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Provided by Luis Sarabia
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Luis has a broad general litigation and arbitration practice. He has appeared as lead counsel for public and private corporations before various courts and administrative tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ontario Securities Commission. He has specific expertise in acting for leading mining companies in their large and complex litigation and arbitrations, both in Canada and internationally. Luis has also been lead counsel in international arbitrations, has given expert evidence in the United States, and often acts on matters involving Spanish-speaking parties, including in South and Central America and in Spain. He regularly acts as counsel in class actions, takeover bids and change of control litigation, as well as restructuring and environmental litigation. Luis also acts for various high-net-worth Canadian families and individuals in their private, high-stakes disputes. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and teaches a graduate level course in shareholder remedies at Osgoode Hall Law School. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Benchmark Canada; Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation and Mining; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada.
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Canada
Luis Sarabia operates from the Toronto office of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. Known for his strength in the energy industry, he acts on an impressive array of international and domestic arbitrations within the sector. He is also particularly known for his long-standing involvement in arbitration cases relating to Latin America.
Toronto-based Luis Sarabia maintains a broad dispute resolution practice, representing clients in both complex commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. Fluent in Spanish, he also represents clients in international matters.
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"Luis is the type of lawyer where little gets by him. He is always the guy who finds the gem in an agreement when you think it is over. There is always a valued nugget that he comes up with."
"Luis is very responsive and a very good litigator. I enjoy working with him."
"Luis is great at keeping clients informed. He has great judgement and is very good at exercising pressure on opposing counsel when necessary. Excellent written arguments too."
"Luis is very strategic and very commercially savvy."
"Luis is the type of lawyer where little gets by him. He is always the guy who finds the gem in an agreement when you think it is over. There is always a valued nugget that he comes up with."
"Luis is very responsive and a very good litigator. I enjoy working with him."
"Luis is great at keeping clients informed. He has great judgement and is very good at exercising pressure on opposing counsel when necessary. Excellent written arguments too."
"Luis is very strategic and very commercially savvy."