Gerald W Ghikas KC
Canada Guide 2024
Band 1 : Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators
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About
Provided by Gerald W Ghikas KC
Practice Areas
Gerry Ghikas K.C. is an independent commercial arbitrator, practicing from Vancouver Arbitration Chambers. His arbitrator experience spans a broad range of business and legal subjects including mining, energy, patents and other intellectual property, infrastructure and construction projects, export/import, forestry, finance, corporations and shareholders, manufacturing and distribution, partnerships, joint ventures and other contractual arrangements.
Gerry Ghikas has extensive experience as presiding arbitrator of significant international and domestic arbitrations, both unadministered (including UNCITRAL) and administered by institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, ICDR/AAA, SIAC, VanIAC (formerly BCICAC), ADRIC and others.
Career
Over 35 years as an advocate before courts and tribunals. Appointed Kings Counsel (KC) in 2001. Founder of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS). Executive Editor of Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration. Former Chair of Arbitration Legislation Review Project of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada. Former Chair of the ICC National Arbitration Committee for Canada. Former Vice-President North American Users Council of London Court of International Arbitration. Former Canadian delegate to UNCITRAL Working Group II. Retired Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, College of Commercial Arbitrators and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Professional Memberships
Currently Executive Editor of Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration. Appointed Kings Counsel (KC) in 2001. Founder of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS). Former Chair of Arbitration Legislation Review Project of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada. Former Chair of the ICC National Arbitration Committee for Canada. Former Vice-President North American Users Council of London Court of International Arbitration. Former Canadian delegate to UNCITRAL Working Group II. Retired Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, College of Commercial Arbitrators and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Publications
• author, “Consent to Arbitration, Party Autonomy, And Non-Signatories: A Review of Procedural, Analytical, And Substantive Approaches Under Canadian Laws”, Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration, (2020) Vol. 1 CJCA No. 2, p. 1.