Canada
Practice Areas
Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure,
Commercial Dispute Resolution,
Energy, Oil & Gas,
Investment Treaty Disputes,
Mergers, Acquisitions & Shareholder Disputes,
Joint Ventures,
Technology & Telecommunications,
Trade & Commodities.
Career
Independent Arbitrator and member of Arbitra International, with offices in London, Abu Dhabi & Washington DC.
Founder of Bay Street Chambers. 2012 – Present. Principal and former Chair of North American Disputes Group, Baker & McKenzie.
Admitted to the Bar of Ontario, 1976
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
Panel Member: ICC, LCIA, ICDR, JCAA, DIAC.
Publications
Brian is the author of Arbitration Law of Canada: Practice and Procedure, a leading text on arbitration and frequently quoted by the courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
He has been a contributor to:
International Arbitration Checklists (Juris),
Alternative Dispute Resolution, (Aspatore Books),
Arbitration World 4th Ed. (Sweet & Maxwell),
The Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide, (CCH),
A Practitioner’s Guide to Commercial Arbitration, (Irwin),
Jura Novit Curia in International Arbitration, (Juris),
Canadian sections of World Arbitration Reporter and Chambers International Arbitration Guide.
Industry Sector Expertise
Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Energy, Oil & Gas
Investment Treaty Disputes
Mergers, Acquisitions & Shareholder Disputes
Joint Ventures
Technology & Telecommunications
Trade & Commodities
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Canada, UK, Europe, USA, Middle-East and Asia
Work Highlights
Examples of representative arbitrations as arbitrator:
Co-arbitrator in a joint venture contract dispute between oil companies (LCIA).
Sole arbitrator in international license dispute regarding IP rights (ICDR).
Chair of the tribunal in a gas pipeline dispute (ICC).
Co-arbitrator in an investor-state dispute regarding road construction (ICSID).
Sole arbitrator in a computer software installation and warranty dispute (ICDR).
Co-arbitrator in a satellite contract dispute (LCIA).
Chair in a power purchase dispute (ad hoc).
Chair in a web-based internet advertising dispute (ICDR).
Chair in a semiconductor design and manufacturing dispute (ICC).
Co-arbitrator in a right of first refusal contract case regarding merchandising rights (ICDR).
Sole arbitrator in a law partnership dissolution dispute. (ad hoc).
Co-arbitrator in a mining equipment dispute (ad hoc).
Chair of the tribunal in a marine docking dispute (ICC).
Emergency Arbitrator regarding a franchise agreement in the entertainment field (ICDR).
Chair in a share purchase dispute involving a government-owned mining company (LCIA).
Co-arbitrator in an investor/state construction dispute (ICC).
Chair in a technology license dispute (LCIA).
Chair of the tribunal in a dispute involving representations and warranties in a share purchase agreement regarding an international hotel chain (ad hoc).
Chair of the tribunal in a U.S. government procurement dispute (ICC).
Chair of the tribunal in a breach of warranty claim concerning the installation of pulp and paper manufacturing equipment. (ad hoc).
Sole arbitrator in a publishing and merchandising license dispute (ICDR).
Chair in an M&A price adjustment dispute regarding retail stores (LCIA)
Co-arbitrator in a construction delay claim (ad hoc).
Sole arbitrator in a joint venture land development dispute (ad hoc).
Co-arbitrator in an energy pricing dispute (ad hoc).
Chair in an M&A Share purchase dispute (ICDR).
Co-arbitrator in a breach of warranty claim concerning the installation of mining equipment (ad hoc).
Co-arbitrator in a royalty dispute respecting oil and gas deposits (ad hoc).
Chair in a petrochemical producer and refiner dispute (ICC).
Co-arbitrator in a wind farm lease dispute (ad hoc).
Chair in a foreign investment consulting agreement dispute (ICC).
Emergency Arbitrator regarding an international licensing dispute in the publishing field (ICDR).