George J. Karayannides

George J. Karayannides

(647) 789-4831
(416) 366-6110
401 Bay St, Suite 2500, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1986 (ON)
Prior to joining Clyde & Co as a partner in 2014, George was the head of the Toronto litigation department of a leading national Canadian law firm. Since his call to the bar in 1986, he has represented various businesses, leading multinational companies, individuals and government bodies in the financial, energy, transportation, telecommunications, manufacturing, infrastructure and construction sectors. George regularly works with foreign counsel on cross-border issues and has appeared before Federal and Provincial Courts, as well as arbitral (international and domestic) and administrative tribunals. George holds a Qualified Arbitrator designation from the ADR Institute of Canada and is a frequent speaker on emerging legal issues, as well as an advocacy skills instructor. He currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society and was previously Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Ontario Maritime Law Section. He is Honourary General Counsel to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada and an Honourary board member of the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association.
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