Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Former Director
WTO Appellate Body Secretariat, 2001-2005

Before Ms. Hughes’ position at the WTO, she spent nineteen years with the Government of Canada, during which she held various positions, including Director of the Trade Law Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Director of the General Legal Services Division of the Department of Finance, and Senior Counsel of the International Law Section of the Department of Justice.  Ms. Hughes has served as counsel for Canada before numerous international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice, panels established under the North American Free Trade Agreement, WTO panels and the WTO Appellate Body.

Ms. Hughes will join the Ottawa office of Gowling Lafleur Henderson law firm in 2006.