Sarah McEachern
Canada Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
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About
Provided by Sarah McEachern
Practice Areas
Sarah has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration disputes. She focuses her practice on helping clients resolve complex disputes in the commercial, construction, mining, health and energy sectors. She has expertise in both domestic and international disputes and has acted or advised on proceedings under the rules of the ICC, ICDR, AAA, SCC, HKIAC and BCICAC (now VanIAC).
Sarah is BLG’s regional manager of commercial and construction disputes. Sarah has experience negotiating commercial agreements with health authorities, as well as resolving related disputes through mediation and arbitration. She has acted for online pharmacies and pharmaceutical development companies dealing with financing and licensing disputes. Sarah, an experienced arbitrator, was selected as one of 12 arbitrators to sit on the inaugural roster of Arbitration Place's NextGen Arbitrators. In 2021 the Government of British Columbia appointed Sarah to serve a five-year term as a roster member for BC's Bid Protest Mechanism and Dispute Resolution panels, established under the New West Partnership Trade Agreement and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Professional Memberships
Advisory Board Member, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
Vice Chair, North American Committee, Campaign for Greener Arbitrations
Steering Committee, IBA Arb40
Roster Member, Arbitration Place, NextGen
Director, Vancouver International Arbitration Centre
Publications
Co-authored the guide Technology Resources for Arbitration Practitioners for the IBA