In the News Detail

2008   |   2007  

Pierre Bienvenu is quoted in this month's Lexpert magazine talking about the firm's strong international arbitration practice and how Canadian litigators are leaders in this field.

Excerpt

From international class actions and trade tribunals to the 2,000 or so multilateral treaties that rule international investment and the private arbitrations that govern so many international business relationships, the work is positively gushing. As a growth area, it's a corker.

It's a wonder more Canadian law firms aren't paying serious attention.

Ogilvy Renault LLP is one of a handful of mainstream corporate law firms that places obvious strategic focus on international arbitration. Pierre Bienvenu, one of Ogilvy's marquee names in the field along with Yves Fortier, says as Canadian corporate clients go global their law firms would be wise to follow if they don't want to lose business to the international behemoths.

"It used to be when there was a case in London or Paris or Zurich, the first reaction was to go to an English, French or Swiss firm-but that's not necessarily true anymore," says Bienvenu, Ogilvy Renault's managing partner and chair of the executive committee as well as co-chair of the arbitration group.

 Back to In the News

Media Contacts

Lisa Azzuolo
National Director, Marketing
Toronto
416.216.3909
lazzuolo@ogilvyrenault.com
Profile

Joanne Lajeunesse
Director, Marketing and Media Relations - Quebec Region
Montréal
514.847.4723
jlajeunesse@ogilvyrenault.com

Peter Zvanitajs
Senior Advisor, Media Relations
Toronto
416.216.1871
pzvanitajs@ogilvyrenault.com

Lise Monette
Chief Marketing Officer
Toronto
416.216.4008
lmonette@ogilvyrenault.com
Profile

Media Kit

More