Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes)

199 Bay Street
Suite 2800, Commerce Court West
Toronto ON M5L 1A9
Canada
Tel: +1 416 863 2400
Fax: +1 416 863 2653

David Gruber
david.gruber@ blakes.com

Joel Richler
joel.richler@blakes.com

www.blakes.com

Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's leading business law firms with more than 550 lawyers in offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, London and Beijing. Our integrated office network gives clients access to the full spectrum of capabilities found throughout the firm. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or cross-disciplinary, Blakes can provide solutions at every level.

Blakes has been part of new economies since 1856. We are proud of our 150-year history and our role in helping clients prosper during that period. We understand that our continued success depends on our ability to meet the needs of clients today and tomorrow.

Blakes lawyers have considerable experience in domestic and international arbitrations using the rules of many arbitral institutions and ad hoc. We have experience with other forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, mini-trials and final offer selection, and always strive to find the best procedure and forum to achieve our clients' objectives in a cost-effective manner. In addition, a number of our senior litigators have established reputations as arbitrators in both domestic and international arbitrations. With clients doing business with customers worldwide, we are able to arrange superior legal counsel virtually anywhere as needed.

For further information on Blakes and the authors, please visit our website at www.blakes.com