Business disputes arise from time to time. Resolving them is our business. BLG is one of Canada’s leading dispute resolution firms with a strong tradition of excellence in commercial litigation and arbitration. Our lawyers begin by developing an understanding of your business and strategic objectives, in order to work with you to develop solutions to prevent or resolve disputes in an effective and cost sensitive way. Whether your business is local, national or international, we know that disputes can be disruptive to your business, divert you away from your core business, and result in unwanted costs. When disputes escalate into litigation or arbitration proceedings, you can count on us to aggressively represent your interests, protect your position, and pursue the remedies that are most appropriate to the case.
Our litigators are experienced in the civil and criminal courts across Canada, both federal and provincial, as well as in the Supreme Court of Canada and before virtually all regulatory and administrative tribunals. Our arbitration lawyers are experienced in arbitrations administered by all of the leading international and foreign arbitral institutions including the ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICDR, ICSID, AAA, SIAC and others, and are well-versed in all forms of domestic commercial arbitration proceedings.
Our dispute lawyers are experienced in all areas of business law, including corporate and commercial law, class actions, shareholders’ disputes, officer and director liability, commercial fraud, banking, securities, bankruptcy and insolvency, real estate, intellectual property, estates and trusts, franchise and distribution disputes, administrative and public law, procurement and international trade. We are also experienced in all major industries including automotive, banking and financial services, natural resources (mining, oil and gas), power generation, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and technology.
Ten of our trial lawyers are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and one recently served as its President. Our litigators are highly ranked in all of the leading national and international ranking publications, including Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Martindale-Hubbell, Who's Who Legal: Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada®, Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, and Benchmark Canada – The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. Our disputes lawyers teach courses at the leading Canadian law schools and regularly speak at continuing legal education conferences and industry events as experts on dispute resolution topics.
Clients regularly call on our dispute lawyers to make representations before judicial inquiries, governmental and parliamentary bodies and to formulate legislative and regulatory proposals and policies.
Clients benefit from our exceptional document management and litigation support services. We will apply the most appropriate services to ensure the efficient and cost effective management of your case. For example, we may recommend the use of advanced early case assessment and other eDiscovery applications, and other tools to assist in the management of document intensive cases. We will work with you to provide easy access to the assembled information, with a view to facilitating our joint assessment and consideration of the optimal strategy. Our lawyers are supported by law clerks with experience in the provision of first class document management and litigation support.
