Biography: Arbitration

John Lorn McDougall QC is partner emeritus and counsel to Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, and is based in Toronto. His practice encompasses almost all aspects of corporate and commercial dispute resolution, acting as counsel, mediator and arbitrator. A leading civil litigation lawyer in Canada, John Lorn has appeared in a wide variety of complex cases in the courts and in arbitration. He has particular experience in securities, competition insurance, class actions and insolvency, as well as extensive experience in cross-border cases involving multinational clients. He has sat as an international arbitrator since 1990, and in 2008 joined the international arbitration group at 3 Verulam Buildings in London.

John Lorn McDougall has served as chairman of the Canadian national arbitration committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and is presently a Canadian representative to the ICC commission on arbitration in Paris. He is a member of a number of other panels of international arbitrators including the London Court of International Arbitration, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Mr McDougall is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an honorary member of the Commercial Bar Association of England and Wales.

John Lorn McDougall is a frequent speaker and author on legal and arbitration issues, both domestic and international. A list of his publications and his current curriculum vitae may be found at www.fmc-law.com.

Biography: Commercial Litigation

John Lorn McDougall QC is partner emeritus and counsel to Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. His practice encompasses most aspects of corporate and commercial dispute resolution and is centered on commercial litigation and arbitration. His expertise in trial and appellate advocacy is reflected in leading cases in many different areas of Canadian law. He is active in international litigation matters and has appeared as lead counsel in a wide variety of complex and precedent-setting cases in the courts and arbitrations. Over the years he has coupled his work as counsel with an active practice as an international commercial arbitrator.

He has been active in the defence of class actions brought against multinational clients based on allegations of audit negligence, breaches of securities and competition laws. He has been involved in a number of cross-border class actions and insolvencies and is well experienced in dealing with the expectations of parties to disputes from different legal systems.

Mr McDougall is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an honorary member of the Commercial Bar Association of England and Wales. He has served as chairman of the Canadian national arbitration committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and is presently a Canadian representative to the ICC commission on arbitration. He is a member of a number of other panels including the LCIA, ICDR, and CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution.

He is a frequent speaker on a variety of subjects including cross-border litigation, professional liability, class actions and securities litigation issues.