Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium
Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium

Paul Lalonde

Partner and the National Practice Group Leader for Regulatory - Dentons

Paul Lalonde is a partner and lead of his firm's Regulatory practice group, specializing in government contracting, international trade, anti-corruption and international arbitration. He is a recognized expert in government procurement and trade law, with deep experience in anti-dumping investigations, customs, international sanctions and compliance. Mr. Lalonde has played a key role in Canada’s highest-profile trade disputes, including those involving softwood lumber, steel and agricultural products.


His government procurement practice encompasses the entire procurement lifecycle, and his track record in bid protest procedures before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal is second to none. A pioneer in anti-corruption law, he was counsel on Canada's first court-approved Remediation Agreement under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.


Consistently recognized as a leader, Mr. Lalonde is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global for government procurement and Trade/WTO and as a Global Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal. He is an appointed panelist under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and serves on the ICDR Canada Panel of Arbitrators. He has held numerous leadership positions in the International, Canadian, and American Bar Associations and is the former Chair and President of Transparency International - Canada.


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