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Speaking Engagements
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separate list for publications & conference papers)
Panel Chair
– “Building Effective Business Relationships”, a
discussion examining business relationships through the lens of
culture, sustainability and indigenous relations, NAFTA 2022
Committee Conference, Vancouver, April 2008.
Arbitrator and Memoranda Evaluator, 2008 Vis Moot (Chicago Mini-Vis February 9; Leuven Mini-Vis March 10; Vienna March 17-19, Quarter-Final Panel Member)
Lecturer: “Canadian Legal Culture and the Common Law”, University of Notre Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium, March 11, 2008
Moderator: “International Commercial Arbitration in China: CIETAC Practice and Procedure”, Conference presented by China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission, Toronto December 11, 2007.
Speaker: “Dispute Resolution for International Transactions” and Participant in panel discussion on: “Best practices for negotiating and drafting international business agreements.” : Federated Press Conference on “Negotiating and Drafting International Business Agreements”, November 2007.
Speaker: "The Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Dell Computer case: Is it good for arbitration? Is it good for consumers", ADR Institute of Canada Conference, Charlottetown, P.E.I., September 24, 2007.
Conference Co-Chair and Speaker: Fourth Annual Conference on Evidence Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, September 19-20; presented paper: "Expert Witness Evidence in Civil Cases"
Panel Chair – “How Class Actions Really Work in Practice”: IBA/ABA Conference on Class Actions at the Crossroads, Rome May 24-25, 2007.
Speaker – “Experts: a View from the Trenches”: Law Society of Upper Canada Conference on Advanced Commercial Arbitration, April 30, 2007.
Panel Chair – “Transnational Class Actions”, IBA Chicago 2006, Chicago, Illinois, September 19, 2006.
Speaker – “Procedural Issues in Arbitration Clauses”, Arbitration for the In-House Counsel: Essentials for an Effective Arbitration Clause, Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, September 14, 2006.
Co-Lecturer/Co-Presenter – “Resolving Transnational Disputes: International Arbitration and Arbitration Agreements”, Negotiating and Drafting International Business Agreements Course, Federated Press, Toronto, Ontario, September 6, 2006.
Evaluator/Mock Hearing Judge – “Diploma In Forensic Accounting (DIFA) Capstone Course”, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, August 27, 2006.
Speaker – “Arbitration Clauses in International Agreements”, Blakes Seminar, May 16, 2006.
Panel Chair – “Computer Based Forensic Investigations”, 8th Annual Fraud Conference, Association of Forensic Investigators of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, May 8-9, 2006.
Speaker – “Differential Liability: What is a Director to Do?”, Threats and Opportunities: Litigating under the OBCA/CBCA, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, May 1, 2006.
Moderator & Panelist – “Strategic Considerations in Creating the Team and Taming the Documents”, Managing Complex Litigation, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, April 24, 2006.
Chair – “Use of Financial Experts in Shareholder Class Actions”, Blakes Conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 7, 2006.
Memorial Judge – “13th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot”, Vienna, Austria, April 7-13, 2006.
Program Co-chair – “72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association”, Toronto, Ontario, June 4-8, 2006.
Panel Member – “Cross Border Perspective: What Can We Learn From the U.S. Experience?”, Are you ready? Secondary Market Liability, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP client seminar, November 29, 2005.
Speaker – “Drafting the International Arbitration Clause”, Canadian Bar Association, Business Dispute Resolution Committee (National Section on International Law), Teleconference, Toronto, Ontario, November 9, 2005.
Co-author – “The Use of Expert Witness Evidence in Civil Cases”, Presented at the 7th Annual Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 7, 2005.
Panel Chair – “Users in Focus”, Gold Standard ADR Conference, ADR Institute of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, November 4, 2005.
Speaker – “Procedural Issues in Arbitration Clauses”, Presented at Arbitration for the Corporate Lawyer: Essentials for an Effective Arbitration Clause, Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, October 26, 2005.
Speaker – “Ipperwash Discussion Circle”, University of Toronto, Law Faculty, October 12, 2005.
Speaker – “Injunctions: A Practice Primer”, Co-authored with Allison Thornton; Presented at Walking the Tightrope: Pre-Trial Remedies in the Age of High Costs and Low Budgets, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, October 11, 2005.
Judge – “Young Lawyer’s Writing Competition”, International Bar Association Conference 2005, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 27, 2005.
Speaker – The Admissibility of Evidence Based on “Novel Science”, 2nd Annual Conference Evidence Law for the Civil Litigator, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, Toronto, Ontario, September 23, 2005.
Mock Hearing Judge – “Diploma In Forensic Accounting (DIFA) Capstone Course”, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, August 21, 2005.
Presenter – “Expert Evidence in a Civil Law Context”, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) Spring Education Seminar, National Judicial Institute, Toronto, Ontario, May 5, 2005.
Moderator and Speaker – “Resolution of Business Disputes with Chinese Parties: What are the Alternatives?”, Legal & Strategic Guide to Doing Business in China, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, April 25-26, 2005.
Final Panel Judge – “The Wilson Moot”, Annual Mooting Competition for Canadian Law Schools, Toronto, Ontario, February 18-19, 2005.
Speaker – “Forth Commandment: Writing for the Reader”, New Lawyer Essentials Series Part III: Write to Persuade!, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, Ontario, November 10, 2004.
Speaker – “Negotiating and Drafting Effective Arbitration Provisions in Commercial Agreements”, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, October 7, 2004.
Mock Hearing Judge – “Diploma In Forensic Accounting (DIFA) Capstone Course”, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, August 16-22, 2004.
Presenter – “Canadian Court System and Litigation Process”, Presented at Dispute Resolution in North America, held jointly by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Jiangsu) and Blakes, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, May 21, 2004.
Panelist – “Judgment Writing Seminar for Appellate Court Judges”, National Judicial Institute, Toronto, Ontario, April 19-22, 2004.
Presenter – “Protecting Business Rights With Arbitration Clauses”, The ‘Whys’, ‘Whens’ and ‘Hows’ of ADR: A Practical Look at the Effective Decision Strategy for Dispute Resolution in North America and Europe, Techlaw Group. Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 22, 2003.
Arbitration Moot Judge – “Tenth Annual Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Commercial Arbitration Moot”, Vienna, Austria, April 12-17, 2003.
Quoted – “Canadians Planting Seeds of ADR Worldwide”, Article by Derek Hill, Law Times, Vol. 17, No. 19, P. 11, June 5, 2006. [PDF]
Quoted – “Raising the Profile of Arbitration: Competitors Band Together”, Article by Kristen McMahon, Law Times, Vol. 16, No. 38, P. 1 & 4, December 12, 2005. [PDF]
Interviewed – “Supreme Court Makes Limitations On Deals More Difficult”, Article by Julius Melnitzer, P. 12, Law Times, September 5, 2005.
Quoted – “Duty Chills Underwriters”, Article by Sandra Rubin, National Post – Legal Post, FP 9, June 22, 2005. [PDF]
Quoted – “Novel Science Gets Extra Scrutiny at Trial”, Article by Nora Rock, Law Times, Vol. 16, No. 8, P. 11, March 14, 2005. [PDF]
Mentioned – “Arbitrator Should Enforce Human Rights Code: SCC”, The Lawyers Weekly, P.1, September 26, 2003.
Arbitrator and Memoranda Evaluator, 2008 Vis Moot (Chicago Mini-Vis February 9; Leuven Mini-Vis March 10; Vienna March 17-19, Quarter-Final Panel Member)
Lecturer: “Canadian Legal Culture and the Common Law”, University of Notre Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium, March 11, 2008
Moderator: “International Commercial Arbitration in China: CIETAC Practice and Procedure”, Conference presented by China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission, Toronto December 11, 2007.
Speaker: “Dispute Resolution for International Transactions” and Participant in panel discussion on: “Best practices for negotiating and drafting international business agreements.” : Federated Press Conference on “Negotiating and Drafting International Business Agreements”, November 2007.
Speaker: "The Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Dell Computer case: Is it good for arbitration? Is it good for consumers", ADR Institute of Canada Conference, Charlottetown, P.E.I., September 24, 2007.
Conference Co-Chair and Speaker: Fourth Annual Conference on Evidence Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, September 19-20; presented paper: "Expert Witness Evidence in Civil Cases"
Panel Chair – “How Class Actions Really Work in Practice”: IBA/ABA Conference on Class Actions at the Crossroads, Rome May 24-25, 2007.
Speaker – “Experts: a View from the Trenches”: Law Society of Upper Canada Conference on Advanced Commercial Arbitration, April 30, 2007.
Panel Chair – “Transnational Class Actions”, IBA Chicago 2006, Chicago, Illinois, September 19, 2006.
Speaker – “Procedural Issues in Arbitration Clauses”, Arbitration for the In-House Counsel: Essentials for an Effective Arbitration Clause, Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, September 14, 2006.
Co-Lecturer/Co-Presenter – “Resolving Transnational Disputes: International Arbitration and Arbitration Agreements”, Negotiating and Drafting International Business Agreements Course, Federated Press, Toronto, Ontario, September 6, 2006.
Evaluator/Mock Hearing Judge – “Diploma In Forensic Accounting (DIFA) Capstone Course”, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, August 27, 2006.
Speaker – “Arbitration Clauses in International Agreements”, Blakes Seminar, May 16, 2006.
Panel Chair – “Computer Based Forensic Investigations”, 8th Annual Fraud Conference, Association of Forensic Investigators of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, May 8-9, 2006.
Speaker – “Differential Liability: What is a Director to Do?”, Threats and Opportunities: Litigating under the OBCA/CBCA, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, May 1, 2006.
Moderator & Panelist – “Strategic Considerations in Creating the Team and Taming the Documents”, Managing Complex Litigation, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, April 24, 2006.
Chair – “Use of Financial Experts in Shareholder Class Actions”, Blakes Conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 7, 2006.
Memorial Judge – “13th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot”, Vienna, Austria, April 7-13, 2006.
Program Co-chair – “72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association”, Toronto, Ontario, June 4-8, 2006.
Panel Member – “Cross Border Perspective: What Can We Learn From the U.S. Experience?”, Are you ready? Secondary Market Liability, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP client seminar, November 29, 2005.
Speaker – “Drafting the International Arbitration Clause”, Canadian Bar Association, Business Dispute Resolution Committee (National Section on International Law), Teleconference, Toronto, Ontario, November 9, 2005.
Co-author – “The Use of Expert Witness Evidence in Civil Cases”, Presented at the 7th Annual Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 7, 2005.
Panel Chair – “Users in Focus”, Gold Standard ADR Conference, ADR Institute of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, November 4, 2005.
Speaker – “Procedural Issues in Arbitration Clauses”, Presented at Arbitration for the Corporate Lawyer: Essentials for an Effective Arbitration Clause, Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, October 26, 2005.
Speaker – “Ipperwash Discussion Circle”, University of Toronto, Law Faculty, October 12, 2005.
Speaker – “Injunctions: A Practice Primer”, Co-authored with Allison Thornton; Presented at Walking the Tightrope: Pre-Trial Remedies in the Age of High Costs and Low Budgets, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, October 11, 2005.
Judge – “Young Lawyer’s Writing Competition”, International Bar Association Conference 2005, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 27, 2005.
Speaker – The Admissibility of Evidence Based on “Novel Science”, 2nd Annual Conference Evidence Law for the Civil Litigator, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, Toronto, Ontario, September 23, 2005.
Mock Hearing Judge – “Diploma In Forensic Accounting (DIFA) Capstone Course”, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, August 21, 2005.
Presenter – “Expert Evidence in a Civil Law Context”, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) Spring Education Seminar, National Judicial Institute, Toronto, Ontario, May 5, 2005.
Moderator and Speaker – “Resolution of Business Disputes with Chinese Parties: What are the Alternatives?”, Legal & Strategic Guide to Doing Business in China, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, April 25-26, 2005.
Final Panel Judge – “The Wilson Moot”, Annual Mooting Competition for Canadian Law Schools, Toronto, Ontario, February 18-19, 2005.
Speaker – “Forth Commandment: Writing for the Reader”, New Lawyer Essentials Series Part III: Write to Persuade!, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, Ontario, November 10, 2004.
Speaker – “Negotiating and Drafting Effective Arbitration Provisions in Commercial Agreements”, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, October 7, 2004.
Mock Hearing Judge – “Diploma In Forensic Accounting (DIFA) Capstone Course”, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, August 16-22, 2004.
Presenter – “Canadian Court System and Litigation Process”, Presented at Dispute Resolution in North America, held jointly by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Jiangsu) and Blakes, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, May 21, 2004.
Panelist – “Judgment Writing Seminar for Appellate Court Judges”, National Judicial Institute, Toronto, Ontario, April 19-22, 2004.
Presenter – “Protecting Business Rights With Arbitration Clauses”, The ‘Whys’, ‘Whens’ and ‘Hows’ of ADR: A Practical Look at the Effective Decision Strategy for Dispute Resolution in North America and Europe, Techlaw Group. Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 22, 2003.
Arbitration Moot Judge – “Tenth Annual Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Commercial Arbitration Moot”, Vienna, Austria, April 12-17, 2003.
Media Appearances
Quoted – “The Future of International Law – The ILA Comes to Canada”, Interviewed by Jim Tobler for NUVO Magazine, P. 48, Summer 2006. [PDF]Quoted – “Canadians Planting Seeds of ADR Worldwide”, Article by Derek Hill, Law Times, Vol. 17, No. 19, P. 11, June 5, 2006. [PDF]
Quoted – “Raising the Profile of Arbitration: Competitors Band Together”, Article by Kristen McMahon, Law Times, Vol. 16, No. 38, P. 1 & 4, December 12, 2005. [PDF]
Interviewed – “Supreme Court Makes Limitations On Deals More Difficult”, Article by Julius Melnitzer, P. 12, Law Times, September 5, 2005.
Quoted – “Duty Chills Underwriters”, Article by Sandra Rubin, National Post – Legal Post, FP 9, June 22, 2005. [PDF]
Quoted – “Novel Science Gets Extra Scrutiny at Trial”, Article by Nora Rock, Law Times, Vol. 16, No. 8, P. 11, March 14, 2005. [PDF]
Mentioned – “Arbitrator Should Enforce Human Rights Code: SCC”, The Lawyers Weekly, P.1, September 26, 2003.
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