Partner, Presiding Member, Canada Region Board, Dentons Canada LLP


Founding Partner, Rosen Sack LLP

Avra is a founding partner of Rosen Sack LLP. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987. Her practice is exclusively devoted to familylaw, focusing on complex income, equalization and valuation issues includingthe interaction of family law issues with business and corporate law,shareholders’ remedies, family trusts and income tax related issues, and marriage contratcts. As a litigator,Avra negotiated complex disputes and had extensive trial andappellate experience at all levels of the Ontario Courts including the SuperiorCourt of Justice and the Court of Appeal.Presently, she is primarily ...


Lydia M Barchynsky Olah - retired SCO ( Family branch) judge of 20 years - a history of successful resolution of family law matters( custody, child and spousal support, property) at case conferences, settlement conferences and trial management conferences.


Lawyer, Q. Yang Law Professional Corporation

I am a lawyer based in Richmond Hill and currently a member of the ADR Institute of Ontario. Day to day I handle residential real estate closings, mortgages, and tenant-side commercial leasing agreement review. I take a interest-based and narrative approach to conflict and I am bilingual in Mandarin and English, which helps me bridge cultural and language gaps. I am currently working toward the Chartered Mediator designation. My goal is straightforward: help parties hear each other and reach a mutual agreeable solution by clarifying interests, understanding the differences, narrowing issues, ...


Tilda M. Roll, Professional Corporation


Social Worker, Unity Health Toronto

As a seasoned social worker with over two decades of experience, I have consistently demonstrated a dedication to advocating for patients and their families while promoting a collaborative approach within the healthcare setting. Throughout my career, I have effectively managed complex cases, facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare teams, and contributed to the resolution of conflicts with empathy, diplomacy, and professionalism. My extensive experience in social work has honed my skills in conflict resolution, mediation, and negotiation. I am confident in my ...


Risa Ennis Family Mediation and Counselling Services


Associate, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Nicholas is a Partner in the Construction and Infrastructure Law Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. He has been ranked inChambers Canada, Best LawyersandWho’s Who Legal, where he is recognized for his “extraordinary attention to detail”, “strong technical skills”, and his ability to “advise on complex matters in layman[’s] terms and outline next steps or recommendations in a manner that makes decision making easy”.His practice focuses on resolving challenging disputes of all sizes for all manner of clients, including owners, sureties, contractors, subcontractors/suppliers, ...


Law House Advocates & Legal Consultants


Partner, Dentons Canada LLP

I am a partner at Dentons Canada LLP in the Construction, Litigation and Real Estate groups. My practice includes negotiation and drafting of various types of construction documents on behalf of owners, general contractors and subcontractors as well as dispute resolution and litigation involving the awarding of contracts, various aspects of construction liens and disputes as well as related proceedings on behalf of owners, general contractors and subcontractors as well as mortgagees. I handle trust and bond claims, negligence claims and contract claims including claims related to construction ...


Human Resources Advisor, Federal Government


Toronto, ON

Desma holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Human Resources & Industrial Relations and Economics; and a Masters degree in Human Resources. Desma is a senior leader in Human Resources with training and a strong interest in workplace mediation.  Desma currently works in Human Resources in Higher Education in Ontario.  Previously, Desma worked in the broader public sector in Health Care in Ontario.  


Senior Law Clerk & Mediator-in-Training, Benmor Family Law Group

My life has always been centered around my family, so Family Law was a natural fit. I intuitively understand family dynamics, so I'm often able to offer my clients a fresh perspective on their challenges as I support them through their separation and divorce. Whether I'm listening to their needs and concerns, teaching them about the legal process, or guiding them to collect the evidence needed to prepare their court documents, I am grateful for the opportunity to help ease my clients' transition to a new chapter in their lives. I've been working at Benmor Family Law Group since I was placed ...


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.


I’m an enthusiastic licensed paralegal (LSO) with a passion for alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  I’m eager to help resolve conflicts fairly and efficiently. Always looking to grow and contribute to my community!


Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC

Principal Mediator and Consultant, Anderson Mediation and Consiulting


Osgoode LLM In Dispute Resolution


Dundalk, ON

Partner, WeirFoulds LLP


Partner, Simmons da Silva LLP


Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP

BiographyMatthew Latella has over 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer and a track record of success in high-stakes matters, both acting for plaintiffs and defendants. He leads the Firm's Canadian international arbitration practice and has been lead counsel on several of the leading Canadian court cases involving international arbitration, successfully arguing precedent-setting cases up to the Supreme Court of Canada. He has been recognized as an "outstanding professional" and described by clients as "a brilliant advocate and cross-examiner." One client stated: "Matthew is adept at ...


Partner, Simmons da Silva LLP


Principal Lawyer, Sookhoo Law P.C.

I obtained my undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto with an Honours BA in Political Science and Philosophy. Subsequently, I completed a Diploma and Certification at Seneca College in International Business - Import/Export Trade. I completed my LL.B. from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom.I founded Sookhoo Law Professional Corporation which provides services in real estate, civil litigation, immigration, corporate, wills & estates, and notary public affirmations. I have provided mediation in the areas of civil litigation, contractual disputes, estates and ...


Partner, Simmons da Silva LLP


Lawyer, Jordan Bronte Robertson Palmer Professional Corporation

I have been called to the Ontario Bar since 2010. I am a passionate advocate for Alternative Dispute Resolution, a system which allows the parties to craft their own solutions to unique problems while bypassing the expensiveness, delay, and arcane rules associated with some Court proceedings.


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)


President, the Project Management Sentinel Ltd.

In September of 2019, I established 'the Project Management Sentinel Ltd.' to provide the related services of estimating, critical path scheduling and claims evaluation for the construction industry. In April of 2020, I participated in an ODACC Adjudicator's orientation and training course to better understand how construction disputes will be handled after the implementation of the Construction Act of October 2019. I am hopeful that I can participate as an Adjudicator in the new dispute reconciliation regime. I had been working in the road building industry with one company for over 4 ...


Randy Sutton is a litigation and arbitration lawyer based in Toronto and Vancouver.  He is the co-head of Norton Rose Fulbright's Life Sciences and Healthcare practice.  He has been counsel in both domestic and international arbitrations. 


Benotto Resolutions

After 28 years on the bench (18 years as a trial judge and 10 years on the Court of Appeal for Ontario)  I am transitioning to private arbitration.  See below:https://benottoresolutions.com/


TableTalk Solutions

President, Panoply Consulting Inc

Founding Parter of Lenczner Slaght 1992-2021Graduated Dal Law JD 1974 


Vice President, Roni Group Of Companies


Lawyer, Mathews Samac LLP

Joshua Samac is a commercial litigator with a focus on corporate, securities, and business disputes. He has acted incomplex commercial litigation matters across a variety of sectors, including capital markets, real estate, industry,hospitality, and banking. His practice centers on corporate and commercial disputes, shareholder litigation and arbitration,and disputes around corporate transactions. Joshua regularly appears before the Ontario Superior Court, TorontoCommercial List, Ontario Court of Appeal, and Federal Court of Canada. He is known for delivering strategic, results-drivenadvocacy ...


Founder, Tock Dispute Resolution


Adjudicator/Lawyer


Licensed Accountant, Attorney, Pilot, & Investigator, Sundararajan CPA & Law Office

Licensed Accountant, Attorney, CommercialPilot, & InvestigatorEducation:Bachelor of Commerce, University of MadrasBachelor of Laws, University of WindsorMaster of Science (Tax Accounting), TempleUniversityMaster of Business Administration, TempleUniversityMaster of Laws (Trial Advocacy), TempleUniversityMaster of Laws (Tax Laws), BostonUniversityLicenses & Designations:Barrister & Solicitor (ON)Certified Human Resources Professional (ON)Certified Public Accountant, (NH)Certified Fraud Examiner (USA)Chartered Public Accountant, CharteredAccountant (ON)Commissaire A L'Assermentation ...


OpenText

Toronto-based employment lawyer with 10+ years of experience representing employers and employees in a range of employment matters, including wrongful and constructive dismissal, harassment, discrimination, human rights, employment standards, contract negotiation, severance packages, and workplace investigations.


Lawyer, Mathews Samac LLP

Thomas Mathews, of the Bars of Ontario and Quebec, has built a broad practice covering civil and commercial litigation,arbitration, regulatory, and criminal matters including white collar defence. Trained in both the common law and civil lawtraditions, he represents individuals and businesses in Ontario and Quebec. Engaged in the business and politicalcommunity, Thomas often publishes decisive op-eds in national and local papers.


PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INVOLVING DISPUTE RESOLUTION COURSES AT YORK UNIVERSITY A wide range of courses including: Dispute Resolution Theory and Generic Issues, Commeercial Mediation and Negotiation, Advnaced Negotiation and Mediation Skills and Family Dispute Resolution. Subsequent to formal Professional Mediation training at York University, I have participated in a variety of mediations - both solo and as a co-mediator. I have for several years been an active Member of ADR Institute of Ontario as well as the ADR Institute of Canada. Also, I am a Commissioner of Oaths - International ...


Morgan Joshi 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 ...


Westland Law Professional Corporation

Amy Westland is Deputy Judge of the Ontario Small Claims Court for the Toronto Region and presides over civil litigation proceedings, including settlement conferences, motions with and without notice, motions in writing, and trials of claims relating to contract, torts, and labour and employment. She is Senior Counsel at Westaway Law Group, where she provides legal and strategic advice to Indigenous groups in litigation and negotiations. She advises on the development and enforcement of First Nation legislation and policies that facilitate sustainable economic development, fiscal ...


I am a British trained Barrister and Solicitor. I have been mediating in Ontario full-time since 2019 and officially launched my practice in 2020. My practice is predominently personal injury, commercial and insurance defence cases. I also mediate contractual disputes.   I beleive in collaborative mediation and help to facilitate effective negotiation during each session. I enjoy working with clients from a diverse backgrounds and making inclusivity my top priority. 


The Neighbourhood Group Community Services

Peter Bruer spent the early part of his career in community advocacy work, international development and the tenants' movement in Toronto. He first trained as a mediator in 1992, and in 1996 he was hired by St. Stephen’s Community House, Conflict Resolution & Training,already well-known for its community mediation and professional dispute resolution and training services. As Manager of the program, he has worked with a wide range of non-profit, private sector and government clients, and done dozens of community and professional mediations and workshops. He has spoken at conferences in ...


Have launched "Tim Fitz Values Advocay Consulting" providing a suite of advocacy services, primarily focused in Labour and Employment, including Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), after over 30 years of public service at the City of Toronto, and nearly 30 years of union involvement including over 15 years in senior leadership roles at Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79, President for 6 years (2011-2017), and my recent completion of a Masters of Laws (LLM) in Labour and EMployment Law (2020). Training in ADR includesThe Theory and Practice ofAlternative Dispute Resolution ...


President, Tolkun Consulting Services Inc.

A professional engineer with over 36 years of experience in the construction and management fields and currently a Certified Adjudicator in the Province of Ontario


Humber Polytechnic

I am a retired Secondary School Educator, Co-ordinator of the IB Program and Administrator with the TCDSB. I have a Master of Science in Education. In my 30 years of practice, my focus and area of interest/specialty involved Student Success. The year of my retirement in 2021, I enrolled in the Guelph-Humber, full-time, postgraduate certificate ADR program. I graduated with honours, following the mandatory completion of 12 courses and 160 hours of practicum work. I have also acquired Q. Med credential designation.Additionally, I have acquired several additional certifications during this time; ...


Lynn has been a mediator since 1999 working first as a volunteer for Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview conducting community-related mediations including parent/teen, teacher/student, disputes between neighbours and Small Claims Court cases. Starting in 2003, she has been conducting mediations through her private mediation practice and, in 2004, became a roster mediator for the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, mediating civil matters. Since 2002, Lynn has been acoach and associate facilitator in ADR workshops offered by the Stitt Feld Handy Group. She has the Executive Certificate ...


Kleinman Family Law

0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1994, after completing his B.A. (Hons.) in 1988 and B.C.L., LL.B. degrees in 1992, all from McGill University. 0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> 0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Member in good standing of Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and ADR Institute of Ontario.0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> ...


My background in contemporary art is the framework for how I approach my practice in conflict resolution and mediation. Both disciplines rely on the power of perspective and narrative to make and reframe meaning from daily life. Whether through a photograph or a facilitated dialogue, I am drawn to processes that help people see familiar situations in new ways. In both art and conflict work, transformation happens when space is made for deeper understanding, emotional insight, and creative problem-solving. Coming from my background in the arts, I bring this unique lens into the field of ...


Craig A. Lewis Professional Corporation

Craig was called to the Ontario Bar in 1993. Over the 30 plus years, he has engaged in countless mediations and has established a mediation practice primarily in the area of employment law. Hisstyle is to be both collaborative and evaluative at the same time. he recognizes that time is often not in abundance and therefore, he will attempt to use the allotted time as wisely as possible. He will not act as just a conduit of offers back and forth without any insight. When necessary, he will share his opinions on a case with both sides, candidly exploring their strengths and weaknesses. ...


Paul Wesley


Toronto, ON

Owner / Practitioner, Listening Post


Director Supply Chain:Procurement & Contract Management, Gyptech

I am a senior commercial and operations professional with more than 15 years of experience in engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM), and large-scale capital project delivery. My career has focused on managing complex contractual relationships, high-value negotiations, and dispute-prone environments across industrial, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects.I have held senior roles with direct responsibility for commercial strategy, contract development and administration, procurement, supplier performance management, and the resolution of disputes arising from scope ...


YorkStreet Dispute Resolution Group Inc.


Disputes Resolution Lawyer, ArbitraLex Professional Corporation

Marina Akchurina, FCIArb, is a principal of ArbitraLex Professional Corporation, whose practice includes work as a neutral arbitrator in domestic and international commercial arbitrations (both ad hoc and institutional). Marina Akchurina brings more than 17 years of experience as counsel in international commercial and investment arbitrations andcommercial/business litigation at the international law firm Cleary Gottlieb (Moscow/London offices) as well as her private practice. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and triple-qualified to practise law in Ontario, New York, ...


Principal Owner, ADR Group

Mr Drake is a Senior Construction Executive and Principal with over 35 years of experience in the construction industry, mainly in major residential and commerical projects throughout Canada. Prior to founding Drake & Associates, Ralph previously held senior executive possitions with four major Contractors/Developers and his portfolio includes some of the most prestigious developments in the GTA & Canada. Having the skills and experience of being a professional quantity surveyor, chartered arbitrator with civil engineering has contributed to his sucess in all aspects of construction ...


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 ...


Goldblatt Partners LLP

Natai Shelsen is a mediator and lawyer specializing in employment, human rights, business-related matters and general civil litigation. She mediates disputes in advance of litigation and in the context of litigation. She is fluently bilingual in English and French.


Lawyer and Mediator, Berry Family Law

I am a family lawyer and mediator who has also experienced my own separation and divorce. I have been helping people navigate the life-changing process of separation for 18 years. I am practical and compassionate, smart and funny. I pledge to assist all my clients by empowering them with legal information and advice to help them make the best choices for their family. I am also available to assist lawyers with lawyer-assisted mediations when their direct negotiations have not resulted in a settlement. Mediations can take place at my offices, in a mutually agreed upon location in the Greater ...


Renew Mediation Services

I am a Roster Mediator for the Toronto Superior Court of Justice (2019) and Windsor Superior Court of Justice (2022). Prior to becoming a Mediator, I was educated in 8 areas of law in Ontario earning a Law Clerk Diploma in 2002. My areas of experience include: litigation (civil, commercial, class actions, subrogation and insurance defence - personal injury), employment law and family law.


Principal, IGOR ELLYN ADR

Igor Ellyn is a Chartered Arbitrator and Mediator with extensive experience in the resolution of commercial disputes in contract, shareholder, corporate, leasing, real estate, joint venture, development and other matters. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was Chair of the Toronto Chapter of CIArb. He is a Past President of the Ontario Bar Association. Mr. Ellyn has arbitrated and mediated for over 20 years, Mr. Ellyn also participates annually as a presenter and advocacy coach at the Osgoode Hall Professional Development LL.M. program on International Commercial ...


Loopstra Nixon LLP

Alan is an accomplished and versatile professional, with a strong background in business litigation.  A substantial portion of his practice has focused on the transportation and logistics industry for over 15 years, including commercial disputes, casualty claims, and product liability issues. Alan is a member of the bars of Ontario (2006) and British Columbia (2006).


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 ...