Lawyers in Torys’ international trade team ‘leave no stone unturned’. Equipped to advise on a mix of economic sanctions, export controls and anti-corruption issues, the group is primarily recognized for its strength in NAFTA and WTO matters, with a focus on investment-treaty arbitrations. Key contact John Terry also leads the arbitration practice; he specializes in representing claimants and respondents in investment arbitrations, as well as in set-aside and enforcement proceedings, under bilateral and multilateral treaties. Counsel Ryan Lax also advises on investment arbitration cases.
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‘The team stands out for its practical and risk-based approach, as well as for its understanding of the market. Lawyers are responsive but also friendly and practical.’
‘The international trade team at Torys in Toronto include some of the most intelligent lawyers I have ever worked with. They think outside of the box, have tremendous attention to detail and leave no stone unturned in servicing their clients to try and obtain the best outcome possible.’
Key clients
- Alamos Gold Holdings Coöperatief and Alamos Gold Holdings
- Infinito Gold
- Bilcon of Delaware
- Vento Motorcycles
- Windstream Energy
- 27 American investors
- B-Mex, and several other American investors with investments in Mexico
Work highlights
Led a team of Canadian and Turkish lawyers representing Alamos in an investment treaty claim brought by its Netherlands-based subsidiaries against the Republic of Türkiye under the Netherlands-Türkiye BIT.
Represented Infinito Gold in its successful arbitral claim against the Republic of Costa Rica under the Canada-Costa Rica Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments.
Represented Bilcon of Delaware in an application to set aside a tribunal’s damages award in a dispute against the Government of Canada under NAFTA.
Practice head
John Terry
Other key lawyers
Peter Aziz; Ryan Lax; Christopher Caparelli; Emily Sherkey; Chris Kinnear Hunter