Alexandre Genest
Profile
Alexandre is a Canadian lawyer member of the Québec Bar. Since September 2018, Alexandre has been working at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a Legal Affairs Officer (Council and TNC Division) assigned to the Dispute Settlement Body. He has also been serving as a panel secretary in a WTO dispute settlement proceeding conducted in Spanish.
Prior to joining the WTO, Alexandre worked as an Associate at boutique public international law firm Volterra Fietta in London.
Alexandre previously clerked with His Excellency Judge Peter Tomka at the International Court of Justice and acted as Counsel to the Government of Canada within its Trade Law Bureau (Investment and Services Division) at the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Alexandre holds an LL.B. (Dean's Excellence List) from Université de Montréal, a Diploma in Public Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from France's École nationale d'administration (ÉNA), a Professional Masters Degree in Public Affairs (mention très bien) from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Double PhD in law from the University of Ottawa and the University of Leiden.
Alexandre has held a number of academic positions, including Part-time Professor of Public International Law at the University of Ottawa and Visiting Lecturer at Leiden University College.