Henri Alvarez is the Co-Chair of the firm's International Arbitration Practice Group.
Henri has over 25 years of experience in the field of international commercial arbitration and dispute resolution. Since 1985, Henri has taught a course in this field at the Faculty of Law at The University of British Columbia. He has acted as both an arbitrator and as counsel in international and domestic commercial arbitrations involving investments, trade, franchising, licensing, distributorship, construction, forestry, oil and gas, energy, banking, corporate and general commercial disputes. He has served as a sole arbitrator, party-appointed arbitrator and Chairman in many international matters and regularly conducts arbitrations in English, Spanish and French.
Honours and Awards
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, International Arbitration
- International Who's Who 2008-2012, Commercial Arbitration (International)
- Chambers Global 2012, Star Individuals, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International)
- Chambers Global 2009-2012, Most in Demand Arbitrators (Band 1) Canada
- Lexpert/American Lawyer Media's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2009-2012, Most Frequently Recommended, International Commercial Arbitration
- Queen's Counsel, 2008
Membership/Affiliations
- Member, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Council
- Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association
- London Court of International Arbitration
- Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Former Council Member of the International Bar Association's Legal Practice Division and Co-Chair of the LPD's North American Forum
- Canadian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Former Co-Chair, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Committee of the International Bar Association
- Chapter 19 Panelist, North American Free Trade Agreement
- Arbitration Roster of several international arbitral institutions (American Arbitration Association, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong International Commercial Arbitration Centre, Singapore International Arbitration Centre)