In addition to litigation and dispute resolution, Haig advises clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, license agreements, distribution agreements, construction and engineering contracts, corporate governance, financial institutions, compliance issues, anti-dumping & countervail, technology transfer agreements and other general corporate and commercial & trade law matters. Haig has represented domestic and international clients in the fields of international dispute resolution and commercial arbitration. His arbitration practice is enriched by both his experience in government, serving as a diplomat at the Canadian Embassy in Japan, and his extensive corporate commercial background. He also has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and licensing and distribution agreements. He is recognized by the Chamber’s Partners Global Guide 2007 for Dispute Resolution in Asia; Asia-Pacific Legal 500 (2007) for Dispute Resolution in Japan, and by Euromoney Expert Guides for Commercial Arbitration. He is Fluent in English, French and Japanese. Counsel, Arbitration, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), London, U.K. (2008) Party Appointed Arbitrator, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), Tokyo, Japan (2008) Presiding Arbitrator, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Tokyo, Japan (2008) Presiding Arbitrator (ICC), Seoul, Korea (2007) Presiding Arbitrator (ICC), Tokyo, Japan (2007) Counsel, Ad Hoc Arbitration (ICC as appointing authority), Tokyo, Japan (2007) Counsel, Arbitration (ICC), Paris, France (2006) Counsel, Arbitration (ICC), Tokyo, Japan (2005) Counsel, American Arbitration Association (AAA), Washington State, USA (2004) Presiding Arbitrator (ICC), Tokyo, Japan (2004) Counsel, Arbitration (ICC), Tokyo, Japan (2003) Counsel, World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel, Geneva, Switzerland (2003) Presiding Arbitrator (JCAA), Tokyo, Japan (2003) Counsel, Ad Hoc Mediation, Patent Dispute, Tokyo, Japan (2002) Arbitrator, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland (2002) Counsel, Conciliation (ICC), Tokyo, Japan (2002) Counsel, Arbitration (LCIA), Tokyo, Japan (2001) Counsel, Ad Hoc Arbitration, Geneva, Switzerland (2000) Party Appointed Arbitrator, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC), Vancouver, Canada (2000) Mediator, Commercial Mediation Rules (AAA), Honolulu, USA (2000) Mediator, Commercial Mediation Rules (AAA), Honolulu, USA (1999) Counsel, Arbitration, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Manila, Philippines (1998) Counsel, Arbitration (JCAA), Tokyo, Japan (1998) Mediator (BCICAC), Vancouver, Canada (1998) Haig is broadly published in the field of international commercial arbitration. His publications include: “A Propos de la Nouvelle Loi Japonaise sur l’Arbitrage et du Reglement de l’AJAC”, Les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage, Paris, Apr. 2006 “Japan’s New Arbitration Law”, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Vol.21 #2, Feb. 2006 “The Flexibility of Commercial Mediation: A Case Example”, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Vol.18 #4, Apr. 2003 “The Mediation/Arbitration Hybrid: A Work In Progress?”, The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Vol.68 #4, Feb. 2002 “Electronic Commerce in Japan” (co-authored with Toru Yamada), Chapter in World Online Business Law, Oceania Publications, Nov. 2003 The Law of Commerce in Japan, Simon Schuster (Prentice Hall), Mar. 1993 Barrister & Solicitor, Law Society of British Columbia, Canada, 1980 Canadian Bar Associate, 1980 Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator, 1998 Registered Foreign Attorney in Japan, Nippon-Bengoshi Rengokai (Nichi-Ben-Ren), Federation of Japanese Bar Association, 2002 Haig is listed as an accredited arbitrator with the North American and Canadian Committees of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA); International Panel of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association (AAA); Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); British Columbia International Arbitration Association (BCICAC); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Beijing Arbitration Association (BAA); and the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center. Professional Experience Partner, Baker & McKenzie ･ Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise, Tokyo, Japan 2007 Lecturer, Law School, University of Tokyo, Japan, 2007 Special Advisor to General Counsel, Citibank Private Bank, Tokyo, Japan, 2005 Acting General Counsel, Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank, A.G., Tokyo, Japan, 2003 - 2004 Industry Association Counsel (Baxter, Bayer and CSL Behring) regarding regulatory, compliance and government issues, from 2003 Corporate Commercial Attorney and Arbitration Counsel (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi), Tokyo, Japan, 2000-2006 Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1991-2000 Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Vancouver, B.C., 1992-1995 Legal-Economic Officer, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 1988-1991 Visiting Professor, Rikkyo University, Faculty of Law, Tokyo, Japan, 1989-1991 Vice-Consul, Canadian Consulate General, Boston, Massachusetts, 1983-1986 Counsel, International Law Division, Legal Affairs Bureau, Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario, 1982-1983 Barrister & Solicitor (Clerk to John D. McAlpine Q.C.), Vancouver, British Columbia, 1979-1982 2002 Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association 1998 The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Keble College, Oxford (Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration) 1986-88 U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Yokohama (Diploma in Japanese Language) 1984-86 Harvard University, Faculty of Law, East Asian Legal Studies Program (Graduate Research) 1980 Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of British Columbia 1979 McGill University, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) 1976 McGill University, Montreal, Canada (B.A.)