James Bunting

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James is a preeminent litigator and trial lawyer. He has led landmark trials and arbitrations both internationally and within Canada, and is repeatedly recognized as one of Canada's leading litigators. James has deep experience in a wide range of areas, including high-stakes commercial disputes, appeals, class actions, competition claims, constitutional challenges, infrastructure disputes and sport-related litigation.

He is consistently named in Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers, Lexpert Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and in Benchmark as a Litigation Star in Class Actions, Commercial Litigation & Securities.

James believes deeply in giving back to the community. He was awarded the 2016 Lexpert Zenith Award for Diversity & Inclusion, recognizing his pro bono work with global athletes. He represented South African born, 800-metre Olympic champion, Caster Semenya (and previously Dutee Chand) in appeals seeking to strike down regulations that require certain women to lower their naturally-occurring testosterone levels as a condition of participation in women's sport. He also served as Athlete Ombudsperson to the Canadian Olympic Committee during the Olympics in Rio, is a former volunteer counsellor and Chair of the Board of Camp Oochigeas, and former member of the board of directors of the Jays Care Foundation.