Ben Blay

First Year of Call
2012

Areas of Practice
Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Corporate and Commercial Law, Information Technology Law

Description
Ben practises in commercial litigation, including insolvency, secured transactions, Internet law, contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, real estate litigation, creditor remedies, debt recovery, estate litigation, commercial tenancy matters and defamation (particularly online defamation). Drawing on experience from his prior career, Ben now writes and presents on the principles of eDiscovery.

Ben has argued before various levels of court, up to and including the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

While a student at Western University, Ben was awarded the Dickson CJC medal as top oralist at the Gale Cup Moot. He was co-Director of the Dispute Resolution Centre at Western University’s Community Legal Services and holds certificates in mediation and negotiation. During his articles, Ben sat on the Student Division Executive of the Ontario Bar Association as the Articling Ambassador for Southwestern Ontario.