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.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon provides best-in-class advice to Canadian and foreign clients and is regarded as a market leader for disputes work. The law firm is often called upon in relation to class action and product liability cases involving Canadian and foreign entities, often with directly related or parallel proceedings in the USA. It also offers clients experience of cross-border securities and corporate litigation, which is frequently called upon by major clients who work closely with its stellar banking practice. The disputes teams also represent clients in arbitration and litigation on international cases – partnering with other firms – on issues involving clients’ global assets and investments, often on behalf of energy, mining and investor clientele.

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.

McCarthy Tétrault has experienced teams located across Canada providing the full spectrum of practice area and industry knowledge and is a top choice across transactional and contentious work. Benefiting from its Canadian law offering in New York and its London office, the firm is well placed to service foreign clients on inbound Canada work as well as advising Canadian clients on their US and global operations. The law firm works collaboratively with firms in key markets across the globe to deliver cross-border solutions for its clients.

Bennett Jones is a distinguished Canadian law firm with roots in the Alberta energy market, offering national coverage and expertise across transactional and contentious matters in conjunction with industry-specific experience. The law firm provides international scope to clients through an office presence in New York (practising only Canadian law) and through relationships with a network of global partner firms. Oil and gas has long been part of the firm’s identity, and it performs strongly on transactions and disputes in the space, including international arbitration.

The law firm offers a broad suite of services in disputes, including high-performing and globally oriented practices in arbitration and international trade. The law firm has a strong track record representing clients in international arbitration – including at major ICC centres – with an emphasis on energy and construction disputes, often involving Middle Eastern entities. Ita US presence provides the firm with opportunities to partner with US firms as Canadian counsel on major class action and litigation defence work. A highly regarded competition group on the contentious side assists clients with investments into Canada, and the firm provides additional expertise acting on customs and trade disputes.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is a leading independent Canadian law firm with a strong transactional focus, providing specialist expertise from its Toronto base, as well as its Montréal and New York offices. Maintaining close relationships with elite firms in global jurisdictions, the law firm cooperates to provide a joint service and is a top choice for inbound referral work. It has a strong reputation in the market for proficient handling of high-end deals for an impressive client base, and offers contentious support across a range of commercial disputes.

The law firm’s Canadian and foreign clients benefit from a depth of resources in contentious areas. It frequently advises on cross-border commercial and securities litigation – often in liaison with US firms – for corporate financial services providers. Teams are called upon to assist with Canadian aspects of large cross-border class actions and cases with multi-jurisdictional parallel proceedings. Its disputes group provides assistance to an international clientele in relation to Canadian enforcement of global arbitration, and it also offers a highly regarded group of competition litigators, capable of handling cross-border price fixing and cartel investigations.

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.

Across Canadian locations, the firm offers broad contentious capabilities centred on serving its corporate client base. Its teams are well versed in energy disputes relating to foreign clients’ assets and operations in Canada, as well as in representing Canadian oil and gas clients in international disputes and arbitration relating to foreign-held assets and projects. The class action and product liability groups also display proficiency in cross-border matters, often acting for companies in the pharmaceutical industry on the Canadian aspects of multi-jurisdictional cases. Aided by its New York presence, the law firm is well positioned for commercial litigation including in relation to securities and tax.

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.

Fasken also displays capabilities across contentious areas including class actions, product liability and IP litigation. It is experienced in international disputes related to international trade, anti-corruption compliance and anti-bribery matters. The law firm is recognised for its counsel to clients in defence of class action claims, with proceedings often implicating US and other foreign entities operating in Canada. Its class action capabilities span competition and securities matters, where the law firm often acts for its financial services and banking client base on a cross-border basis.

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.

Norton Rose Fulbright offers strong resources across Canada, providing specialist teams across disputes areas. It is often mandated by corporates for commercial litigation files involving the US and other markets, frequently representing energy companies. Clients benefit from the firm’s global reach and network in cross-border class action proceedings, including product liability and competition mandates. The law firm is recognised for its Canadian practitioners’ representation of clients in international arbitrations, providing a strong Canadian team and global platform for clients on multi-jurisdictional disputes.