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Rambod Behboodi

Rambod Behboodi has thirty years of experience as a trade diplomat, negotiator, and litigator under both the WTO and NAFTA. In postings to Brussels and Geneva as a Canadian diplomat he gained particular insight into multilateral and bilateral trade diplomacy as well as key issues shaping global trading relations (IP, non-tariff barriers, institutional reform, trade and environment, and regulatory cooperation). As General Counsel at Canada’s Finance Ministry, he participated in and advised on CETA negotiations. At the Competition Bureau, he established the Competition Promotion Branch and led the Branch’s efforts in international cooperation agreements and economic advocacy. He served as Counsellor at the WTO and as international trade Partner at the global firm of King & Spalding before launching GenevaTradeLaw.com. He has taught international trade law in universities in Canada and Europe, and in the past five years has been deeply involved in training and capacity-building, and writing on trade, competition law, and climate change. [email protected]

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