Michael Kaylor
Partner

Michael Kaylor is a specialist in international trade law and commodity taxes. He has been involved with international trade law issues for more than thirty-five years.

Michael has recognized expertise in the fields of tariff classification, customs valuation, resolution of seizures and assessments at the Recourse Directorate, duty relief programs, the Goods and Services Tax, the Quebec Sales Tax and the rules of origin under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

He represents clients in these areas with the Customs and Excise branches of the Canada Border Services Agency (the "Agency") and has an established record of successful resolution of complex trade and tariff issues with Customs and Excise officials at both the regional and national levels. He appears frequently before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Tax Court and the Federal Court of Canada.

Michael represents importers and exporters in anti-dumping and countervailing trade investigations. He assists foreign exporters and Canadian importers in the completion of questionnaires issued by the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate of the Agency. He represents such companies before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.

He represents clients on trade issues and strategies before officials of numerous government departments, including the Agency, Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Michael served as Chairman and speaker at several Customs Update Seminars held by The Canadian Institute. He has also been an invited speaker at meetings of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers and the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters. He acted as Chairman of the International Trade Committee of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal.

Over the years, Michael has acquired a detailed understanding of the Customs and Excise branches of the Agency and has a full appreciation of the working relationship between these branches and the business community.

He has been a member of the Minister of National Revenue's Advisory Committee, as well as the Minister of National Revenue's Voluntary Disclosure and Fairness Committee.
 

Areas of Expertise

• Commodity Taxes
• International Trade Law

• B.C.L., McGill University, 1974
• LL.B., McGill University, 1972
•  B.A., McGill University, 1969

• Member of the American Bar Association
• Member of the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
• Member of the Montreal Commodity Tax Study Group
• Member of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association
• Member of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers

• Recognized by The International Who’s Who Legal 2011 as one of the best trade and customs attorneys
• Ranks among the lawyers “Consistently Recommended” by Lexpert in the field of Commodity Tax