Posted by on Sep 17, 2020

Michael Woods was quoted in the September issue of the Canadian Bar Association’s online magazine, National, about concerns that the global COVID-19 pandemic might lead to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims aimed at government measures put in place in response to the challenge.

Michael has experience form both the government and investor perspective and has served as counsel in several ISDS cases pursuant to NAFTA Chapter 11 as wells as Foreign Investment Protection Agreements (FIPAs) and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).

Here is a link to the article:
https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/in-depth/2020/covid-19-and-the-risk-of-foreign-investor-challeng