Managing Partner, Wasel & Wasel

Mahmoud Abuwasel is a Harvard graduate practitioner and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria with substantial experience in high-value and cross-jurisdictional disputes and focuses on international arbitration, complex litigation, and tax controversy.He has represented leading HNW investors, publicly listed companies, Government companies, large family holding companies, and multinationals in multi-billion-dollar litigation and arbitration proceedings and is regularly published and interviewed in leading news outlets.Mahmoud is an admitted lawyer in Australia, a registered legal ...


Gilbertson Davis LLP, Arbitration & Mediation Chambers

David Alderson, LL.B (Osgoode), LL.M (Lond.) Commercial and CorporateQualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb) - Commercial Arbitrator and MediatorExperienced Sole Arbitrator and Panel ArbitratorHourly Rate:from $450.00 per hour, plus facilities and applicable taxes. Background David accepts appointments as a commercial arbitrator and international commercial arbitrator, at reasonable hourly rates and with good availability. David has acted as counsel in both domestic and international arbitration, including institutional andad hocarbitration. He has been nominated as a sole arbitrator and arbitraion ...


Associate, Cozen O'Connor LLP

Charles focuses his practice on subrogation & recovery for large commercial property losses. He has experience handling due diligence reviews, insurance coverage disputes, and has been involved in all aspects of complex, multi-party, subrogation litigation.Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Charles was a legal intern for the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (Ontario) and member of Provincial Parliament (Ottawa-Vanier). He was also a teaching assistant for the Alternatives to Dispute Resolution and Professionalism class, and a research assistant for the Bijural Torts (Common ...


Family Lawyer Specialist, Ben-zvi Barrister & Solicitor P.C.

I am a  Family Lawyer Specialist and Accredited Mediator dealing with complicated family law matters, whether it is contemplation of marriage, divorce or separation dealing with high worth property and/or support issues, and/or high conflict custody/access cases, I am here to help and guide you comfortably through the process in the most efficient and cost effective way possible.


As an Arbitrator and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practitioner, I am driven by the key principles of professionalism, fairness and transparency. My unique breadth of expertise across social service, health, developmental services, justice and education sectors gives me a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing both the public sector and the not-for-profit sector in these domains.My extensive work in labour relations and unionized environments serves as a scaffold for my skills in labour arbitration.   


Counsel, McCarthy Tetrault LLLP

I have been a real estate lawyer at McCarthy Tetrault LLP since 1982, specializing in leasing and retail developments.  I am a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and co-chair of the Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute at Georgetown Law School in Washington D.C.. I have also participated in seminars and conferences put on by The International Council of Shopping Centers, The Law Society, York University and the Canadian Bar Association.  I have just completed the Gold Standard Course put on by The Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society.


ADR Chambers Inc.

Ronald Dash is a mediator and arbitrator, with experience inemployment law, commercial and contract litigation, personal injury, insurancedisputes, professional negligence, product liability, business disputes,debtor-creditor claims, defamation, financial advisor actions, constructiondisputes, commercial general liability claims, environmental contamination,franchise disputes, and class actions. He has been a panel member of ADRChambers since 2017.Ron was a Case Management Master of the Ontario Superior Courtof Justice for almost 16 years, until his retirement from the bench in November2016. ...


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Partner, Shibley Righton LLP

I am an experienced litigator with subject matter expertise in a number of areas including condominium law, employment, including wrongful dismissal and human rights claims, construction, contract disputes. As a member of the condominium law group at Shibley Righton LLP, I provide advice all aspects of condominium law including compliance and governance issues, general litigation including oppression applications, employment and human rights disputes, construction deficiency issues, arbitration of shared facilities disputes, and commercial matters such as contract review and drafting and ...


Dodokin Law & Conflict Resolution

Robin Dodokin is an experienced commercial litigator, mediator and arbitrator with expertise in resolving shareholder and business partner disputes, family business disputes, insolvency issues , estate disputes and disputes involving businesses, property and assets. She offers conflict resolution, mediation and arbitration in person or on a virtual or online platform which enables mediations and arbitrations which allows proceedings to be held remotely . Robin has found that online and virtual proceedings to be very effective and particularly necessary in the current challenging times that we ...


Dr. Karina Kowalis the principal of Medicolegal Resolutions and has been a mediator and arbitrator with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) via ADR Chambers and an adjudicator with the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) since 2012, conducting thousands of mediations over the years and issuing many decisions.She obtained her LLM in health law and ADR from Osgoode Hall and a graduate degree in medicolegal expertise and insurance medicine from the Universite de Montreal. Dr. Kowal is also trained as a medical doctor (M.D.). She is board certified by the American Medical Association in ...


Toronto Metropolitan University - Law Practice Program (LPP)

Dr. Majid Pourostad is an Internationally Trained Lawyer (ITL). He obtained the degree of Professional LLM in International Business Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, completed NCA Program and got the Certificate of Qualification. Majid Pourostad has just started Licensing Process at Law Society of Ontario. Majid was also Visiting Scholar at Osgoode Hall Law School (September 2019 - April 2020) hosted by Professor Janet Walker. He currently is a member of Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS) and has completed TCAS's Gold Standard Course (September 2017 - May 2018) for certification ...


Vice President, Human Resources & Employee Labour Relations, Toronto Hydro

Energetic and supportive leader, with deepfunctional expertise in human resources. Trusted advisor with solid businessjudgement. Successful collaborator and coach, motivated to assist others toresolve conflict, reach their fullest potential and build alignment to supportcompany stewardship and goals.Areas of Expertise:Strategic Change Management | Leadership Development | EmployeeEngagement | Employee Relations |Compensation and Performance Management Systems | Occupational Health,Safety, and Training Systems | Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, ConflictResolution | Mediation and Arbitration | ...


General Counsel, Department of Justice Canada

Alexander Gay is General Counsel at the Department of Justice. He maintains a broad civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on commercial and trade disputes. He is a leading expert in the field of commercial arbitration.Mr Gay has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He has represented clients in commercial arbitrations, mediations and in proceedings before regulatory tribunals and boards, including the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), the Canadian International Trade ...


Founder and Managing Director, Panaya Consulting

A perceptive finance professional withover 17 years of international experience working injurisdictions such as the Americas, South East Asia, Europeand the Caribbean. Conversant with international legislations relating to ADR,including damage quantification requirements and the expert’s duties undervarious legislations.Possess deep experience working collaboratively with legalcounsels and/or regulatory authorities across international jurisdictions, and partneringwith stakeholders, business leaders, Boards and C-suite executives, to providefocused, goal-oriented advice on dispute management, ...


President, Halfnight Arbitration

After retiring from 42 years of law practice in the insurance field, I have opened an arbitration practice (as arbitrator) with emphasis on commercial first-party, inter-insurer and coverage disputes. 


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Managing Partner, Weintraub Erskine Huang LLP

RebeccaHuang's litigation practice is directed towards complex corporate andcommercial matters. She has worked on a wide variety of matters includingshareholder disputes, professional negligence and misconduct, civil fraud,contract disputes, trade secret disputes and class actions. She is experiencedin dealing with the complexities in international commercial disputes. 


Owner, Mediator & Arbitrator, Hulton Workplace Resolutions

I have almost 30 years' experience in labour, employment and management. I began my career as a student and associate lawyer with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (now Osler LL.P) practicing in the areas of labour and employment, human rights, employment standards, workpalce safety and wrongful dismissal. In 1997, I joined the law department of York Region as Labour & Employment Counsel. In 2004 I was appointed Regional Solicitor, and in 2014 I was appointed Commissioner, Legal & Court Services. During my career at York Region, I was lead negotiator for York Regional Police and was ...


Lextar Arbitration Services

ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO);ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC);Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS)Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM);Immigration Consultant of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC);All Canada Association of Chinese Immigration Consultants (ACACIC), ChairEuropean Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP), past member;All-China Lawyers Association, past member;China Tax Law Education Society, past director;China Consumer Protection Law Society, past director;


Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Queen's University Faculty of Law

Dr. Joshua Karton is a Canadian academic and independent arbitrator, specializing in international arbitration and international and comparative private law. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Queen’s University Law Faculty, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. Professor Karton is an internationally recognized expert on commercial dispute resolution, especially international arbitration.Professor Karton is a co-founder and the Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration andGeneral Editor of Kluwer Arbitration Practical ...


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Counsel, Department of Justice Canada

International arbitration and litigation counsel, currently with the Department of Justice Canada/Trade Law Bureau. Former Co-Chair of the Private Commerciate Disputes Committee under the US-Canada-Mexico Free Trade Agreement. Former Legal Officer with the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in New York and litigation/arbitration associate with Shearman & Sterling LLP in their New York and Paris offices. 


Partner, DMG Advocates LLP

Kathryn is a Founding Partner of DMG Advocates LLP, a Toronto-based commercial litigation boutique. She has broad expertise in all aspects of commercial litigation, particularly complex, multi-party litigation matters. Representing both organizations and individuals, her experience includes shareholder disputes, product liability litigation, complex contract disputes, civil fraud proceedings, employment litigation, professional negligence, and class actions.Representing clients both in the Ontario courts and in commercial arbitration proceedings, Kathryn provides her clients with practical, ...


Lawyer, Masgras Professional Corporation

Georgiana is a dedicated and passionate lawyer who is the sole founder of Masgras Professional Corporation. She has focused her practice in seeking justice and compensation for those who have suffered from personal injuries. She has long had an interest for the law and helping those who have been wronged and have suffered as a consequence.Georgiana is Internationally Certified in Impairment and Disability Rating based on the AMAGuides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th ed.by the American Board of Forensic Professionals and is currently enrolled in the CIP Program with the ...


Michele McCarthy is a respected member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario and Canada. She is on the roster for the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society serving the Greater Toronto/Hamilton Area as well as Southern Ontario.With over 30 years’ experience as a commercial litigator at Fraser & Beatty and as the Chief Legal Officer for global and Canadian banks, Michele brings expertise in corporate restructuring, financial services, transportation, mining, and real estate to her arbitration practice. Delivering an evidence-based methodology, she emphasizes strong ...


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President, Minns Professional Corporation

James Minns is a senior mediator, arbitrator, adjuducator and property appraisal umpire with years of practical legal experience and subject matter expertise in relation to all forms of insurance, construction, condominium, intellectual property and corporate/commercial litigation. His specialized legal and business background enables him to bring a unique and thoughtful perspective to dispute resolution and conflict management.James areas of expertise include: Civil & Commercial Litigation Intellectual Property Commercial & Property Insurance Media, Sports & Entertainment ...


Enlyten Circle Advisors

Mohammad (Mo) has a comprehensive background in engineering, project management, Real estate, home construction, utilities and infrastructure. He has acquired over two decades of experience in claims management and dispute resolution. Through his years of experience, Mo developed a strong understanding of Contract law, Provisional & federal arbitration law, and P3 -public-private partnership agreements in the infrastructure sector. With his in-depth knowledge of forensic delay analysis and the complexities involved in construction operations, Mo is well-equipped to support clients ...


Kushneryk Morgan LLP

Eric helps businesses resolve their complex legal disputes. He practices corporate commercial litigation and arbitration. He has acted in complex, multi-party disputes involving contractual issues, torts including professional negligence, class actions, corporate governance matters, shareholder disputes, and commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Eric has serves on the advisory board of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners, where he is also the co-chair of the Policy and Advocacy Committee. He has served on the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum. Eric has appeared as counsel before the ...


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Partner, Beard Winter LLP

Robert Harason is a senior lawyer with over 40 years of practical experience and expertise inconstruction, corporate, commercial, partnership, debtor andcreditor, products liability, bankruptcy and insolvency, real estate,commercial landlord and tenant and condominium lawand a partner at theToronto firm of Beard Winter LLP.Robert is an Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) adjudicator, a Qualified Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.Robert has published a number of articles, and spoken on a wide range of subjects,relating to construction ...


Lisa Munro, FCIArb, Q.Arb, is a partner at Lerners LLP, whose practice is limited to work as a neutral arbitrator in domestic and international commercialarbitrations (both ad hoc and under institutional rules). She brings to this role more than 25 years of experience as counsel incommercial/business litigation and both international and domestic commercial arbitration. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute ofArbitrators (FCIArb) and has obtained the ADR Institute of Canada’s Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb) designation. She is also a roster arbitrator with Arbitration Place, the Toronto ...


Legal Counsel, Department of Justice Canada

D.Phil. (Oxon.); LL.M. (Osgoode Hall); counsel for Canada on approximately 200 Indian residential schools claims; currently practising tax litigation; certified as bilingual (English and French)


Owner, NuriLaw Professional Corporation

NURILAW PROFESSIONALCORPORATION4950Yonge Street Suite2200TorontoON, M2N 6K1David H.Nuri (66028S) dnuri@nurilaw.ca Tel: (416) 323-5092Fax:(416) 640-4789


Niels brings to his mediation and arbitration practice a wealth of traditional and alternative dispute resolution expeience as a result of his background as a member of the Litigation Group at McCarthy Tetrault for almost 40 years. Having appeared at all levels of the courts and before many administrative tribunals and public inquiries, Niels understands the challenges and pitfalls as well as the uncertainties, delays and costs associated with the litigation process, and the potential benefits that can be realized through a mediated or arbitrated resolution. He also understands that the ...


I recently retired from my role as a senior partner in one of Canada’s leading business law firms where Ispecialized in project and infrastructure procurement, structuring, financing and delivery.Prior to law I was a graduate Civil Engineer and worked as a project engineer at a leading vertically integrated oil company.I wasthe leader of Bennett Jones’ public infrastructure projects practice. My legal practice focused on construction law, project delivery and project finance across Canada. I participated in a wide variety of Public-Private Partnership (P3) transactions in various sectors ...


Office Managing Partner, Cozen O'Connor

Pamela D. Pengelley is the managing partner of Cozen O'Connor LLP's Toronto Office. She specialises in the practice of complex commercial/industrial property loss litigation and arbitration, with a focus on energy, mining and conominimum construction losses. Pamela is called to the bar in Ontario (2006), British Columbia (2011) and Alberta (2011).Pamela has been the recipient of numerous honors including the 2009 David Stockwood Memorial Prize for an advocacy-themed article, the 2008/2009 Marilyn L. Pilkington Award for outstanding academic performance in the LL.M. program, the Canadian Law ...


Lawyer, Gowling WLG

James Plotkin is an associate in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office, practising in the Advocacy and Intellectual Property Groups. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration (international and domestic), intellectual property litigation and administrative law. James has argued before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Courts and all levels of Court in Ontario. He also regularly acts in international and domestic arbitrations.In addition to his litigation and arbitration practice, James is involved in domain name dispute resolution, both as counsel and adjudicator. He is on ...


Ultimacy International Inc.

Qualified Arbitrator – 35 Years of Practical Experience and Senior Leadership - Guelph / KW / Cambridge / Hamilton / Burlington / Milton Acting in his positions ascorporate president and other senior executive roles, Rob has demonstrated high business acumen and combines this with years of tested judgement for his role as arbitrator. His attainment of senior levels of leadership grew from his capacity to gain insight and recognize patterns across complex situations. His background is anchored in strong listening and credibility evaluation, assessing information objectively, and the ability to ...


Associate, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP


President & CEO, Principal Consultant, Robinson Global Management Inc.

Andrea is the Founder, President & CEO, Principal Consultant of RobinsonGlobal Management, a Women Business Enterprise Council Canada, and Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council Certified company.Andrea received a 2020 WBE Canada Leader Award for exemplary leadership and communitycontribution and received the 2019 WBE Canada Rising Star Award for economic,business, and innovative impact in the diverse supplier community. Leveraging 18 years of experience, Andrea provides professionalglobal consulting services and advice to governments and agents engaging inlarge, sensitive, and ...


Tilda M. Roll, Professional Corporation


A qualfied Arbitrator and family Mediator working in Toronto. 20 years of financial expertise. 


Founder - Lawyer, Leslie J. Smith Professional Corporation

Ontario Call: 1988. Practice Restricted to Employment Law, Mediation, Arbitration. Graduate of Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society - Gold Standard Course - June 2020.Deputy Judge Halton Country since 2003. Practise experience since 1988 - Personal Injury, Insurance Law, Employment Law, Disability Claims, Civil Litigation, Real Estate Transactions, Estate Planning / Administration, Information and Privacy Law. Have given numerous papers, lectures, webinars, seminars, to lawyers and non-lawyers on Civility / Ethics and Employment Law. Author of an employment law guidebook for non-lawyers ...


Partner, Dentons Canada LLP

Chloe Snider is a partner in Dentons’ Litigationand Dispute Resolution and Transformative Technologies groups. Herpractice focuses on litigating complex commercial disputes and assistingclients manage risk. She is a strategic and critical legal thinker who worksefficiently to develop practical solutions for her clients.Chloe's practice includes a focus on arbitrations and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. 


President, Sullivan Mediations

JOSEPH J. SULLIVAN, C.S.JosephSullivan was called to the Ontario Bar in 1984 and certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1992. He graduated in 1982 from Osgoode Hall LawSchool. In May 2020, he completed the ADRIC Correspondence Course inArbitration.He hasacted for both insurers and plaintiffs in tort, accident benefits and disabilityclaims. He nowoperates Sullivan Mediations and provides mediation and arbitration services acrossOntario focusing primarily in the insurance, personal injury, accidentbenefits, employment and commercial litigation ...


Proprietor, Christian S. Tacit, Barrister & Solicitor o/a Tacit Law

Drawingon almost four decades of technical, business and legal experience, Chris is the founder of Tacit Law.Chris’s practice areas include corporate, commercial, not-for-profit, privacy, communications, information technology, intellectual property, administrative, competition, regulated industries and employment law, wills and estates, as well as commercial, tribunal and appellate advocacy, litigation and alternate dispute resolution. In addition to providing traditional legal services, he assists clients with strategic planning, governance, risk management, business reviews, commercial ...


Ray is a lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. For over 20 years, Ray has practiced law almost exclusively in the area of commercial litigation, where he has acted for both plaintiffs and defendants. His knowledge of the law and legal procedure is superior and is supplemented by his extensive business experience, having managed a $70-million portfolio consisting of commercial, industrial and multi-unit residential real estate, and film and entertainment businesses. Ray has been counsel in some of the highest profile cases in Canada, including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan v BCE Inc. ...


I retired in April of 2021 after spending 17 years as GeneralCounsel for Brenntag North America. (Brenntag is the world's largest chemicaldistributor). As General Counsel for Brenntag North America, I wasresponsible for overseeing the conduct ofall litigation in involving theCompany in Canada and the U.S.. Prior to joining Brenntag in 2004, I spent 11years witha franchisor in Canada and the U.S., both as a lawyer and abusiness executive. After graduating from York University in 1980 with anLLB/MBA, I began my legal career in Torontoas a corporate associatewith Fasken & Calvin following, ...