Peter Ruby, J.D., LL.M., FCIArb, acts as a sole and panel-member arbitrator and mediator with a focus on the technology and energy sectors, as well as corporate/commercial and family business disputes, in both domestic and international contexts. In his over 30-year practice, Peter has been balanced between representing multinational and entrepreneurial vendors of technology and services, and many end-users of information technology. He is a former President of the International Technology Law Association. With respect to energy, Peter has represented developers and operators of renewable power projects, electricity utilities, investors, resource companies, industry associations and provincial government bodies. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, on the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) International Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, and co-leads the North America committee of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center.
Technology Dispute Resolution Work
Peter’s work includes software, cloud services, hardware, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, telecommunications, cryptocurrency, film, television, online streaming, privacy and data protection, intellectual property, e-commerce, and internet litigation, and Canadian.
Energy Industry Expertise
Peter handles disputes and regulatory matters relating to the energy industry and has acted as counsel for various stakeholders including developers and operators of renewable power projects, electricity utilities, resource companies, and provincial government bodies. He has appeared at the Ontario Energy Board and other provincial energy regulators.
Privacy and Data Protection
Peter has litigated business-related privacy cases and has considerable experience assisting clients with contentious data breach incidents and cybersecurity. He also assists organizations in dealing with privacy inquiries, investigations by privacy commissioners, and conducting privacy risk assessments.
Corporate/Commercial Expertise
Peter represents clients in disputes such as shareholder matters, contract interpretation issues, and acquisition-related disputes, including arbitrating disputes about family businesses.
Recognition
He has appeared at all levels of the courts of Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as at many arbitration proceedings.
Peter is recognized as a leading litigator and arbitration counsel in numerous publications, including Chambers Canada and Chambers Global, The Legal 500 Canada, and more. Peer reviews describe him as a “brilliant IT litigator” with “vast experience resolving complex IT disputes.”
Featured Work
Technology
Energy
Corporate, Commercial, and Restructuring
Professional Involvement
Peter was a law clerk to the Federal Court of Canada and for over a dozen years was a Professor of Law (adj.) at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.
