Adam Ship, QArb, is an arbitrator, mediator, commercial litigator and franchise lawyer with over 18 years' experience. He founded Ship-Law-ADR in 2023 after 15 years at McCarthy Tétrault, where he was a litigation partner and led the firm's franchise practice. He acts as a neutral in complex commercial disputes, including shareholder, construction, contract, professional liability, financial services and franchise matters, with experience in multi-party proceedings and domestic and international arbitrations. He is listed on neutral rosters of the ADR Institute of Canada, Arbitration Place (NextGen), ICC Canada and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre. As counsel, he has a national practice representing franchisors, franchisees and other businesses in complex commercial disputes and advises on franchise agreements, disclosure and risk management. He is recognized by Lexpert, Chambers Canada, and Best Lawyers. He taught franchise law at the University of Toronto from 2013 to 2017, and his scholarship on private law has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the BC Court of Appeal.
On October 16, 2018, Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners, (collectively, “Brookfield Infrastructure”) completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding common shares of Enercare Inc. for $29.00 per common share or, in the case of certain electing Canadian resident shareholders, 0.5509 of an exchangeable limited partnership unit (“Exchangeable LP Unit”) for each common share elected. The Exchangeable LP Units are exchangeable, on a one-for-one basis for non-voting limited partnership units of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“BIP”).
