Gerald Ghikas, K.C. is a nationally and internationally recognized Canadian commercial arbitrator who practices from Vancouver Arbitration Chambers. He has served as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator or tribunal chair in numerous international and non-international commercial arbitrations, both ad hoc and institutional. He has over 40 years of experience as arbitrator and as counsel in disputes concerning a range of industries

“I would highly endorse Gerald Ghikas as an arbitrator not only in Canada, but internationally. He is an experienced arbitrator that can command a room and still be thoughtful. He is extremely intelligent in his grasp of complicated matters." "He has significant arbitration and litigation experience, and provides the depth and breadth a senior commercial arbitration requires.” “An extremely quick study, never behind in terms of timings, and very fair with counsel." “He is phenomenal as an arbitrator." “Gerald is a first-rate arbitrator. He's able to organize procedure and keep a matter moving along.” “You can just rely on him and know that he's going to get it right in the substantive issues. Gerald is a real powerhouse.”

Chambers Global, Canada, Band 1


Career Summary

Before establishing an independent arbitration practice in January 2013 Gerry Ghikas was a partner of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP where, after serving as Head of Commercial Litigation and then Managing Partner, he founded and chaired the firm’s highly regarded International Arbitration Group.

Appointed Kings Counsel (KC) in 2001. Founder of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS). Former: Chair of Arbitration Legislation Review Project of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada; Executive Editor of Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration; Chair of the ICC National Arbitration Committee for Canada; Vice-President North American Users Council of LCIA; Canadian delegate to UNCITRAL Working Group II. Retired Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.