Disputes (International & Cross-Border) | Global

Blake, Cassels & Graydon is a market-leading independent Canadian law firm with strong full-service capabilities and teams highly adept in advising clients on cross-border matters. It benefits from strong teams across Canadian centres and representative offices in New York and London, as well as its close relationships with local firms. The law firm provides deep resources and specialist expertise across transactional and contentious and across industry sectors, making it a strong choice for inbound work and a proficient coordinator of international mandates for major Canadian clients.

The law firm provides clients with strong groups of specialist contentious lawyers well versed in international work. Its contentious teams often represent Canadian energy and resources clients in relation to international projects and assets, and are frequently called upon for disputes arising in Africa and Latin America. Its teams often provide local guidance for US and global energy companies on Canadian issues, including class actions and product liability litigation with multi-jurisdictional implications. The law firm also provides top-tier competition litigators, assisting foreign and domestic clients with regard to inbound investment.

"Bennett Jones' litigation department is top-notch. They would be my first choice for any Canadian litigation matters."

"Dream team."

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt is a strong independent Canadian law firm with full-service abilities and expertise across key domestic markets, offering global reach through a New York presence and a well-maintained network of partner firms. The law firm has a robust reputation domestically and is a strong brand in US and international markets, with a stellar track record in cross-border transactions. The law firm is a market leader in the energy space, providing regulatory expertise and deal capabilities to major oil and gas players internationally. It also provides contentious teams well versed in general commercial litigation as well as class actions.

"The cases Stikeman handled were very complex, with loads of technical aspects which they had to understand to better handle the matter. It was done with great ability and they clearly had sufficient specific knowledge about the field to have great reflexes."

"Torys' team have demonstrated exemplary ability to handle legally and procedurally complex and sophisticated matters."

Borden Ladner Gervais is a well-respected Toronto-headquartered law firm with offices across provinces and a network of partner firms that it closely works with to support clients' multi-jurisdictional needs. It has a broad skill set across contentious areas and its teams are well versed in handling international cases and working with foreign clients. The law firm provides strength and depth in cross-border cases and is called upon regarding investment into Canada as well as international trade work, including customs and NAFTA disputes. The group’s arbitration team is highly focused on advising on international files, and adeptly handles cases involving various global jurisdictions across industry sectors

Fasken offers a market-leading mining group and a full service across key contentious and transactional areas, with highly regarded specialists stationed across Canada. The bulk of its resources operate out of Toronto, where it provides strong deal teams, particularly in banking and finance. A major part of its cross-border expertise involves the USA, where it regularly works with clients investing into Canada, in partnership with US firms. Another key component of the law firm's international work springs from its stellar mining and natural resources practice, which extends to offices in London and Johannesburg to provide a global platform to help service Canadian and global clients on their operations around the world.

As an independent litigation boutique, Lenczner Slaght provides specialist expertise in class actions, commercial disputes and arbitration. It displays great proficiency in appellate matters and regularly represents clients in proceedings at all levels of the court hierarchy. The law firm’s practitioners are well versed in cross-border securities litigation, frequently handling disputes in the financial services space. It also counts large mining, pharmaceutical and technology companies among its client base, capably handling cases for Canadian and US-listed companies.

Norton Rose Fulbright combines its Canadian operations with a wider international network that provides an impressive global reach across many key and emerging markets. It offers full-service capabilities and boots on the ground across Canadian provinces, and clients receive well-resourced and full support throughout their interactions with the firm. Its Canadian teams perform strongly in international energy and resources projects and transactions, and regularly link up with industry specialists within the firm globally. Contentious teams also provide solid cross-border capabilities and offer multi-jurisdictional support.