Mr. Bienvenu specializes in international commercial arbitration, resolving disputes in a wide variety of industry sectors including international distribution and joint ventures, construction, telecommunications and aeronautics. He has been included in the World’s Leading Lawyers Directory, the Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and The Canadian Legal Expert Directory, where he is recognized for his expertise in International Commercial Arbitration. Fluent in French and in English, Mr. Bienvenu holds an LL.M. from the London School of Economics, is an active member of the International Bar Association, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London, England, a Member of the Commercial Panel of the International Center of the American Arbitration Association, and an alternate member on the Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Among many other important international arbitrations, Mr. Bienvenu has been appointed by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to serve on an Independent Review Body on the operations of select member governments. He is a partner in a leading North American law firm and is Chair of the Firm’s ADR Team. Articles and presentation include:

• The Enforcement of Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses in Canada and the United States, Annual Convention , International Bar Association, 2002
• Arbitration and Company Law, Annual Convention, International Bar Association, 2000
• The Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements and Referral Applications in the NAFTA Region, Commercial Mediation and Arbitration in the NAFTA Countries, Ursine LLC, 1999.
• The Implementation of the ANCESTRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in the Province of Quebec – A Critical Assessment, Annual Convention , International Bar Association, 1998.