Rachel A. Howie, FCIArb

Rachel A. Howie, FCIArb is a Partner and co-leader of Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Canada and the national Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration group. Her practice focuses on Arbitration and Mediation, primarily in the energy, mining and natural resources industries.

Rachel has experience advising clients at all stages of a matter, helping them protect and operate their business. She frequently assists domestic and international clients with drafting dispute resolution clauses in transactional documents, works with ADR mechanisms to resolve or prevent disputes, and advocates on behalf of her clients in arbitration and litigation proceedings. She has acted on matters involving energy, mining and resources issues across North and South America, Central Asia and South-East Asia, with experience under several institutional rules including ICC and ICSID, as well as ad hoc proceedings.

Rachel has handled a wide range of disputes involving industry relationships and agreements including joint venture agreements, supply agreements, farmout agreements, ownership and operating agreements, electricity purchase and sale agreements, oil and gas asset purchase and sale agreements, transportation agreements, royalty agreements, services agreements and confidentiality agreements. She also handles matters involving environmental issues, accounting and audit rights, purchase price adjustment disputes, claims of force majeure, shareholder disputes, product liability claims and distribution agreements.

Rachel also acts as arbitrator in domestic and international disputes. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the NextGen Roster of Arbitrators at Arbitration Place and a listed arbitrator on the rosters of the ICDR Canada, Vancouver International Arbitration Centre and the ADR Institute of Canada. She currently serves as a Vice-Chair on the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR Steering Committee and is a director for the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society. She holds an LLM from the University of Calgary, an LLB from the University of Ottawa, and BAs in History and International Relations from the University of Calgary.