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BLG recognized as market leaders in WWL Arbitration 2021

BLG is pleased to announce that Robert Deane, Craig Chiasson, Sarah McEachern, Cristina Birks and Hugh Meighen have been recognized as leaders arbitration globally in the latest edition of the WWL: Arbitration 2021 presented by Who’s Who Legal (WWL).

WWL: Arbitration 2021 provides an in-depth and extensive look at the international arbitration market with a research process that identifies the world's best international arbitration lawyers.

Through nominations from peers, clients, and tribunal members, counsel listed have been recognised as leading names in the field who are consistently highly recommended for their expertise in resolving complex international disputes.

Robert Deane and Craig Chiasson have been listed as Recommended by their peers and colleagues. Sarah McEachern and Hugh Meighen have also been Recommended and have been acknowledged as Future Leaders, and Cristina Birks has been selected as a Future Leader.

We are also pleased to announce that Hugh Meighen has been selected as one of the ten “Most Highly Regarded” partners under the age of 45 in the Americas.

This is yet another accolade for our elite international arbitration practice, which continues to advocate for clients in Canada and around the world.

Our international arbitration group continues to provide thought leadership on arbitration developments. Most recently, see Dispute management during COVID-19: Moving from litigation to arbitration, The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2021 - Canada Chapter, and International Chamber of Commerce to update Rules of Arbitration in January 2021.

About BLG’s International Arbitration Group

BLG's International Arbitration Group is a national team of lawyers with active practices who appear as counsel and act as arbitrators in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations internationally. Part of the national Disputes Group, the International Arbitration Group is recognized as one of the world's leading arbitration practices by the GAR 100.

About Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

As the largest, truly full-service Canadian law firm, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) delivers practical legal advice for domestic and international clients across more practices and industries than any Canadian firm. With 800 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals, BLG serves the legal needs of businesses and institutions across Canada and beyond — from M&A and capital markets to disputes, financing, and trademark and patent registration.

 

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For more information, please contact:

Tamara Costa
National Director, Brand and Marketing Communications
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
[email protected]
416.350.2642