Benedict S. Wray

Avocat principal

Ottawa

Benedict is an English- and Ontario-qualified disputes lawyer. His broad practice includes international arbitration, commercial litigation and administrative law matters, as well as a range of business and human rights issues.

Benedict has experience of international law and investor-state disputes, advising and representing clients on matters governed by the rules of UNCITRAL, the ICC, LCIA, and ADRIC as well as ad hoc arbitrations under various Canadian statutes. He also regularly advises clients on conflict-of-laws and jurisdictional issues, and has appeared before a range of courts in Canada and the UK.

Before joining BLG, Benedict worked both as a barrister in chambers in London and at a global law firm. He recently represented his former firm in a consultation by the Canadian Federal Government regarding possible modern slavery legislation.

He is a member of the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative.

Beyond Our Walls

Community Involvement

  • Director, Options Bytown Non-Profit Housing Corporation

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers Canada – Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Business & Human Rights Law - Nationwide).

Bar Admission & Education

  • Angleterre et pays de Galles, 2009
  • Ontario, 2016
  • LLM, European University Institute, 2010 Comparative, European & International Law
  • PhD in Law, European University Institute, 2015
  • MA, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2008 French and English law
  • LLB, King's College (Londres), 2008