Acting for a major U.K. manufacturer in an international (ICC) arbitration with respect to a products liability claim
Acting as settlement counsel on behalf of a party in a multi-million dollar dispute being litigated in the Alberta Courts
Acted as counsel in a multimillion dollar mediation before George Adams on behalf of a multi-national pulp and paper company arising from the sale of asbestos contaminated land
Acted as counsel to a big five bank in a mediation arising from a multi-million dollar bank fraud
Acted as counsel in a mediation achieving successful settlement for plaintiffs in claims involving construction defects ranging from wide-spread water ingress
Served as a mediator in successfully resolved disputes arising out of a grant by a franchisor of new, competing franchise rights in close proximity to an existing franchise
Served as a mediator in a complex and emotional dispute involving a disputed disposition of a 1/11 interest in a private recreational real estate development in British Columbia
Acted as counsel in settling under Judicial Dispute Resolution a long standing, complex, bitterly contested constructive trust lawsuit brought against a very successful and wealthy businessman
Acted as counsel in a construction dispute involving potential claims from contractors representing tens of millions of dollars, which were successfully resolved through negotiations and the acceptance of an arrangement plan by creditors
Acted as counsel in numerous mediations, including disputes involving oil and gas, intellectual property, commercial, franchise and other matters
Acted as counsel for a pulp and paper company on arbitration relating to a dispute concerning the post-closing cost of installing environmental controls and remediation work totaling more than $55 million
Acted as counsel in a $50 million arbitration conducted under the ICC Rules, and held in Paris, of a product liability dispute related to the construction of an aluminum smelter
Acted as counsel to a multinational industrial equipment manufacturer in a multi-million Euro ICC arbitration against a German equipment supplier concerning mining equipment failures at a Chilean mining operation
Acted as counsel in a multi-million dollar international arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules involving the rates to be paid under optional extensions of an offshore drilling rig contract
Acted as counsel to an international pipeline company in a multi-million dollar UNCITRAL arbitration of a contract dispute with a Venezuelan agent
Acted as counsel for an insurer in an arbitration involving a $4.5 million deliberate tortious act claim
Acted as counsel for a multi-national pharmaceutical company in successfully defending International Chamber of Commerce arbitration claim for substantial royalties
Acted as counsel in the arbitration of a dispute between a British and Hong Kong bank and the purchase and sale of a Canadian Schedule 2 bank
Acted as counsel in an employment matter commenced as litigation but promptly elevated to arbitration, achieving settlement prior to the hearing on terms very satisfactory to our clients
Acted as counsel for a major forest products company in a domestic arbitration concerning a contractual dispute (2007)
Acted as counsel for a major forest products company in a domestic arbitration with respect to a share valuation dispute (2008)
Acted as counsel in an arbitration relating to the correct calculation of a mining royalty (2010)
Acted as Chair of an arbitration panel where a Canadian corporation sought force majeure relief from delivery obligations to a U.S. purchaser under a Gas Sales Agreement resulting from Gas Shut-In Orders imposed by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Acting as a panel member in an international arbitration involving a substantial sum of money and considerable complexity relating to a dispute concerning a supply and construction contract between a European supplier and Canadian parties and a unique construction project
Acting as a panel member in an international arbitration involving a substantial sum of money involving novel legal issues arising in a dispute arising from a software distribution contract between European and Canadian parties
Acting as a panel member in an international arbitration involving a product distribution agreement made between parties in Canada and the United Kingdom
Acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute between two large technology companies involving in excess of $90 million, relating to the misappropriation of source codes
Acted as single arbitrator in four domestic arbitrations under the B.C. Forest Act and the Canadian Labour Code
Acted as sole arbitrator interpreting the provisions of an Oil and Gas Joint Operating Agreement
Acting as sole arbitrator appointed by the Superior Court of Ontario to determine commercial real estate issues and report to the Court with an award
Acting as sole arbitrator in a real estate dispute involving a complex valuation problem relating to a long-term shared use agreement
Acted as arbitrator and counsel in numerous commercial landlord and tenant disputes concerning rent valuations, property use, termination adjustments, construction costs and environmental issues, and in arbitrations involving oil and gas, intellectual property, commercial, franchise and other matters
Counseling businesses in respect of the drafting of dispute resolution provisions in contracts
Acted for international railway company on multi-million dollar arbitration over amounts owing under joint section agreement