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The Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto is made up of several litigators, academics, arbitrators, and mediators from the Greater Toronto Area. The group promotes arbitration as an alternative method of conflict resolution over litigation, especially in commercial suits. Members include commercial litigators from Toronto law firms including some of the Seven Sisters of Bay Street. Each member has experience and interest in promoting commercial Arbitration. The group dedicates its time to encouraging this form of Dispute resolution through seminars, papers, and talks.Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto website
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History

Founded in summer 2004 when John Judge and William G. Horton talked about bringing several prominent ADR Chambers members together after noticing how well suited to arbitration Toronto representatives were during an ICC arbitration with counsel from Canada, France, Germany, and the United States.2005-12-12 Law Times Article
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Arbitration

Arbitration focuses on resolving conflicts outside of courthouse litigation. Parties defer to one or more mutually acceptable
arbitrators An arbitral tribunal or arbitration tribunal, also arbitration commission, arbitration committee or arbitration council is a panel of unbiased adjudicators which is convened and sits to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration. The tribunal may con ...
who will come to the final decision. This mode of resolution has often been related to Alternative dispute resolution. In Canada groups and persons interested in or promoting ADR work with th
ADR Institute of Canada, Inc


Associations

Members of ''The Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto'' are associated with international groups promoting arbitration includin
ADR ChambersThe International Centre for Dispute ResolutionThe British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration CenterThe London Court of International ArbitrationThe Institute for Transnational Arbitrationthe CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and ResolutionThe Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
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the Ministry of the Attorney General's Toronto Local Mediation Committee

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Members

Members of the Roundtable belong to several major law firms, educational institutions, and private practices located in the Toronto area as well as abroad.


Brian Casey

Brian Casey is the managing partner at
Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie is an international law firm located in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1949, originally named Baker & McKenzie. It now has 77 offices in 46 countries. It employs 4,809 attorneys total, and approximately 13,000 employees tot ...
. His areas of practice include International arbitration, Domestic Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Banking and Finance Litigation, and Professional negligence. Associations include ADR Chambers, The Advocates' Society, the
Canadian Bar Association The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada. History The Association's first Annual Meeting was he ...
, the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (abbreviated as CIArb) is a professional organisation representing the interests of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioners. Founded on 1 March 1915, it was granted a royal charter by Queen Eliza ...
, the
International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA currently has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associa ...
, and the
Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; french: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; frenc ...
.Baker & McKenzie LLP Profile of Brian Casey
Casey has a BS in engineering from
Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Wo ...
as well as a LL.B from the
University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...
and a LL.M from
York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
in International Business Law. The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the leading 500 lawyers in Canada lists Brian Casey under international commercial arbitration and commercial litigation.


William G. Horton

William G. Horton practices as independent counsel working with a variety of top law firms in TorontoWGH Law.com
His areas of practice include business and corporate disputes,
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, competition offences, defamation, directors and officers liability, fiduciary duty and good faith obligations, fraud, injunctive remedies, insurance and reinsurance disputes, international banking disputes, lender liability, litigation arising from major insolvencies and reorganizations, professional liability, and shareholder disputes. Horton has a Bachelor of Laws from
Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the '' Osgoode Hall L ...
, and a BA from
Victoria University in the University of Toronto Victoria University is a federated university forming part of the wider University of Toronto, and was founded in 1836. The undergraduate section of the university is Victoria College, informally ''Vic'', after the original name of the univers ...
. Associations include ADR Chambers, the ADR Institute of Canada, the Advocates' Society, the
American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of aca ...
, the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, the
Canadian Bar Association The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada. History The Association's first Annual Meeting was he ...
, the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (abbreviated as CIArb) is a professional organisation representing the interests of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioners. Founded on 1 March 1915, it was granted a royal charter by Queen Eliza ...
, the China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission, the
International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...
, the ICDR, the
International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA currently has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associa ...
, the
International Law Association The International Law Association (ILA) is a non-profit organisation based in Great Britain that — according to its constitution — promotes "the study, clarification and development of international law" and "the furtherance of international ...
, the
Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; french: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; frenc ...
, the NAFTA 2022 Committee, the Ontario Bar Association,
Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the '' Osgoode Hall L ...
, and Vis Moot. Best Lawyers in Canada 2009 recognized Horton for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Directors & Officer Liability, and International Arbitration. He is also listed in the 2008 Lexpert Directory, the 2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert 2007: Leading US/Canada Cross Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2007, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2006 and 2007, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2006, Legal Media Group's The Best of the Best 2006, and PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2006.


John Judge

John Judge is a senior partner at Stikeman Elliott practising both corporate and commercial law and specializing in banking and
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disputes, insolvency matters, insurance and reinsurance claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, product liability, professional negligence, real estate and complex construction litigation, sale of goods, and share/asset acquisitions as well as technological disputes and trademark lawJohn Judge Profile on Roundtable website
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Aside from his corporate and commercial work, Judge has also served as counsel in several cases regarding
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for the
Ontario Human Rights Commission The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was established in the Canadian province of Ontario on March 29, 1961, to administer the Ontario Human Rights Code. The OHRC is an arm's length agency of government accountable to the legislature through ...
and has worked on many international arbitrations through the
International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...
in Paris. Judge earned his BA from the
University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
in 1972 and his LL.B from the same school in 1975 before gaining bar admission in 1977. He is a member and past director of the Advocates' Society,
American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of aca ...
, Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce,
Canadian Bar Association The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada. History The Association's first Annual Meeting was he ...
,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (abbreviated as CIArb) is a professional organisation representing the interests of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioners. Founded on 1 March 1915, it was granted a royal charter by Queen Eliza ...
(MCI Arb.), Computer Law Association, Information and Technology Law Association, Institute for Transnational Arbitration in Dallas,
International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA currently has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associa ...
,
London Court of International Arbitration The London Court of International Arbitration is a British private company limited by guarantee with a head office in London. It offers dispute resolution through arbitration and mediation. History The City of London Chamber of Arbitration w ...
, an instructor at the Osgoode Hall Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, and director of the Sopinka Cup Society.


Barry Leon

Barry Leon is a partner in the International Arbitration Group at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall. He has more than 30 years of experience as counsel, acting on many complex and significant cases for a wide variety of clients and involving many different industries. His industry experience includes financial services, natural resources and energy, technology and intellectual property, manufacturing, construction and projects, and consumer products.Barry Leon Profile on Roundtable website
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He has been recognized several times as one of the leading lawyers in Toronto, specifically in Woodward White's Best Lawyers in Canada 2006, Lexpert/Thomson Canada's Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2006, Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers 2005, and "The Experts: Update on Cross-Border Litigation" in Canadian Lawyer in May 2005. Leon received his LL.B from the
University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
and his M.B.A from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the
University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...
. In 2011, Leon was elected chair of the arbitration committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian branch of the
International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...
.Toulson, Tom. "Leon to lead ICC Canada." Global Arbitration Review, 18 May 201

Retrieved July 30, 2012.
In 2012, Leon joined Arbitration Place, a hearing centre that hosts and facilitates international and domestic arbitrations.Karadelis, Kyriaki. "This must be the Place." Global Arbitration Review, 19 April 201

Retrieved May 1, 2012.


David McCutcheon

David McCutcheon is a partner at
Fraser Milner Casgrain ''As of March 28, 2013, Fraser Milner Casgrain combined with Salans and SNR Denton to form Dentons.'' Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) was a Canadian business, litigation and tax law firm. With more than 560 lawyers (175 litigators) it was the ...
in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
practising commercial
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, corporate commercial litigation, administrative law, real estate and construction law, and environmental counsel.David McCutcheon Profile on Roundtable website
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He serves as a member of the National Partnership Board and the Ontario Office Management Board. In addition he is a Fellow and Past President of th
ADR Institute of Canada Inc.
Past President of th
ADR Institute of Ontario
Past Vice-president of the ADR Institute of Canada and chair of the Rules Committee, an Arbitration Panel Member for the ADR Institute of Canada and ADR Institute of Ontario, Chartered Arbitrator on the roster of the ADR Institute of Canada Inc. and th
BCICAC
and a Member of the ICC Arbitration Panel.


Graeme Mew

Graeme Mew is a managing partner at Nicholl Paskell-Mede in Toronto. His practice includes all levels of advocacy in England, Wales, and Ontario for business disputes, civil and commercial litigation, contract and tort law, insurance law, liability of directors and officers, private international law, professional liability, public law, and sports law. As a dual citizen of Britain and Canada he works as a Barrister in England and Wales and a barrister and solicitor in Ontario as well as a mediator and arbitrator.Graeme Mew Profile on Roundtable website
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Mew has his B.A. in law from Kingston University and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1982. He received his LL.B. from the University of Windsor in Ontario in 1986 and was on the Dean's Honour Roll. He was called to the Ontario Bar and admitted as a solicitor in Ontario in 1987 before being admitted ''pro hac vice'' by the District Court of the US Virgin Islands in 2003. Graeme Mew's memberships include The Advocates' Society, the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario, the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association, the
Canadian Bar Association The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada. History The Association's first Annual Meeting was he ...
, the
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) is a London-based mediation and alternative dispute resolution body. It was founded as a non-profit organisation in 1990, with the support of The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and a numbe ...
as a CEDR Accredited Mediator, the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (abbreviated as CIArb) is a professional organisation representing the interests of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioners. Founded on 1 March 1915, it was granted a royal charter by Queen Eliza ...
, the
Commonwealth Lawyers Association The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) is an organisation of lawyers, law societies and bar associations across the Commonwealth of Nations. The association hosts a conference in a member nation of the commonwealth biennially. History ...
, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (US), the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, the International Academy of Sportslaw Practitioners and Executives, the
International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA currently has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associa ...
, the
Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; french: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; frenc ...
, the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, the Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers' Association, and the Sports Lawyers Association (US). Graeme Mew is a subscriber of the American Arbitration Association and a Member Arbitrator at Arbitration Place, a hearing centre that hosts and facilitates international and domestic arbitrations."Graeme Mew." Member Arbitrators: Arbitration Place. Last accessed July 30, 2012.


Randy Pepper

Randy Pepper, formerly a partner at Osler,
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is a Canadian-based law firm founded in 1862. Osler is considered one of the Seven Sisters (law firms), a historical collection of seven law firms with offices in Toronto, Ontario. History The firm was founded in ...
in Toronto now works out o
ADR Chambers
His practice focuses on corporate commercial litigation, specifically arbitration, competition and shareholder rights, defamation, internet liability, and product liability class actions. He works in both international and domestic arbitration decisions and served as Chair of Osler's International Commercial Arbitration/ADR Group.Randy Pepper's Profile on Roundtable website
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Pepper was called to the Ontario Bar in 1983, became a solicitor in the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1987, and the High Court of Hong Kong in 1987. He is a member of many associations including the ADR Institute of Ontario and ADR Institute of Canada, for both of which he serves on the board, as well as the arbitration committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, and the ADR Institute of Ontario. He received his L.L.M. in arbitration and mediation from LSE.


Joel Richler

Joel Richler is a partner at the Toronto office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto. His practice includes having tried, arbitrated, and mediated cases in construction, contract disputes, procurement, product liability, securities, shareholders' rights, and technology and software.Joel Richler's Profile on Roundtable website
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has recognized Joel Richler for several years as a leading practitioner in corporate commercial litigation, construction law, securities litigation, directors' and officers' litigation and professional liability law. The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008 has cited him for his work in corporate and commercial litigation, directors and officers liability, legal malpractice law and construction law. Richler possesses an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business have ranked him since 2005.


Donald E. Short

Donald Short is a partner at
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Fasken, formerly Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, is an international business law firm with approximately 700 lawyers and offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, Beijing, London and Johannesburg. On 29 Nove ...
in TorontoDonald Short Profile on Faseken's website
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and chairs the firm's Toronto Construction Law Group
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Certified by the Law Society as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, his practice focuses on commercial and construction litigation, insolvency matters, and alternative dispute resolution. Recognitions of his work in arbitration include being listed in the Euromoney Guide to the world's leading experts in arbitration, as well as listings from Lexpert and The Best Lawyers in Canada. In 1999 he received the Award for Distinguished Service and in 2001 the Award for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Canadian Bar Association Ontario. Short has a B.A. in political science from the
University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
, his LL.B., also from the University of Toronto, his LL.M. from
Osgoode Hall Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original -storey building was started in 1829 and finished in 1832 from a design by John Ewart and William Warren Baldwin. The structure is named for William Osgood ...
, and in 2003 earned his F.C.I.Arb. from The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a current member of the Civil Bench and Bar Committee, Toronto Region; the Commercial List Users' Committee, Ontario Superior Court of Justice; the Continuing Legal Education Committee, OBA; the National Council of Canadian Bar Association; the Provincial Council of Ontario Branch of the CBA; The Advocates' Society ADR Committee; the Toronto Local Mediation Committee (appointed by Attorney General); and the Toronto Region Case Management Steering Committee.


Janet Walker

Janet Walker is a full professor and former associate dean at
Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the '' Osgoode Hall L ...
,
York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
. She currently serves as an advisor to the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal Rules Committee as well as on the Canadian Panel of Arbitrators, International Chamber of Commerce; the IBA Task Force on International Procedures and Protocols for Collective Redress; the Working Group on Protocols for Parallel Class Actions, Litigation Section of the ABA; and the ILA Committee on International Litigation and the Interests of the Public: International Aspects of Group Actions.Janet Walker Profile on Roundtable website
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Walker works frequently as an
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for laws of jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, the recognition and enforcement of judgments and application of foreign law. She also serves as counsel to members of the profession in the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States and Australia. Associations: Janet Walker is a member of include the American Arbitration Association, the American Law Institute, the
American Society of International Law The American Society of International Law (ASIL), founded in 1906, was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 to foster the study of international law, and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the ba ...
, the Arbitralwomen, the Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto, the
Canadian Bar Association The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada. History The Association's first Annual Meeting was he ...
, the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, the Canadian Council on International Law, the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (abbreviated as CIArb) is a professional organisation representing the interests of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioners. Founded on 1 March 1915, it was granted a royal charter by Queen Eliza ...
, the International Association of Procedural Law, the
International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA currently has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associa ...
, the
International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...
, the
International Law Association The International Law Association (ILA) is a non-profit organisation based in Great Britain that — according to its constitution — promotes "the study, clarification and development of international law" and "the furtherance of international ...
, the
Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; french: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; frenc ...
, the
London Court of International Arbitration The London Court of International Arbitration is a British private company limited by guarantee with a head office in London. It offers dispute resolution through arbitration and mediation. History The City of London Chamber of Arbitration w ...
, the Osgoode Society, The Advocates' Society, and the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners. In 2012, Janet Walker joined Arbitration Place, an internationally affiliated arbitration facility and legal centre.Kauth, Glenn. "New player enters arbitration scene." Legal Feeds: The Blog of Canadian Lawyer and Law Times.

April 9, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
In 2002 Walker was awarded the
Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'or de la Reine Elizabeth II) or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...
for her continuing service in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. She has her B.A and M.A. from
York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
, her LL.B. from
Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the '' Osgoode Hall L ...
, and her DPhil from Oxford University.


Robert Wisner

Robert Wisner is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group of Toronto. His practice is centred on international arbitration and litigation, foreign investment protection and international trade. Called to the bar in 1996, he received his LL.B. from the
University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
in 1994, his M.A. from Queen's University in 1990, and his B.Soc.Sci. from the
University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...
in 1989.Robert Wisner Profile on Roundtable website
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His previous work includes cases before international arbitral tribunals, NAFTA and international commercial contracts, as well as advocacy work, foreign investment protection, market access, government procurement, economic sanctions, political risk insurance, anti-bribery and other international treaty issues. Previously, Wisner was an economist in Canada's Department of International Trade Investment Policy Division.


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