Sarah McEachern is a Partner specializing in commercial and construction disputes in BLG's Vancouver office. She has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation and arbitration disputes, including as counsel and arbitrator in construction arbitration, international and domestic commercial arbitration, enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, jurisdictional disputes and mining disputes. Sarah has acted as counsel and arbitrator in proceedings under many major arbitral institution rules, including ICC, ICDR, AAA, SCC, HKIAC and BCICAC (now VanIAC). Sarah focuses her practice on providing strategic advice to resolve complex disputes in the commercial, construction, mining, health, aviation, and energy sectors.
Sarah was selected as one of 12 arbitrators to sit on the inaugural roster of Arbitration Place's NextGen Arbitrators. In 2021, the Government of British Columbia appointed Sarah to serve a five-year term as a roster member for BC's Bid Protest Mechanism and Dispute Resolution panels, established under the New West Partnership Trade Agreement and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Sarah is recognized and ranked by leading legal publications and directories, including The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate and Commercial Litigation), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Commercial Arbitration), Benchmark Canada – The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Li...
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"Sarah is well-known for her knowledge of arbitration issues, organisational abilities and practical approach."
"She demonstrates excellent judgement"
"She is a highly experienced arbitration practitioner"