J. Brian Casey FCIArb

J. Brian Casey FCIArb


Bay Street Chambers

Recognized since 2006

Toronto, Ontario

Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution

International Arbitration

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Mr. Casey has over 40 years of experience in commercial dispute resolution. He is a former Principal of Baker & McKenzie International and a former Chair of the Firm’s North American Disputes Group.Mr. Casey received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Carleton University and graduated magna cum laude with his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1976. He has practiced at all levels of the courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.Mr. Casey also holds an LL.M. in international business law from York University, having focused his studies on international commercial arbitration. In 1995 he was designated a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In 2012 he formed Bay Street Chambers to focus exclusively on his practice as an independent arbitrator. During his career, Mr. Casey has been retained as sole arbitrator, chairman of the tribunal, or as co-arbitrator in numerous commercial arbitrations both ad hoc and institutional under the auspices of the LCIA, ICC, ICDR, VanIAC, and ICSID. Many of his cases involve technical or scientific issues.Mr. Casey is listed in tier 1 in Chambers Global, in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration and in Who’s Who Legal as a Thought Leader. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Law School and is on the Council of the American Arbitration Association. He is Chair of the Canadian Advisory Committee to the ICDR.Mr. Casey is the author of Arbitration Law of Canada: Practice and Procedure, a leading text on arbitration and frequently quoted by the courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He is a contributor to International Arbitration Checklists (Juris), Alternative Dispute Resolution, (Aspatore Books), Arbitration World 4th Ed. (Sweet & Maxwell), the Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide, (CCH), A Practitioner’s Guide to Commercial Arbitration, (Irwin), Jura Novit Curia in International Arbitration, (Juris), and the Canadian sections of World Arbitration Reporter and Chambers International Arbitration Guide. Representative arbitrations as arbitrator:· Co-arbitrator in a joint venture contract dispute between oil companies (LCIA)· Sole arbitrator in international licence dispute regarding IP rights (ICDR)· Chair of the tribunal in a gas pipeline dispute (ICC)· Co-arbitrator in an investor/state dispute regarding road construction (ICSID)· Co-arbitrator in a right of first refusal contract case regarding merchandizing rights (ICDR)· Sole arbitrator in a law partnership dissolution dispute. (ad hoc)· Co-arbitrator in a satellite contract dispute (LCIA)· Co-arbitrator in a mining equipment dispute (ad hoc)· Chair of the tribunal in a marine docking dispute (ICC)· Sole arbitrator in a computer software installation and warranty dispute. (ICDR)· Emergency Arbitrator regarding a franchise agreement in the entertainment field (ICDR)· Chair in a power purchase dispute (ad hoc)· Chair in a share purchase dispute involving a government owned mining company (LCIA)· Chair in a semiconductor design and manufacturing dispute (ICC)· Co-arbitrator in an investor/state construction dispute (ICC)· Chair in a technology licence dispute (LCIA)· Chair of the tribunal in a dispute involving representations and warranties in a share purchase agreement regarding an international hotel chain. (ad hoc)· Chair of the tribunal in a U.S. government procurement dispute (ICC)· Chair of the tribunal in a breach of warranty claim concerning installation of pulp and paper manufacturing equipment. (ad hoc)· Sole arbitrator in a publishing and merchandizing licence dispute. (ICDR)· Chair in an M&A price adjustment dispute regarding retail stores (LCIA)· Co-arbitrator in a construction delay claim. (ad hoc)· Sole arbitrator in a joint venture land development dispute. (ad hoc)· Co-arbitrator in an energy pricing dispute (ad hoc)· Chair in an M&A Share purchase dispute (ICDR)· Co-arbitrator in a breach of warranty claim concerning installation of mining equipment. (ad hoc)· Co-arbitrator in a royalty dispute respecting oil and gas deposits (ad hoc)· Chair in a petrochemical producer and refiner dispute (ICC)· Co-arbitrator in a wind farm lease dispute (ad hoc)· Chair in a foreign investment consul

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  • 333 Bay Street, Suite 900
    Toronto, ON M5H 2R2
    Canada

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • International Arbitration, Toronto, Canada (2024)
  • International Arbitration, Toronto, Canada (2021)
  • International Arbitration, Toronto, Canada (2019)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution, Toronto, Canada (2017)
  • International Arbitration, Toronto, Canada (2013)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution, Toronto, Canada (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for work in:
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • International Arbitration
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  • Arbitrator
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