Peter Pamel

Background

Peter Pamel is a partner in our Montréal office and National Leader of our Maritime Law Group. Peter obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor of Common Law from McGill University in 1987 and was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1988. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Finance) from Concordia University which he obtained in 1983.

Areas of Practice

Peter practises almost exclusively in the area of Maritime Law, and regularly represents clients at all levels of our judiciary, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court Appeal.
Peter is recognized internationally as a leading member of the marine legal community in Canada and is often appointed by P & I and F.D. & D Clubs, as well as H & M underwriters.
He acts as counsel to numerous shipowners, operators, charterers, and shipping Lines around the world, and regularly advises in the areas of casualty investigations, charterparty issues and disputes, cargo claim defence, arrest of vessels, regulatory matters, vessel sale and finance, and general commercial activity involving marine property.
Peter has also developed an expertise in Arctic Shipping and is very familiar with Northern issues.
As National Leader of Team North, he is heading up the firm's Northern Initiative and the development of the firm's marketing efforts in Canada 's north.
As Montréal Regional Leader of our Mining Group, he heads up the firm's expansion of the group's activity for mining industry clients with interests in Québec.
He promotes and uses alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including arbitration and mediation.

Rankings and Recognitions

Martindale-Hubbell BV Peer Review Rating
Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada® 2012 (Maritime Law)
Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Shipping and Maritime Law)
Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Shipping & Maritime)

speaking engagements and publications

Canadian Council of International Law 2010 conference - October 28th to 30th 2010 - Ottawa - speaker: Arctic Shipping - New challenges for Maritime Law
Arctic Shipping North America Conference - November 15th to 17th 2010 - Montréal - co-speaker on Legislative changes affecting the North
Arctic Shipping North America Conference - November 15th to 17th 2010 - Montréal - co-chair roundtable discussion: Environmental and development requirements for new projects in the North
Arctic Shipping North America Conference - November 15th to 17th 2010 - Montréal - speaker post-conference seminar: Legal challenges for operating in cold climates
BLG Ambassadors` Luncheon Conference - January 20th 2011 - Ottawa - speaker: Popular misconceptions and exaggerations about the Canadian North
CMLA / NJI Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal Canadian Maritime Law Association Seminar - April 15th, 2011 - Ottawa - speaker: Bills of Lading vs Sea Waybills, and the Himalaya Clause
Canada / Russia / Norway - Dialogue and Cooperation in the Arctic conference - Canada -Russia Intergovernmental Economic Commission - May 26th and 27th 2011 - Ottawa - speaker: Regulatory Uncertainty - Navigating unanticipated barriers to project development in the Arctic.

Professional and Community Activities

Founding member and National Leader of BLG's Team North Initiative, and concentrating on Arctic Shipping in the Canadian North.
National Chair of the firm's Maritime Law Group
Regional Leader – Montréal – of the firm's Mining Group.
Chair, Arctic Shipping Committee - Canadian Maritime Law Association

Press Interviews

Law Times - July 11th, 2011 - BLG sets up team with geographic specialty

Peter G. Pamel