I am an independent lawyer with more than fifteen years of experience resolving complex commercial and investment disputes across jurisdictions and industries. I accept appointments as arbitrator and frequently serve as a tribunal secretary in complex, high-value disputes. I also continue to act as counsel in select arbitration and litigation matters.

I have acted as counsel, arbitrator, or tribunal secretary in more than fifty international and domestic disputes, involving parties and applicable laws from around the globe. My recent experience includes:

• Sole arbitrator of a commercial dispute involving share subscription agreements (VanIAC Rules)

• Sole arbitrator of a commercial dispute involving a real estate transaction (VanIAC Rules)

• Tribunal secretary in complex, high value ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under ICC, CPR, AAA, ICDR, SCC and LCIA rules, including disputes concerning:

  • pharmaceutical development and commercialization

  • hedge fund management

  • cross-border transportation infrastructure construction

  • gas pipeline construction

  • intellectual property licensing (including standard-essential patents subject to FRAND licensing requirements)

  • mining equipment manufacturing

  • consumer product manufacturing defect claims

  • telecommunications technology

  • allegations of unlawful expropriation under a bilateral investment treaty

• Counsel in international commercial, investor-state, and inter-state arbitrations under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, and CIETAC rules

I am on the VanIAC panels for domestic, international, and expedited proceedings and the HKIAC list of arbitrators, and am a Regional Ambassador for HKIAC (Canada). I continue to mentor junior lawyers seeking to practice international dispute resolution, including service as a Group Advisor for the Young ICCA Mentoring Programme since 2021.

In addition to my law practice, I have lectured on international investment law at the University of Calgary and international commercial arbitration at McGill University. I regularly contribute to publications on arbitration jurisprudence and practice, including Arbitration Matters.