Lawyer Profile
John A. Terry
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
A leading lawyer in his field and a strategic partner to clients on high-profile international matters, John is recognized for his long track record of work on arbitrations, trade disputes and Indigenous consultation.
John’s practice focuses on public, business and international trade and investment law. He regularly advises businesses and governments on trade law issues, and has a leading practice acting for claimants and respondents in investment arbitrations, and set aside and enforcement proceedings, under various bilateral and multilateral treaties.
John also has a significant practice in Indigenous matters, with extensive experience on issues respecting the duty to consult with Indigenous communities and representing parties and negotiating in disputes regarding Indigenous issues, often on high-stakes or sensitive matters. He also routinely provides guidance to natural resource and energy companies on corporate social responsibility issues.
John has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Ontario, at the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, before the Supreme Court of Canada, in commercial and investment arbitrations and before a variety of administrative tribunals.
Torys acted as counsel to Government of Canada in the re-initiated consultation process with 129 potentially affected Indigenous groups on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Alamos Gold in its arbitral claim brought by its Netherlands subsidiaries against the Republic of Türkiye, under the Netherlands-Türkiye Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), alleging expropriation and unfair and inequitable treatment in connection with the development of its Türkiye project – the Kirazli, Ağı Dağı and Çamyurt gold mines in Çanakkale Province, Türkiye
Scotiabank in its arbitral claim against the Republic of Peru, under the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, alleging unfair and inequitable treatment, expropriation, and breach of national treatment in connection with a constitutional court proceeding challenging the accrual of default interest during a period of delay caused by the state
Windstream Energy, a U.S. offshore wind project developer, in its successful arbitral NAFTA investment claim against the Government of Canada in connection with Ontario's moratorium on offshore wind development
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1991 (ON)