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L'Honorable Benjamin J. Greenberg, C.R. 1933 - 2019

It is with profound sadness that the members of the law firm of Dunton Rainville learned of the passing of their colleague, the Honourable Benjamin J. Greenberg, Q.C., on Monday, June 3, 2019.

Me. Greenberg was called to the Quebec Bar in 1959 and practiced business law. He was an active litigator in Quebec’s civil courts before being appointed as a judge in 1976. After serving on the Superior Court of Quebec for more than 22 years, he acted as an arbitrator and mediator, mainly in international arbitration and Canadian commercial arbitration. Me. Greenberg joined Dunton Rainville in 2014.

In November 2013, Me Benjamin J. Greenberg was admitted to the CPR “Panel of Distinguished Neutrals” (International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution) in New York. He was named Queen’s Counsel in February 1976.

Me Greenberg was one of a very few Canadian international arbitrators recognized in “Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers” (United Kingdom), in their 2018 publication of “The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration”.

Me Greenberg was a member of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada, which granted him the title of Chartered Arbitrator (C. Arb.). Since November 1999, Me Greenberg had been a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC), of which he was chairman from November 2002 to October 2005, and which is the Canadian affiliate of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris. His name also appeared on the list of international arbitrators and mediators of the American Arbitration Association and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).

Since 2006, Me Greenberg was an instructor at the ICDR’s annual symposium, entitled “International Symposium in Advanced Case Management Issues”.

His name had been added to the list of international energy arbitrators established under the terms of the Energy Treaty. He was appointed as a member of the Comité de la formation d’instruction and placed on the list of arbitrators of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). His name was also on the list of arbitrators of the Canadian Transportation Agency under the Canada Transportation Act.

Me Greenberg was recognized in many directories, including the following:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada, named “2013 Montreal International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year”
  • He had recently been named  “2019 Montreal International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year”,  The Best Lawyers in Canada
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2019, in the field of international arbitration
  • Who’s Who Legal 100, in the field of arbitration
  • Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2018, in the field of commercial arbitration
  • The 2013 edition of The Canadian Legal Expert Directory, as one of the “most frequently recommended” (highest score) in the field of international commercial arbitration
  • The 2013 edition of Lexpert/American Lawyer Media’s “A Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada”
  • The 2011 edition of Lexpert’s Guide to the Leading Canada/US Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, in the field of international commercial arbitration
  • The December 2013 special edition of Lexpert’s Guide to Leading Litigation Lawyers, as a leader in his field
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Greenberg Best Lawyer2019 Lexper Ranked Lawyer

 

 

Me Greenberg was a member of the Quebec Bar, the Canadian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. He was also an associate member of the American Bar Association.

Me Greenberg was a member of the board of directors of the Miriam Home from 1970 to 2010 and president from February 2000 to December 2002.

He was also a member of the Japan Society of Canada, director of the Society from 1969 to 1972 and President from 1970 to 1971.

Areas of expertise

  • Canadian and International Arbitration

Admission to the Bar

  • 1959 

Education

  • Université Sorbonne, graduate program in Law
  • McGill University, B.C.L. (with great distinction, gold medal winner)
  • McGill University, B.A.

Professional activities and associations

  • Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada
  • American Arbitration Association
  • International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (New York)
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • Associate Member of the American Bar Association
  • Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association
  • Member of the International Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Articles, conferences and seminars

  • Faculty from 2006 to 2017 at the ICDR’s annual symposium entitled “International Symposium in Advanced Case Management Issues”.
  • Guest professor at McGill University’s Faculty of Law, 1995-1996