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INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION John Lorn McDougall, QC Dentons Canada LLP Tel: (416) 863-4624 Fax: (416) 863-4592 Toronto john.lorn.mcdougall@dentons.com Joel Richler, FCIArb Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-2735 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto jr@blakes.com J. William Rowley, QC McMillan LLP Tel: (416) 865-7008 Fax: (416) 865-5519 Toronto wrowley@20essexst.com Senior litigation lawyer and partner emeritus, Toronto office. His practice encompasses almost all aspects of corporate and commercial dispute resolution, acting as counsel, mediator and arbitrator. A leading litigator, he has appeared in the courts of most provinces, the FCC, SCC and many administrative tribunals in complex and precedentsetting cases. He has acted in the defense of class actions brought against multinational clients based on allegations of breaches of securities/competition laws and in the defense of charges of insider trading. Presently acting on several large actions concerning auditors' liability arising out of failed commercial enterprises, including Hollinger and Livent. Experienced in international arbitration, he has been a member of many arbitration tribunals dealing with a large variety of commercial disputes. Partner and past Co-chair, Litigation Group, Toronto. Broad commercial litigation and arbitration (domestic and international) practice emphasizing contract disputes, corporate and shareholders' remedies, professional liability, construction law, commercial real estate and insurance. Practiced before all levels of courts in Ontario, New Brunswick and British Columbia, including trial and appellate courts and the SCC. Has also appeared before many administrative tribunals and international/domestic arbitration panels. Acts as arbitrator and mediator. Published in several areas of his practice. Speaker at professional conferences, The Advocates' Society, Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training. Member of CBA, ABA, and The Advocates' Society. Certified by LSUC as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and Litigation Counsel of America. Users' Council Member of London Court of Commercial Arbitration. Past Chair, Canadian Jewish Congress (Ontario). Admitted to Ontario Bar in 1980. Chairman, McMillan LLP, 1996 to 2008 — now Chairman Emeritus and Special Counsel. Current focus: international commercial/ investment treaty arbitration. Accepts appointments through 20 Essex St., London. Described as "one of the elite international arbitrators" ("The New Peace Keepers"), a "Star Performer" (Legal Business Arbitration Report), one of London's "Super-Arbitrators" (Global Arbitration Review), "Exceptional," "Olympian," "no one ever leaves the chamber with a sense of injustice," a "big character on the scene" (Chambers UK), an "extremely strong" arbitrator and a "sensible chairman," (Chambers Most in Demand Arbitrators: Global 2013). Chairman LCIA; member LCIA Court; Director LCIA India. Past member NAFTA 2022 Committee. Member, ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and ICC Canadian Panel. General Editor, Arbitration World, (2004–12); Chair, Editorial Board, Global Arbitration Review; past Chair, IBA Business Section; co-author, Rowley & Baker: International Mergers – the Antitrust Process. John A. Terry Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-8245 Fax: (416) 865-7380 Toronto jterry@torys.com 112 | LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca John Terry's civil litigation practice focuses on public, business and international trade and investment law. He has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Ontario, at the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, before the Supreme Court of Canada, in commercial and investment arbitrations and before a variety of administrative tribunals. Terry regularly provides advice to corporations and federal, provincial and municipal governments on NAFTA and WTO matters. He has acted for and advised major Canadian and multinational corporations in respect of investor–state arbitrations under Chapter 11 of the NAFTA. Terry also has a significant practice in Aboriginal matters, with extensive experience in Aboriginal negotiations and on advising project developers and lenders on issues respecting the duty to consult with First Nations. He also regularly advises natural resource and energy companies on corporate social responsibility issues. LLM, 1989, Harvard Law School; LLB, 1987, University of Toronto. Ontario Bar, 1991.