Rachel Howie has over 15 years of experience practicing as counsel in domestic and international arbitrations and litigation. She is a partner at Dentons Canada LLP where she is the co-lead of the national Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and the national ADR and Arbitration group. Her practice as counsel is primarily focused on disputes in the energy, mining and natural resources industries. A recognized leader in arbitration, Rachel currently serves as a Vice-Chair on the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR Steering Committee and as a director for the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society.
Rachel has experience in arbitrations involving mining, oil & gas (upstream and midstream) and electricity industry disputes and agreements across Canada and in South America, Central Asia and South-East Asia under a variety of institutional rules including ICC, VanIAC and ICSID, and in ad hoc proceedings. Rachel also has experience in arbitrations under expedited proceedings and those involving shareholder disputes, share valuation, and commercial real estate agreements.
Rachel is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a listed arbitrator on the rosters of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC), and ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC). In her growing arbitrator practice, Rachel has been appointed sole arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations, both ad hoc and institutional. She has also completed training in Mediating the Litigated Case from the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
A frequent author and speaker on matters of domestic and international arbitration, Rachel is highly regarded for her attention to detail and ability to also take a “big-picture” view. Due to her extensive experience, she is recognized by clients as a “real thought leader in international arbitration for energy, adept at handling cross-border issues and well positioned to deal with domestic and international matters” (Chambers Canada). Her clients appreciate her practical advice and solutions that align with their commercial goals, describing her as “brilliant, focused and incredibly skilled at quickly digesting and responding to new information, making her an invaluable asset to any project” (Chambers Canada).
Rachel has been recognized by clients and peers in, amongst other directories, Chambers Canada and Chambers Global for Arbitration, in the Global Arbitration Review Lexology’s Who’s Who Legal as Highly Recommended in Arbitration, and in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Commercial Arbitration.
Her full bio is located at: https://www.dentons.com/en/rachel-howie
