Alejandro Manevich Alejandro Manevich is a lawyer with the firm’s Litigation Group. He practises principally in the area of regulatory, administrative and public law, focusing on nuclear energy and environmental regulation, telecommunications, and broadcasting. He also has substantial experience in international arbitration, notably involving states and state entities, as well as multijurisdictional litigation, and public and private international law.
Mr. Manevich brings a breadth of legal experience to his practice, having previously specialized in corporate legal opinions, analysis, and written advocacy, in particular concerning complex or novel legal matters.
Mr. Manevich also speaks French and Spanish, which he often uses in the course of his practice. Education
B.C.L./LL.B. (Great Distinction), McGill University, 2000 B.A. (Chemistry), Oberlin College, 1992 Professional Affiliations
Canadian Bar Association Ontario Bar Association Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP) Representative Work
Acting on behalf of a nuclear technology and services company in respect of a multimillion dollar dispute over the construction and commissioning of nuclear reactors.
Providing ongoing nuclear and environmental regulatory compliance advice to a nuclear technology company.
Providing telecommunications and broadcasting regulatory advice to a private equity bidder for BCE.
Enforcing an international arbitral award against a foreign state entity, and seizing of several aircraft in execution of the award.
Representing a Canadian competitive telecommunications carrier in judicial and regulatory proceedings relating to access to commercial buildings.
Representing a multinational pharmaceutical company in a dispute concerning patent infringement and alleged breach of the Competition Act.
Publications and Conferences “Al-Jazeera English to Broadcast in Canada?”, Ontario Bar Association Entertainment, Media and Communications Law Section Newsletter, September 2009, (co-author) “Preserving Solicitor-Client Privilege When Engaging a Public Relations Firm” (September 2008) 26:7 ACC Docket 81 (co-author) “Impartiality and Arbitrator Bias: The View from Canada's 14 Jurisdictions” (July 2008) 5:4 Transnational Dispute Management (co-author) “Federal Courts Rules amended to make registration of foreign arbitral awards more expeditious” (2007) 3:1 Lex Arbitri 4 (co-author) “Beware of state immunity if doing business abroad”, (November 9, 2007) 27:26 Lawyers Weekly 8 (co-author) “Doing business with foreign states and state companies” (2007) 12:3 Corporate Liability 739 (co-author) “The CRTC, Access and Property Rights: How Far Can the CRTC Go?” (Conference paper, Canadian Telecommunications Forum, November 12-13, 2003) (co-author) “Case Comment: Québec (Procureur général) c. Hyperinfo Canada inc.” (2002) 6:2 Inf. & Tech L. 26
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