Craig Chiasson
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Band 3
About
Provided by Craig Chiasson
Practice Areas
Craig is a partner in BLG’s International Arbitration Group in Vancouver. He has extensive experience in international and domestic arbitration, including investor-state disputes, as counsel and arbitrator. Craig’s arbitration experience includes cases seated in and governed by substantive laws of many jurisdictions, and in a vast array of industries. Craig is recognized by Chambers Global and Canada, GAR’s Who’s Who, Lexpert and Benchmark Canada, among others, and is Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ rated.
Career
Craig began his career as a student and then associate at BLG in its Disputes Group. In December 2005, he moved to Paris, France where he practised at Freshfields in its International Arbitration Group until November 2011, when he returned to BLG in Vancouver.
Professional Memberships
Craig is an active member of numerous arbitral institutions and associations, including on Roster of Arbitrators, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee, including as a listed arbitrator, the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and an advisory member of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA). Craig is also a member of the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC) as a rostered arbitrator and is on its Rules Committee.