Robert J C Deane

Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Robert JC Deane is the national leader of BLG’s International Arbitration Group. He has been involved in numerous significant international arbitration proceedings under the rules of multiple arbitral institutions throughout the world. Notably, Mr Deane has represented Mexico in arbitral proceedings and in Canadian court proceeding arising from a NAFTA Chapter Eleven claim (Metalclad Corp. v United Mexican States; Feldman v United Mexican States; Bayview Irrigation District v United Mexican States; Cargill, Incorporated v United Mexican States; Corn Products International Inc. v United Mexican States). Mr Deane also provided advice on numerous other NAFTA arbitral proceedings. 

As an arbitrator, Mr Deane has either chaired or been sole arbitrator in international and domestic proceedings involving parties throughout the world. He is also frequently sought after for his expert advice, recently appearing as an expert in Rand Investments Ltd. and others v Republic of Serbia. Apart from arbitration, he is highly regarded for litigating complex cases throughout Canada and at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Mr Deane is recognised as a leading disputes lawyer in many peer-reviewed publications, including Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; Lexpert; and Benchmark Litigation. He holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Pre-eminent Peer Review Rating, was named by Euromoney’s Benchmark Canada as “International Arbitration Counsel of the Year” 2013, 2014 and 2015, was honoured with the 2014 Lexpert Zenith Award (International Commercial Arbitration).