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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Brock, QC, Brian J.E.
Dutton Brock LLP
(416) 593-4411
bbrock@duttonbrock.com
Mr. Brock has been a
prominent civil litigation
trial lawyer in Ontario
for more than 30 years.
He has been the lead
counsel on major cases
from coast to coast. He
appears at all levels
of court, including
the Supreme Court
of Canada.
Brodkin, Andrew
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4278
abrodkin@goodmans.ca
Mr. Brodkin focuses
on IP litigation, primar-
ily in pharmaceutical
patent disputes. He is
particularly active in
proceedings prosecuted
pursuant to the Pat-
ented Medicines
(Notice of Compliance)
Regulations.
Brush, Robert J.
Crawley MacKewn
Brush LLP
(416) 217-0822
rbrush@cmblaw.ca
Mr. Brush's practice
focuses on commercial
and securities litigation
matters. Due to his
specialized expertise,
he has been counsel
on a wide range of civil
cases, class actions and
regulatory proceedings
across the country.
Brock, AdE, William
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6438
wbrock@dwpv.com
Mr. Brock's trial and ap-
pellate practice focuses
on complex commercial,
corporate, M&A and se-
curities matters, fraud
and misappropriation
claims, shareholders
rights litigation and
domestic and inter-
national arbitration.
Brown, Alexandra K.
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(416) 863-2367
alexandra.brown@blakes.com
Ms. Brown practises
tax litigation and dis-
pute resolution repre-
senting domestic and
international clients in
disputes with Canadian
tax authorities. She has
appeared at all levels
of court in Canada and
has argued a number
of significant tax cases.
Buckley, Timothy O.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6169
tbuckley@blg.com
Mr. Buckley defends
companies, municipal-
ities, utilities, hospitals,
manufacturers and
software users in his
commercial litigation
practice, including
cases involving class
actions, product liability,
and scientific or technol-
ogy elements.
tration Group, "this is crystal ball gazing, where you have to
pick the right tool for the job, amid the hope you'll never
have a dispute."
Still, a number of recent developments in commercial ar-
bitration are having an impact on these conversations.
One trend Deane has seen, increasingly so in Canada, is
the advent of third-party funders becoming involved in ar-
bitration claims. While currently more common in interna-
tional arbitration, where the parties are located in different
jurisdictions, Deane says funders have also shown an inter-
est in financing domestic arbitration claims. "ird-party
funders are extremely sophisticated; they invest in arbitra-
tion claims as a business and receive a portion of the return if
the claim is successful," he says. "For companies contemplat-
ing bringing an international arbitration claim, the possibil-
ity of having a third-party funder onboard is not only attrac-
tive, it may be the only, or the most efficient way, to bring a
meritorious claim."
e use of third-party funding in commercial arbitration,
says Deane, is particularly prevalent in Europe and the Unit-
ed States, where most of the largest third-party funders are
based. Yet, "it's becoming less unusual in Canada and is an
area to watch. ird-party funders we've spoken to, and have
relationships with, are very interested in the Canadian mar-
ket because it's not been saturated in the arbitration space,
so Canadian clients are a very attractive prospect." In return,
"Canadian clients have more options to seek funding for ar-
bitration. Funders have indicated they are very interested in
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