Best Lawyers™ Names Firm Lawyer as 2014 Ottawa International Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year”

OTTAWA, August 27, 2013 – Ottawa law firm Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to announce that Barry Leon, Partner and Head of the firm’s International Arbitration Group, has been named 2014 Ottawa International Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers™ International.

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honoured as Lawyer of the Year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and practice areas for the lawyer’s abilities, professionalism and integrity.

In 2009, the firm was committed to developing a globally competitive international arbitration practice based in Ottawa and established its International Arbitration Group at that time.  Barry Leon joined the Group and has been an integral part of the Group’s success, helping to establish it as one of the top international arbitration practices in the world in each of the past three years (Global Arbitration Review’s GAR 100).

Barry has more than 30 years of experience as counsel acting on many complex and significant cases for a wide variety of clients and involving many different industries. He also serves frequently as an arbitrator and mediator. Barry is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and an International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certified Mediator. He is the Chair of ICC Canada, the Canadian National Committee of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Co-Chair of The Advocates’ Society’s Arbitration and Mediation Practice Group.

“It is a true honour to be recognized in this way by Best Lawyers” said Barry Leon, “Being recognized with this great honour signals that Canadian companies are increasingly recognizing that an Ottawa-based law firm can provide high-quality senior-level specialized international arbitration representation comparable to leading firms anywhere in the world, no matter where the arbitration is taking place  – and at a sensible cost and with a real understanding of the needs and expectations of Canadian companies.”

Best Lawyers International is the oldest and highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. Lawyers honoured as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments conduct by Best Lawyers International annually.

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About Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. was established in Ottawa in 1971 as a full-service law firm. The firm’s knowledge of Canadian law and strong alliance with an international business and legal network, has made it one of the largest firms in Canada’s National Capital Region with more than 50 legal experts on staff. Practice areas include business law, international arbitration, intellectual property, immigration, commercial litigation and arbitration, commercial real estate development, tax, and personal legal needs. For more information, visit the firm’s website at www.perlaw.ca.