Benjamin G. Blay

Ben graduated with distinction from King's College at the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1999 and graduated with his LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to commencing his legal career, Ben spent 10 years working in the information technology sector.

Ben practices in commercial litigation, including insolvency, secured transactions, Internet law, contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, real estate litigation, creditor remedies, debt recovery, estate litigation, commercial tenancy matters and defamation (particularly online defamation). Drawing on experience from his prior career, Ben now writes and presents on the principles of eDiscovery.

While a student at the University of Western Ontario, Ben was awarded the Dickson CJC medal as top oralist at the Gale Cup Moot. He was co-Director of the Dispute Resolution Centre at UWO's Community Legal Services and holds certificates in mediation and negotiation. During his articles, Ben sat on the Student Division Executive of the Ontario Bar Association as the Articling Ambassador for Southwestern Ontario.

Professional Associations:

> Ontario Bar Association

> Middlesex Law Association

In the Community:

London Lawyers Feed the Hungry

Director, Canadian Signassure Users Group, 2005-2009