João Victor Lima

• Drafted agreements for an international non-profit organization in connection with its operations evacuating refugees from Afghanistan

• Acted as junior counsel to subsidiaries of Capstone Infrastructure Corporation on anti-dumping proceedings before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Acted as junior counsel in the enforcement of a Chinese court judgment in Canada

• Advised a leading international arbitration law firm on the impact of sanctions towards the legal representation of Russian controlled entities

• Advised a client with respect to Canada’s extradition regime, the role of Interpol, and enforcement by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

• Advised and registered two large corporations in the Controlled Goods Program

• Advised an American not-for-profit corporation in relation to disputed voting rights on the board of its sister Canadian organization

• Advised a big four professional services firm on recovering proceeds from a transaction involving an alleged Ponzi scheme

• Assisted counsel in a judicial review of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans’ decision to prohibit aquaculture licenses in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia

• Assisted counsel on various matters before the British Columbia securities commission including insider trading proceedings

• Advised various clients on contract interpretation disputes, shareholder disputes, commercial lease disputes, and corporate law conflicts

• Advised various clients on the Canadian export control, controlled goods, anti-dumping and sanctions regimes

• Co-author: B.C. Securities Commission Offers Whistleblowers Cash for Tips
  Blakes Bulletin on Securities Litigation, November 8, 2023
• Co-author: Appeal Courts Stay the Course on Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, August 14, 2023.
• Co-author: United Kingdom Signs On to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
  Blakes Bulletin on Investment Treaty Arbitration, July 17, 2023.

JD, University of Calgary – 2022
Mandarin Chinese Language Program, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics – 2019
BComm, University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business – 2015