CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Craig A.B. Ferris KC, Michael J. Donaldson KC and Scott Lucyk, Lawson Lundell LLP
Lawson Lundell LLP differentiates itself as one of the largest and most experienced law firms in Western Canada. It is a leading, full-service business law firm, with over 200 lawyers located in offices in Vancou - ver, Calgary, Kelowna and Yellowknife. The litigation and dispute resolution group has over 70 lawyers across its offices and specialises in arbitration, both domestic and international. The firm’s experience in - cludes Aboriginal, administrative, constitutional and public law; alternative dispute resolution; appellate advocacy; class action; commercial litigation; com -
petition and antitrust; construction and engineering; corporate governance; defamation and media; envi - ronmental; healthcare; insolvency and restructuring; insurance; natural resources; pensions, benefits and trusts; privacy and freedom of information; product liability; public utility and regulatory; real estate; re - search and opinions; securities; taxation; technology; and transportation. The firm’s lawyers are leaders in ADR processes and approaches, including having completed formal training through ADR societies.
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Craig A.B. Ferris KC is an FCIArb and partner at Lawson Lundell LLP. His particular areas of focus include shareholder remedies, trust, pension and fiduciary disputes, securities and transactional litigation, product
arbitrations and complex civil trials, as well as cases before the securities commissions in Alberta and British Columbia. Several of his arbitration cases before the courts have defined the jurisdictional boundaries between the courts and arbitration panels and have established important principles regarding enforcement and annulment of arbitration awards.
liability, mining disputes and real estate litigation. Craig has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He has extensive experience, both as counsel and as a neutral, in international and domestic arbitrations and in administrative settings, including before the British Columbia Securities Commission. Craig has particular knowledge of class actions and acted as lead counsel in several successful defences of major class proceedings in a wide variety of industries.
Scott Lucyk is an FCIArb and partner at Lawson Lundell LLP. His focus is on complex international and domestic disputes, having advised clients across a variety of industries, including energy, mining,
manufacturing, private equity, finance, gaming, pension and technology sectors. Scott also has experience working on matters involving anti-money laundering, cross-border litigation, shareholder, regulatory disputes, cryptocurrency, and the enforcement of foreign awards in Canada. He has appeared in the courts of British Columbia and Ontario and has represented clients in international and domestic arbitrations seated in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and the United Kingdom, as well as arbitration related court matters.
Michael J. Donaldson KC is an FCIArb, and partner and general counsel at Lawson Lundell LLP. He is an experienced litigator and has argued over 50 appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada, Alberta
Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Appeal, and various regulatory appeal tribunals, and has conducted dozens of significant private commercial
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