Professional History

Professional Qualifications

Called to the Bar: Ontario, Canada 1976
Other calls to the Bar (not current): Alberta, New Brunswick
Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours): Osgoode Hall Law School 1974
Bachelor of Arts: Victoria College, University of Toronto 1971
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Fellowship course, Berlin 1996
FCIArb: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 1997
University of Windsor: ADR Workshop 2001
Harvard Law School/PIL: Mediation Workshop, 2004
ICDR International Symposium in Advanced Case Management Issues, 2007
Chartered Arbitrator: ADR Institute of Canada, 2009
ICC Institute Master Class for Arbitrators, Paris, June, 2009
ADR Institute Course on Practical Ethics for Mediators, December 2012
Independent Electrical System Operator Arbitration Panel: Training and Orientation, Toronto Canada, April 28, 2015
An Introduction to ICSID Process: Training by ICSID Secretary General and ICSID Staff, Ottawa, Canada, May 4, 2015

Laskin, Jack, Horton & Harris (partner 1978-1982)
McMillan Binch (articling student and associate 1974-1978 and partner 1982-2000)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (partner 2000-2006)
Served terms as head of litigation at McMillan Binch and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP