the Government of Canada and the CBA to build international trade law and arbitration capacity in Vietnam.

Brady frequently publishes in his areas of expertise. He is the author of The Constitutional Boundaries of European Fiscal Federalism (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and has written articles on international topics for leading academic journals, including the European Law Review and the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review.

Brady is a former adjunct professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He has also been a guest lecturer in international trade law at UBC, and volunteers as a moot coach for UBC's and UVic's Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot teams.

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