Rui Fernandes

Executive Summary

Rui advises domestic and international clients involved in private international trade, transportation, insurance, and related industries. His practice spans all aspects of the supply chain, including aviation, marine, trucking, rail, freight forwarding, logistics, customs and trade, and warehousing. Rui provides guidance on the sale of goods, commercial contracts, employment and commercial matters, as well as regulatory compliance and risk management. He also advises foreign clients establishing and operating businesses in Canada.

Rui maintains a substantial insurance practice, advising on policy drafting, coverage issues, errors and omissions claims, and professional liability matters. His experience includes marine and aviation insurance, inland marine, property and casualty defence, products liability, surety, and subrogation. He regularly represents insurers, as well as insurance brokers, agents, managing general agents, and marine surveyors.

An experienced dispute resolution practitioner, Rui holds certificates in ADR and Advanced ADR from the University of Windsor and completed Pepperdine University’s STAR (Systematic Approach to Mediation Strategies) program. He is a qualified arbitrator and holds both the Q.Arb designation (2019) and the FCIArb designation (2020). Rui has conducted numerous mediations and arbitrations, acting both as counsel and as a mediator or arbitrator.

Rui also brings a strong business perspective to his legal practice, having founded and operated successful businesses in areas including vessel chartering, biotechnology, small hydroelectric power, and publishing. He has represented clients before courts and tribunals across Canada, including appellate and superior courts, federal courts and tribunals, and industry-specific regulatory bodies.

Expertise

• Transportation and Logistics
• Insurance & Claims
• International Trade/ Business/Corporate Commercial
• Mediation & Arbitration, Energy