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Roy Cotton-O'Brien, Associate | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Roy Cotton-O'Brien

Associate | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2022 | New York, 2022 | Oregon, 2021 | Alberta, 2018 | Ontario, 2018
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Roy specializes in complex commercial disputes, including arbitrations, appeals, and insolvency matters.

He has appeared in the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, and has experience in United States Federal Courts in Texas, New York, Delaware, and California. Prior to joining the firm, Roy practiced at a leading international law firm in New York City and clerked at the Alberta Court of Appeal.

Career & Education

Education

  • Master of Laws University of Cambridge
  • JD University of Toronto
  • BA (Honours), Political Science & Philosophy McGill University

Publications

  • Utilizing AI-powered Tools In Arbitration, 5/23/2024
  • “Unpacking the Meaning of Good Faith in Bhasin v Hrynew” (2018), 48 The Advocates’ Quarterly 473
  • “A Case for Uniformly Abolishing the Rule Against Perpetuities in Canadian Trust Law” (2017), 36 Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal 230
Article, Author “Unpacking the Meaning of Good Faith in Bhasin v Hrynew” (2018), 48 The Advocates’ Quarterly 473
Article, Author “A Case for Uniformly Abolishing the Rule Against Perpetuities in Canadian Trust Law” (2017), 36 Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal 230

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