Robert J.C. Deane
Recognized since 2012
Vancouver, British Columbia
Advertising and Marketing Law
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration
Privacy and Data Security Law




Robert (Rob) Deane is a Partner and the National Leader of BLG’s Arbitration Group in the Vancouver office. Rob is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading counsel in commercial litigation, international and domestic commercial arbitration, privacy, and intellectual property litigation, among other areas. As litigation counsel, Rob has litigated complex cases throughout Canada and at all levels of court, in diverse areas such as contractual disputes, arbitration-related litigation including appeals, mining disputes, life sciences and other intellectual property disputes, consumer class actions, sponsorship and advertising disputes, shareholder disputes, securities regulation, information and privacy law, and administrative law.
As arbitration counsel, Rob has appeared in significant arbitration proceedings in North America, Asia and Europe, under almost all major institutional sets of rules, in a wide array of industry sectors including construction and infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, distribution, pharmaceuticals, energy, and mining as well as investor-State disputes.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://blg.com/en/Our-People/Deane-Robert
Location
- Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
Suite 1200
Vancouver, BC V7X 1T2
Canada
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia, 2000
272 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
26 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada awards




Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Vancouver, Canada (2022)
- Privacy and Data Security Law, Vancouver, Canada (2018)
- International Arbitration, Vancouver, Canada (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2022 for work in:
- Advertising and Marketing Law
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Privacy and Data Security Law
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