Brendan O'Grady is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Toronto office, advising on complex commercial arbitration and litigation. He is a member of Baker McKenzie's North American Litigation & Government Enforcement Practice Group in Toronto. Brendan has represented Fortune 500, state-owned and private companies in high stakes litigation, class actions and international commercial arbitrations in Canada and around the world. Brendan is recognized by Chambers & Partners (2024) among the top commercial arbitration practitioners in Canada and he is the sole recipient of the Lexology Client Choice Award (2024) for commercial arbitration in Canada. Both distinctions are based on client feedback, including, "He is a fantastic attorney—he is whip smart, has a very high IQ and is great in high pressure situations" (Chambers 2024) and "Working with Brendan O'Grady has enabled us to win difficult cases where the outcome was not certain." (Lexology 2024). Brendan sits on the executive committee of the Advocates' Society Arbitration and Mediation Advocacy Practice Group. He has also co-authored chapters published by Legal 500, Thomson Reuters Practical Law and Chambers & Partners.