Background
Thomas, Christopher was born on December 11, 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Thomas, Christopher was born on December 11, 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Arts, 1977. Bachelor of Laws, 1981). Sussex University (Master of Arts, 1978).
Columbia University (Master of Laws, 1984).
United States: Measures Affecting Imports of Softwood Lumber from Canada, GATT BISD 40S/358; European Economic Community: Regulation on Imports of Parts and Components, GATT BISD 37S/132; In the Matter of Tarrifs applied by Canada to Certain United States.-Origin Agricultural Products (1996), NAFTA CDA-95-2008-2001; CanadaRefined Sugar from the United States of America (1996), NAFTA CDA-94-1904-1904; MexicoImports of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Plate from the United States of America (1996), NAFTA MEX-1994-1994-01; MexicoImports of Cut-to-Length Plate Products from the United States of America (1995), NAFTA MEX-94-1904-1902; United StatesPure and Alloy Magnesium from Canada (1993), FTA USA-92-1904-1903; In the Matter of Canada's Landing Requirement for Pacific Coast Salmon and Herring (1990), 1 T.T.R. 237 (FTA Ch. 18 Panel).Worked at Thomas & Davis (Vancouver, BC) specializing in International Trade and Investment Law, Compliance with WTO, NAFTA and other International Agreements, Disputes on Trade, Investment and Related Matters. Private Sector-Government Liaison Counsel, Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Disputes, Customs Issues, Advice on International Trade Negotiations. Admitted to the bar, 1983, British Columbia.
Law Clerk, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1981-1982. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 1984-1986. Senior Policy Advisor, Minister for International Trade, Canada, 1986-1987.
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 1986-1992. Author: "Litigation Process under the GATT Dispute Settlement SystemLessons from the World Trade Organization?" 30 J.W.T. 53, 1996. "The Future: The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Trade," 18 Can.-United States.
L.J. 383, 1992; "National Treatment vs. Discriminatory Policies - An Analysis of Chapter 16: Investment," Understanding the Free Trade Agreement, 1989. Co-author: "NAFTA's Extension of Specialized Dispute Settlement to Mexico: Challenges in Treaty Interpretation and Reconciling Common Law and Civil Law Systems in a Free Trade Area" (with S. Lopez), 1996 Canadian Yearbook of International Law;"Canadian Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Law and Procedure" (with G.A. Tereposky and K. Fujihara), Trading Punches: Trade Remedy Law and Disputes Under NAFTA, 1995.
"The Evolving Relationship Between Trade and Environmental Regulation" (with G.A. Tereposky), 27 J.W.T. 23, 1993. "The NAFTA and the Side Agreement on Environmental Cooperation-Addressing Environmental Concerns in a North American Free Trade Regime," 27 J.W.T. "GATT and Multilateral Treaty-Making: the Tokyo Round" (with D.M. McRae), 77 American Journal of International Law 51, 1983.
"The Elements of a Canada-United States Comprehensive Trade Agreement," (with J.A. Finlayson), Volume 20 International Lawyer, Fall 1986. Member: Roster of Non-governmental Panelists under the World Trade Organization. Former Member of Roster of Panelists for Disputes under Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen of the Canada-United States.
Free Trade Agreement, 1988-1993. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Yearbook of International Law.
Member: Canadian and International Bar Associations. Law Society of British Columbia. Practice restricted to international trade and investment law and related matters.
Members of Thomas & Davis have acted variously as panelists, counsel or legal advisors in disputes under the WTO Agreements, the GATT 1947, the Tokyo Round GATT Codes, the NAFTA and the Canada-United States. Free Trade Agreement. The firm's clients include the trade and commerce departments of major trading countries, sub-national governments, industry associations, corporations and other private sector interests.
Davis & Company, a full-service Canadian law firm with offices in Vancouver, Tokyo, Toronto, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, is a partner of Thomas & Davis.
Member: Roster of Non-governmental Panelists under the World Trade Organization. Former Member of Roster of Panelists for Disputes under Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen of the Canada-United States. Free Trade Agreement, 1988-1993.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Yearbook of International Law. Member: Canadian and International Bar Associations.
Law Society of British Columbia.
