Practice Description

He has been appointed tribunal chair, sole arbitrator and party nominee in well over one hundred substantial cases, involving, among other subjects, nuclear facilities, telecom, satellite and wireless industry disputes, government privatization contracts, aircraft engines, national advertising campaigns, cross border distribution agreements, energy sector rate renewals, oil and gas royalty disputes, alternative energy projects, software licensing and other intellectual property, sale of a business, professional associations and shareholder agreements. He has served in both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations.

Prior to establishing his current practice, Bill appeared as lead counsel before all levels of courts up to and including the Supreme Court of Canada. He successfully represented clients in significant cases involving business and corporate disputes, fraud, lender liability, international banking disputes, litigation arising from major insolvencies and reorganizations, fiduciary duty and good faith obligations, directors and officers liability, professional liability, insurance and reinsurance disputes, competition offences, defamation, shareholder disputes, class actions and injunctive remedies.