Lawyer Profile
Benedict Wray
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Benedict Wray is counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais in Ottawa and practises in international trade and investment, investor-state and commercial arbitration, sanctions, import-export, commercial and regulatory disputes, and business and human rights/ESG. He advises businesses and governments on supply-chain compliance and forced- and child-labour reporting, and has acted in matters involving mining, infrastructure, transportation and healthcare. His qualifications include England and Wales and Ontario admissions, and a PhD in law focused on transnational liability and human rights. He previously worked in the Ottawa disputes group of Norton Rose Fulbright.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
England and Wales, 2009 Ontario, 2016
Professional Details
Education
PhD in Law, European University Institute, 2015
LLM, European University Institute, 2010
MA, Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, 2008
LLB, King's College London, 2008
Associations
Canadian Bar Association, International Law Section
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
International Council for Commercial Arbitrators
International Chamber of Commerce
London Court of International Arbitration
Young International Arbitration Group
International Trade and Investment Arbitration
Canadian Council on International Law
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Canada, Business & Human Rights Law, Nationwide - Canada, 2024-2026
Articles & Speeches
Co-author, Law Over Borders Comparative Guides: Arbitration, June 2025
Speaker, North America: Business & Human Rights Developments, February 2022
Speaker, Forced Labour and Human Rights Responsibility, June 2021