Department profile
Torys LLP

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Canada Guide 2026 : Nationwide - Canada


Torys LLP

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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Torys' arbitration group handles international commercial, treaty and award-enforcement work across global jurisdictions. The team is also sought out for domestic Canadian arbitration proceedings. Its lawyers offer broad-based sector expertise in transportation, manufacturing, energy and banking among other areas.

Work Highlights

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  • Torys advised Alamos Gold in a treaty claim brought against the Republic of Türkiye, alleging its failure to renew mining permits constituted unfair and inequitable treatment and expropriated a gold-mining project

Strengths

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  • Torys is truly an integrated and collaborative team that clearly appreciates the importance of client care.

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  • Torys is well established as capable of handing some of the most complex and sophisticated disputes.

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  • The team at Torys is extremely detail-oriented and focused on producing a superior work product. They have a very good technical understanding of the important issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1John A Terry
    Band 1John A Terry

    John A Terry

    John Terry is highly regarded for his practice emphasis on alternative dispute resolution, playing a prominent role in a range of investor-state arbitration proceedings. He is based in Torys' Toronto office.

    • There is nobody more agile and adept in Canada at navigating legal issues that are fraught with complicated geopolitics.

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  • Band 2Frank Iacobucci
    Band 2Frank Iacobucci

    Frank Iacobucci

    Frank Iacobucci is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and receives accolades for his high-quality mediation practice.
  • Up and ComingChris Kinnear Hunter
    Up and ComingChris Kinnear Hunter

    Chris Kinnear Hunter

    Chris Kinnear Hunter is based out of the firm's Toronto office. He is commended for his work in international arbitration and in litigation of enforcement proceedings.

  • Up and ComingEmily Sherkey
    Up and ComingEmily Sherkey

    Emily Sherkey

    Emily Sherkey is a partner in Tory's Toronto office. She regularly acts on commercial and investor-state arbitrations for clients in the mining and financial sectors, amongst others.

Ranked Individuals at Torys LLP (4)

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