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Disputes (International & Cross-Border) - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is a leading independent Canadian law firm with a strong transactional focus, providing specialist expertise from its Toronto base as well as its Montréal and New York offices. Maintaining close relationships with elite firms in global jurisdictions, the law firm cooperates to provide a joint service and is a top choice for inbound referral work. It has a strong reputation in the market for proficient handling of high-end deals for an impressive client base, and offers contentious support across a range of commercial disputes.

The law firm’s Canadian and foreign clients benefit from a depth of resources in contentious areas. It frequently advises on cross-border commercial and securities litigation – often in liaison with US firms – for corporate financial services providers. Teams are called upon to assist with Canadian aspects of large cross-border class actions and cases with multi-jurisdictional parallel proceedings. Its disputes group provides assistance to an international clientele in relation to Canadian enforcement of global arbitration, and it also offers a highly regarded group of competition litigators capable of handling cross-border price fixing and cartel investigations.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Guy Du Pont
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Guy Du Pont
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Guy Du Pont operates a longstanding commercial litigation practice out of Montréal. His expertise includes a focus on tax law matters.
Kent E Thomson
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Kent E Thomson
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Kent Thomson is regularly engaged in some of the country's most high-profile and complex commercial and securities cases. He is a luminary figure in Toronto's disputes market and serves as the head of the firm's litigation department in Toronto.

He is very knowledgeable, strategic and has built a great team around him.

We see Kent on a huge range of files as he can do everything, and he does it well.

Kent is one of the top litigators in the country.

William Brock, Ad E
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William Brock, Ad E
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William Brock enjoys a sterling reputation in the Montréal market for his ability to handle the full gamut of matters in the commercial litigation space. He advises Canadian clients as well as international corporations.

William Brock is excellent in every aspect.

Bill's commercial acumen is strong, and his advocacy skills are second to none.

Bill’s a brilliant, practical and wise lawyer.

Luis Sarabia
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Luis Sarabia
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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 longstanding involvement in arbitration cases relating to Latin America.

Luis Sarabia is very strategic, very thoughtful and very hard-working. He always brings his A-game.

Luis is a tenacious, great litigator who has a real focus on getting things done. He has tremendous expertise as a litigator.

Luis is inquisitive and a smart guy.

Matthew Milne-Smith
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Matthew Milne-Smith
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Matthew Milne-Smith continues to impress with his handling of notable single-plaintiff, class action and appellate disputes. He operates out of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

He is a very fast learner and very good at disseminating information.

Matthew advocates on behalf of his clients to the utmost degree; he does it in a practical way as well.

He delivers practical and actionable advice customised with deep knowledge of our business.

Derek Ricci
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Derek Ricci
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Derek Ricci is well-versed in commercial disputes, including both civil litigation and arbitration matters.

Derek Ricci is a great technical lawyer and an excellent advocate.

Louis-Martin O'Neill
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Louis-Martin O'Neill
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Louis-Martin O'Neill is an esteemed commercial litigator based in Montréal. He draws praise for his securities practice as well as for handling a wider selection of commercial mandates.

Louis-Martin is calm, composed and always responsive.

Louis-Martin O'Neill is an excellent lawyer.

Louis-Martin makes things seem easy, is extremely efficient and knows exactly what to do to gets things done.

Sandra A Forbes
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Sandra A Forbes
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Sandra Forbes is an accomplished commercial litigator best known for her handling of high-value class action proceedings, particularly those relating to competition and antitrust. She is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Luis Sarabia
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Luis Sarabia
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Derek Ricci
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Derek Ricci
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Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Guy Du Pont
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Guy Du Pont
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Kent E Thomson
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Kent E Thomson
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William Brock, Ad E
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William Brock, Ad E
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Matthew Milne-Smith
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Matthew Milne-Smith
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Louis-Martin O'Neill
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Louis-Martin O'Neill
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Sandra A Forbes
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Sandra A Forbes
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