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Provided by James Plotkin

Canada

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James Plotkin is a bilingual litigation and disputes lawyer in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office, practising in the Advocacy and Intellectual Property groups. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration (international and domestic), intellectual property litigation and administrative law.

James has argued before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, as well as all levels of court in Ontario. He also frequently represents clients in international and domestic arbitrations. James is certified as a Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb) by the ADR Institute of Canada and acts as arbitrator in commercial and intellectual property matters in both ad hoc and institutional settings. He is on the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre's (VanIAC) Expedited Procedure arbitrator roster.

In addition to his litigation and arbitration practice, James is involved in domain name dispute resolution, both as counsel and adjudicator. He is on the rosters of the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) and Resolution Canada and regularly acts as a sole panelist and member of three-person dispute resolution panels.

James's public law practice entails both advocacy and advisory components. In addition to representing individuals and businesses in judicial review proceedings, he has acted as litigation counsel to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (Elections Canada) and the Canadian Judicial Counsel. On the advisory side, James is counsel to the City of Ottawa Election Compliance Audit Committee as well as the City of Ottawa Property Standards and License Appeals Committee.

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