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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration | Canada

Nationwide - Canada

Dispute Resolution also includes domestic and international arbitration, in other words, the resolution of disputes by one or more neutral parties, either an arbitrator or an arbitration panel. Many contracts - including those imposed on customers by many financial and healthcare organisations - require mandatory arbitration in the event of a dispute.

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  2. J Cameron MowattTereposky & DeRose LLP

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Band 1

  1. Bennett Jones LLP
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    Bennett Jones LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked

    Bennett Jones is home to an accomplished group of lawyers noted for their focus on arbitration proceedings. The team demonstrates considerable experience handling both domestic Canadian and international arbitrations arising in South America, Asia and Europe.

  2. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked

    Blake, Cassels & Graydon offers clients strong nationwide expertise, offering an expert group of disputes lawyers at home arbitrating in all of Canada's major venues. The team also offers accomplished representation in international arbitration proceedings, with notable expertise in advising on treaty claims under the full gamut of institutional rules.

  3. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked

    Borden Ladner Gervais offers clients a deep bench of skilled arbitrators and dispute resolution lawyers, with the ability to handle complex domestic and international arbitrations. The firm regularly takes on natural resource and energy-related contests and is perhaps best known for its leading expertise in construction arbitration.

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Band 2

  1. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is well regarded for its work in the arbitration space. The firm regularly acts for clients in construction, telecoms and energy proceedings. It capably handles both domestic and international arbitrations.

  2. Dentons Canada LLP
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    Dentons Canada LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked

    Dentons' arbitration group is a go-to for both domestic and international proceedings, demonstrating considerable experience practising in venues across Canada and the globe. The team is particularly expert in contentious proceedings as to jurisdiction and procedure and is noted for sector expertise in mining and energy.

  3. Fasken
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    Fasken
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Fasken has a strong and varied arbitration practice, with the firm regularly acting on a broad range of commercial disputes.The firm is held in particularly high regard for its skills in mining and natural resource matters, and is frequently turned to for international disputes involving the Americas, Asia and Africa.

  4. Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
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    Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Gowling offers clients a strong, well-resourced pool of disputes lawyers in Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. The group has a strong track record in domestic arbitration and both treaty and commercial claims in international disputes, notably those involving major infrastructure projects.

  5. Lawson Lundell LLP
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    Lawson Lundell LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Lawson Lundell offers a deep bench of seasoned practitioners with experience in disputes involving mining, oil and gas, power and wider construction projects. The firm is a particularly fine choice for disputes in western Canada, with offices in British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

  6. Lenczner Slaght
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    Lenczner Slaght
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Lenczner Slaght is an expert disputes boutique with an excellent track record in high stakes litigation and arbitration matters. The Toronto-based firm's signature expertise in trial work is complemented by excellent expertise in domestic and international arbitration mandates, including those in the construction, energy and technology sectors.

  7. McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked

    McCarthy Tétrault is highlighted for its strength in both domestic and international arbitration. The team offers notable expertise in investment treaty and investor protection disputes. The firm is further noted for its work seeking enforcement of arbitral awards.

  8. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt has a strong pedigree in domestic commercial litigation and ADR matters, with clients benefiting from the firm's expert group of litigation and arbitration lawyers. The firm offers further expertise in international arbitration under all major institutional rules in both treaty and commercial claims, notably in construction and energy matters.

  9. Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
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    Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Singleton Reynolds is considered a first port of call for disputes arising in the infrastructure and construction sectors, with clients benefiting from the firm's deep experience in the field and its talented pool of dedicated experts in construction arbitration claims. The team excels in both domestic and international disputes involving defect and delay claims, cost overruns and lien claims.

  10. Torys LLP
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    Torys LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked

    Torys' arbitration group handles international commercial, treaty and award-enforcement work across global jurisdictions. The team is also sought out for domestic Canadian arbitration proceedings. Its lawyers offer broad-based sector expertise in transportation, manufacturing, energy and banking among other areas.

  11. Tereposky & DeRose LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2026 | Band 2