Mr Henry J Chang Partner Blaney McMurtry LLP - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

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Lawyer Biography

Mr Henry J Chang

Henry J. Chang is co-chair of the firm’s International Trade and Business Group and a member of its Immigration Law Group.

Henry obtained his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1990. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Henry is also licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant by the Law Society of Upper Canada, which is a requirement for all Ontario lawyers who provide advice on foreign law.

As a member of the firm’s International Trade and Business Group, Henry acts for foreign and domestic companies seeking to transport goods, services, capital, and/or and intellectual property across borders. He provides representation on a broad range of trade- and customs-related issues, including:

  • Trade issues arising from multilateral and bilateral trade agreements;
  • Anti-dumping remedies and countervailing duties under the Special Import Measures Act;
  • Safeguard remedies under the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;
  • Customs issues under the Customs Act and Customs Tariff;
  • Import and export controls under the Export and Import Permits Act; and
  • Economic sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act.

Henry is also a member of the firm’s Immigration Law Group. A recognized authority in the field of United States and Canadian immigration law, he lectures extensively on the subject in both the United States and Canada. His work has been published in numerous nationally- and internationally-recognized publications, including LexisNexis’ Immigration Law & Procedure, which has been cited in over 300 federal court decisions in cases from across the U.S. circuit courts of appeals, federal district courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Henry also mentors other lawyers in the practice of immigration law in the United States and Canada.

Henry is listed in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, the International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2011, the Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association and Strategic Research Partner of the ABA Section of International Law. He is also listed in the 2011 Lexpert Legal Directory as a leading legal practitioner in Canada.

Practice Areas

  • Immigration
  • International Trade and Business

Call to the Bar

  • Called to the Bar of Ontario, 1992
  • Admitted to the State Bar of California, 1992

Achievements

  • Licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant by the Law Society of Upper Canada

Education

  • J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 1990

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Member, The State Bar of California
  • Executive Member, Canadian Bar Association (National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section)
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association Section of International Law
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association