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ADRIC 2020 - Remote Proceedings: Strategies and Pitfalls
Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Remote Proceedings: Strategies and Pitfalls

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
August 6, 2020
Remote Proceedings: Strategies and Pitfalls

Thursday August 6, 4 – 5:30 pm ET

REGISTER NOW (Deadline to register is August 4, 11:59 pm ET)

Chair: Tina Cicchetti, BBA, LLB, Independent Arbitrator, Vancouver Arbitration Chambers
Stephanie Cohen, BA, JD, FCIArb, Independent Arbitrator
Jonathan Lisus, LLB, Partner, Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Sarah Mohamed, BA, JD, Director of Legal Innovation at Arbitration Place

Addressing objections and fairness issues

Institutional rules and responses.

Statutory standards and ad hoc arbitration.

Comparing platforms.

Addressing security issues.

Evolving technology.

Technical competence: counsel and arbitrators.

Use of third party service providers.

Witness participation.

The arbitration record.

Tina Cicchetti, BBA, LLB, Independent Arbitrator, Vancouver Arbitration Chambers

Tina is a leading Canadian arbitration practitioner based in Dallas, Texas. Tina practices as an independent Resident Neutral at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC) and is also a Member Arbitrator at Arbitration Place in Toronto. She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations and is on the rosters of the ICDR, BCICAC, JCAA and a CPR Distinguished Neutral.

Tina is active in the arbitration community. She is the Chair of the International Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (ICC Canada), a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, a board member of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS), a former President and a current Advisory Board member of the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP), a member of the California International Arbitration Council’s Board (CIAC), and a member of the ICDR Canadian Advisory Committee. She is a member of the ITA Board of Reporters (Canada) and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration.

Stephanie Cohen, BA, JD, FCIArb, Independent Arbitrator

Stephanie is a Canadian international arbitrator based in New York City. She is admitted to practice law in both New York and Ontario, Canada, and is a member of arbitrator rosters for the ICDR and the AAA, as well as a CPR Distinguished Neutral. She has practiced exclusively as an arbitrator since 2012, serving as tribunal chair, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and emergency arbitrator in matters governed by ICC, ICDR, AAA, UNCITRAL and Society of Maritime Arbitrators rules. Previously, Stephanie was Counsel in the international arbitration and commercial litigation practice groups at White & Case LLP in New York. Stephanie is recognized by Who’s Who Legal – Future Leaders as a “top arbitrator” with an “excellent reputation universally,” and is ranked as an arbitrator in Chambers Global and Chambers USA. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Vice Chair of its New York Branch, Co-Chair of New York Arbitration Week 2020, a member of the ICCA-NYC Bar-CPR Working Group on Cybersecurity, and of the ICC Commission. For more information, please visit www.cohenarbitration.com.

Jonathan Lisus, LLB, Partner, Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP

Clients trust Jonathan to handle their most difficult and complex problems. He has earned a reputation as “one of the best litigators in the country” (Chambers Canada), “an extremely creative and brilliant lawyer”, a “hard hitting litigator” (Chambers Global, Chambers Canada), and "a real dynamo, who can pretty much try anything." (Benchmark Litigation)

Jonathan is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a Member at Large of the Chief Justice of Ontario’s Advisory Committee on Professionalism, appointed by the Chief Justice and the Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Jonathan is recognized in Band-1 Litigation by Chambers Canada and has the highest possible ratings from Martindale Hubbell, Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation and L’expert. Recently, Jonathan was named Canada's 2020 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Benchmark Litigation.

Jonathan’s practice focuses on complex commercial and constitutional litigation. He has tried in excess of 75 cases to judgement in areas including medical malpractice, financial services, franchise, professional liability, infrastructure, shareholder and oppression disputes and criminal law. He has argued over 40 appeals including in the Supreme Court of Canada. He maintains a broad trial and appellate practice in the Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada and regularly appears as Special Counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Sarah Mohamed, BA, JD, Director of Legal Innovation at Arbitration Place

Sarah is the Director of Legal Innovation at Arbitration Place, where she oversees the development and delivery of Arbitration Place Virtual (APV), a technology-driven service offering, providing neutral legal technology specialists who manage and facilitate virtual hearings and virtual proceedings on behalf of parties and adjudicators, using the technology-based solutions created by Arbitration Place. APV is currently leading the charge for the transition to completely remote-based dispute resolution offerings during COVID-19.

Sarah has extensive expertise in legal technology product development and legal technology consulting. Before joining Arbitration Place, Sarah worked as a Senior Consultant with the artificial intelligence (AI) practice of a major international consulting firm, where she worked as the Product Owner and Subject Matter Expert for the development of the AI component of a legal contract management software, while also managing support for clients using the technology.

In addition to this experience, Sarah worked as a Legal Knowledge Engineering Associate for another leading contract review legal technology company, and as an Assistant Project Manager in eDiscovery legal consulting (involving the use of technology, AI, and document management optimization in the delivery of legal services) for various prominent companies. Prior to focusing on the development of legal technology (and the delivery of technology-based legal services) developing and delivering legal technology, Sarah worked at a premier international law firm, as well in boutique legal practice, focusing on litigation as well as commercial matters.

Sarah is a former practicing lawyer and graduated with a J.D. degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.

Professional Development Accreditation:

ADRIC designation holders earn 3 Continuing Education & Engagement (CEE) points

CPD accreditation received to date for this webinar (pending from other Law Societies across Canada):

Law Society of British Columbia: 1.5 hours

Law Society of New Brunswick: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour and 30 minutes of Professionalism Content.

Law Society of Saskatchewan: 1.5 hours

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ADRIC 2020 - Uses and Abuses of Arbitration: Uber and Beyond
Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Uses and Abuses of Arbitration: Uber and Beyond

12:30 pm – 2:00 am
August 14, 2020
Uses and Abuses of Arbitration: Uber and Beyond

Friday August 14, 12:30 – 2 pm ET

REGISTER NOW (Deadline to register is August 12, 11:59 pm ET)

Chair: Michael Schafler (Chair) BA, LL.B, Q.Arb, Dentons Canada LLP
Jonathan Eades Legal Counsel, Civil Litigation, Government of BC
Alyssa King AB, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Queen’s University
Myriam Seers, LL.B., Torys LLP
Margaret L. Waddell, LLB, LLM, Partner, Waddell Phillips PC

The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Uber v Heller

Unconscionability as a defence to stay applications

Has arbitration become a tool to limit access to justice and defeat legal rights

Is competence-competence a benefit or barrier to arbitration, in relation to uneconomic claims

In the wake of the decision of the SCC can arbitration ever be a ground for resisting a class action where certification criteria are met

Michael Schafler (Chair) BA, LL.B, Q.Arb, Dentons Canada LLP

Mike’s practice is focused on sophisticated commercial disputes, emphasizing commercial arbitration. He has acted as counsel in many commercial arbitration matters, both domestic and international, and ad hoc and institutional, including ICC, ICDR and ADRIC. He has acted for clients in a number of industry sectors, including construction, energy, forestry, professional liability and mining. He just completed an eight-day virtual ICC hearing involving a US$50 million claim.

Jonathan Eades Legal Counsel, Civil Litigation, Government of BC

Jonathan Eades is a senior counsel with the Ministry of Attorney General in Victoria. He clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada in 1995 and was called to the BC Bar with Davis & Co. He practiced on Bay Street, and then spent several years with a major international law firm in Paris working exclusively on ICC and ICSID commercial and investment treaty arbitration disputes. He continues a domestic and international arbitration practice with the Ministry, working closely with Canada in international disputes involving BC, including the Softwood Lumber file and NAFTA Chapter 11 challenges. He has appeared as counsel at the Supreme Court on multiple occasions, including in leading arbitration cases such as Sattva v. Creston Moly, Wellman v. TELUS, and, next month, in Wastech v GVSDD. He is co-chair of the Attorney General's Arbitration Advisory Group‎, a group of arbitration specialists recommending reform of BC's international and domestic arbitration statutes.

Alyssa King AB, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Queen’s University

Alyssa King studies how adjudicators define their own roles and sources of legitimacy as well as issues of access to justice. She is particularly interested in the intersection of normative systems through mechanisms such as federalism, arbitration, and the reception of international law.

She comes to Queen’s from Yale Law School, where she is a PhD candidate and an Affiliate Fellow with the school’s Information Society Project. She received her JD from Yale Law School in 2012, and was an executive editor of the Yale Journal of International Law and a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Master 2 from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. A member of the New York Bar, she previously clerked for Judge Barrington D. Parker of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York.

Myriam Seers, LL.B., Torys LLP

Myriam practices litigation and dispute resolution at Torys LLP, with a particular focus on investor-state arbitration, international commercial arbitration and commercial litigation involving clients in the mining, electricity, oil & gas and transportation sectors.

Myriam has appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada, in international arbitrations under the ICSID, UNCITRAL and ICC Rules, in all levels of Ontario and Canadian federal courts, before Ontario administrative tribunals including the Ontario Energy Board and the Environmental Review Tribunal, and in domestic arbitrations. In 2019 and 2020, she was recognized by the global publication Who’s Who Legal as a Future Leader for Arbitration, one of the few arbitration counsel in Canada to have received this recognition.

Myriam is active in teaching advocacy skills. She has participated as a faculty member for the Foundation for International Advocacy (FIAA)'s Workshop on Questioning Fact Witnesses in International Arbitration delivered in Bogotá, Colombia, in Geneva, Switzerland and in Paris, France. She has also participated as an advocacy skills adviser for the Law Practice Program at Ryerson University, and co-leads Torys' internal advocacy training programs. Myriam has completed several advanced advocacy courses, including FIAA's Workshop on Questioning Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration held at the Geneva Graduate Institute, as well as the Osgoode Hall Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop.

Margaret L. Waddell, LLB, LLM, Partner, Waddell Phillips PC

Margaret L. Waddell brings to her clients over 30 years of experience in successfully prosecuting and resolving Class Actions and Complex Civil Disputes. Margaret has acted as class counsel on a variety of prominent and precedent-setting cases covering a spectrum of practice areas from consumer protection to securities fraud to product liability, often with multijurisdictional issues. She is regularly sought out to lead on class actions, and to partner with other firms looking to deepen their bench strength.

Margaret also has broad experience in solving all manner of commercial conflicts, including shareholder oppression, contract disputes, executive wrongful dismissals, injunctions, and insurance coverage issues.

Margaret is actively sought as, and a regular presenter at continuing education programs speaking on a wide range of substantive, procedural and advocacy topics. She was an adjunct professor of law at Queen’s University, where she developed a course and taught Class Action Practice and Procedure. She is called to the Bar in both Ontario and Alberta.

Margaret is the Past President of the Toronto Lawyers’ Association, Co-Chair of the Toronoto Lawyers’ Association’s Advocacy Committee, Past Chair of The Advocates’ Society’s Class Action practice group (2018/19), Past Chair (2015/16) of the Ontario Bar Association’s Class Action Executive, and was a Member (2016/18) of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Class Actions Task Force on Multijurisdictional Proceedings, and a former board member and Past Chair of The Advocates’ Society’s Subcommittee on Advocacy and Practice.

Professional Development Accreditation:

ADRIC designation holders earn 3 Continuing Education & Engagement (CEE) points

CPD accreditation received to date for this webinar (pending from other Law Societies across Canada):

Law Society of British Columbia: 1.5 hours

Law Society of New Brunswick: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Saskatchewan: 1.5 hours

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Let's review the decision of the SCC in Uber v Heller and unconscionability as a defence to stay applications.

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ADRIC 2020 - Business Continuity Planning – Post COVID-19 - Role and Function of a Workplace Mediator
Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Business Continuity Planning – Post COVID-19 - Role and Function of a Workplace Mediator

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
August 19, 2020
Business Continuity Planning – Post COVID-19:
The Role and Function of a Workplace Mediator

Wednesday August 19, 12-1:30 pm ET

Register Now! (Deadline to register is August 17, 11:59 pm ET)

Never in our wildest dreams would we ever believe that we would be affected by such a catastrophic event, COVID-19 Pandemic that has had such a significant impact on the Global and specifically our national and local economies.

Many of us believed that planning for things that “might” never happen was a difficult priority to set when other day-to-day challenges are increasingly demanding.

The lack of an emergency business continuity response plan may lead to severe losses such as multiple casualties and possible financial collapse of an organization.

As we resume business within the “new normal” model, Employers need to understand the process for returning and integrating their workforce into this “new normal” environment; their legal obligations for supporting the workforce during this process; and what needs to be done to move forward in support of this “new normal” environment.

The business operations we knew in the past, are now the past.

Learning Objectives:

The Participant will have a better understanding of the legislative framework that drives the “due diligence” obligations requiring organizations to have in place in support of Employees as we re-open open our businesses.

The Participant will be oriented to the elements of a Business Continuity Plan Framework, in preparation for the “second wave” of the COVID-19 virus.

The Participant will have a better understanding of what resources, both internal and external, that are required for the development of an effective workforce transition and transformation plan in union and non-union workplace environments.

The Participant will have a better understanding of the role and function of a “Workplace” Mediator as it relates to supporting the workplace restoration process.

Download the flyer: Business Continuity Planning Flyer

Viki Scott, RC (c); BSc; RRP; CHRM; MBA; ADR (c)

Viki Scott is the President and Principal Consultant & Chief Lobbyist of Scott & Associates Inc.

Viki currently manages a successful National Consulting Firm of which provides solutions to Canadian based companies with at concentration in Labour Management Relations, Conflict Risk Management, Occupational Health and Safety compliance, Human Rights, Disability Program Management, Organizational Development and Effectiveness, Board Governance and General Business Advisory Services. Her firm also provides lobbying and advocacy services to their not for profit and broader public service clients.

Viki has an extensive history with both the public and private sectors, primarily in unionized environments. She has lead significant change management initiatives for major public, non for profit and private sector organizations.

Viki’s particular expertise in labour management relations, with both employer and union sided experience, has led to the success in introducing workplace interest based consensus models for managing identified areas of conflict, specifically in the areas of workplace accommodation; occupational health and safety; and cultural diversity. She has established a reputation for the effective work she has lead resulting from her Transformational Mediation skills she brings to the parties for resolving conflict. As a Registered Rehabilitation Specialist, Viki has been very successful with supporting workplace parties in developing strategies for meeting their return to work and workplace accommodation obligations.

Viki has worked with a wide range of Bargaining Agents such as CAW, OPSEU, CUPE, AMAPCEO, CEP, USWA, OPSSU, ASU, UFCW, PSAC, LIUNA, PAO, AJC, ONA, OLBEU, SEIU, UNIFOR and the Teamsters Union.

Professional Development Accreditation:

ADRIC designation holders earn 3 Continuing Education & Engagement (CEE) points

CPD accreditation received to date for this webinar (pending from other Law Societies across Canada):

Law Society of British Columbia: 1.5 hours

Law Society of New Brunswick: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Saskatchewan: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive hours

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ADRIC 2020 - Cross Canada Arbitration Checkup
Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Cross Canada Arbitration Checkup

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
August 20, 2020
Cross Canada Arbitration Checkup

Thursday August 20, 4 – 5:30 pm ET

Cooperating Entity:

Register Now! (Deadline to register is August 18, 11:59 pm ET)

Chair: Megan Keenberg, C.S, B.A, LL.B, LL.M (ADR), Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP - Toronto
Alison FitzGerald, BA, BCL, LL.B Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP - Ottawa
David Gruber BSc, JD, LLM, Bennett Jones LLP - Vancouver
John B. Martens, BA, LL.B, MLT Aikins - Winnipeg
Daniel J. McDonald, QC, B.Sc, LL.B, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP – Calgary
Gregory M. Smith, QC, BA, B.Ed, M.Ed, LL.B, Curtis Dawe Lawyers
Laurence Ste-Marie BA, LL.B, JD, Woods Litigation LLP - Montreal

Preference of arbitration over litigation

Availability of qualified (non-conflicted) arbitrators

Effectiveness of arbitration procedures being employed vs litigation procedures

Typical length of arbitration vs court litigation

Attitude of the courts

Quality of court intervention and support

Adequacy of legislation

Cross Canada Arbitration Flyer

Megan Keenberg, C.S, B.A, LL.B, LL.M (ADR), Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP - Toronto

Megan Keenberg co-founded Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP – a boutique commercial litigation and employment law firm. Megan has substantial experience in the advancement, defence, management and resolution of diverse complex commercial claims. Her clients include private and public corporations, directors and officers, shareholders, creditors, partnerships, business owners/ employers and other individuals with business or professional claims.

Megan holds a Master of Laws from Osgoode specializing in Dispute Resolution and has completed the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society’s prestigious Gold Standard Course on commercial arbitration. She maintains a mediation and arbitration practice focused broadly on business disputes arising from a wide variety of sectors including Art & Design, Automotive, Commercial Property Management, Entertainment & Media, Finance & Lending, Manufacturing, Medical, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, and Technology.

Megan also holds positions on the Executive Boards of each of the ADR Section (Chair) and the Civil Litigation Section (CPD Liaison) of the Ontario Bar Association and is a Practice Group Leader for the Arbitration and Mediation Advocacy group at The Advocates’ Society. She is a frequent speaker at seminars geared towards litigators and ADR practitioners.

Alison FitzGerald, BA, BCL, LL.B Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP - Ottawa

Alison FitzGerald specializes in international arbitration and international trade and investment. She has extensive experience advising and representing clients in international and domestic ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations administered under the auspices of major arbitral institutions, both in commercial disputes and investor-state disputes. She served as Tribunal Secretary for over 10 years in commercial and investor-state arbitrations, including the largest construction arbitration in European history. Ms. FitzGerald also represents and advises clients in respect of arbitration-related domestic court proceedings. Most recently, she represented the ICC in its intervention in the Uber Technologies Inc. appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada.

In addition to her disputes experience, Ms. FitzGerald regularly advises clients on business risk pertaining to economic sanctions, bribery and corruption, and human rights in supply chain in connection with a wide range of transactions. She has advised clients on complex matters of international law and corporate liability, as well as issues of state responsibility.

Ms. FitzGerald has been named three years in a row by Who’s Who Legal as a Future Leader in Arbitration. She was appointed by the Canadian government in 2018 to the NAFTA Chapter 19 roster, and is regularly called upon to write and speak on topics in international arbitration and international law. She is co-author of the Canada chapter on sovereign immunity in Getting the Deal Through 2018, 2019 and 2020.

David Gruber BSc, JD, LLM, Bennett Jones LLP - Vancouver

David Gruber practices in the areas of corporate/commercial arbitration and litigation, restructuring and insolvency, and class actions. David has significant experience as counsel in both international and domestic arbitration.

David has presented on topics in commercial arbitration for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and at the University of British Columbia. He has also contributed to the ADR Perspectives newsletter.

In 2010 David was awarded a diploma in International Commercial Arbitration and became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. David serves on the Board of Directors of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre.

John B. Martens, BA, LL.B, MLT Aikins - Winnipeg

John is a partner in the Winnipeg office of MLT Aikins LLP. He practices commercial and civil litigation, with a focus on construction matters and professional liability defence.

John has appeared before all levels of court in Manitoba, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, handles major arbitration matters, and appears regularly before administrative tribunals in Manitoba.

John is the incoming Chair of the CBA National Civil Litigation Section. In Manitoba he is involved as a member-at-large of the MBA Construction Section, and regularly presents at the Winnipeg Construction Association. At the community level, John is a long time board member of Art City Inc., a not-for-profit organization in Winnipeg.

Daniel J. McDonald, QC, B.Sc, LL.B, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP – Calgary

Dan McDonald is the vice-chair and a senior partner at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP in Calgary with over 40 years' experience advising on complex litigation cases and acting as counsel in mediation and arbitration matters. During that period, he has also acted as a sole arbitrator, member of an arbitration panel, adjudicator and mediator.

He is actively involved as arbitrator, mediator and counsel in commercial and energy disputes, and has broad experience in general litigation matters including corporate, commercial, energy, securities, construction, tax and estate litigation. He has appeared before trial and appellate courts in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada, and tribunals including securities commissions, competition tribunals, utilities and energy boards, professional disciplinary tribunals and others.

Dan was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994 and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) in 2006. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and President and Director of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS). He was named in Legal 500 Canada, as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution, 2017-2020; Chambers Canada as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators, 2019 & 2020; Chambers Global Client's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrator, 2019; Who's Who Legal: Canada as a leading lawyer in Canada in Commercial Litigation, 2016-2018; Best Lawyers' Calgary Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year in 2015, and as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation, securities litigation and directors/officers liability litigation by Benchmark Canada, Lexpert, The Best Lawyers in Canada and others for the past several years.

Dan is a Director of the Glencoe Club, President and Director of the Glencoe Golf and Country Club and a Director of Book Clubs for Inmates.

Gregory M. Smith, QC, BA, B.Ed, M.Ed, LL.B, Curtis Dawe Lawyers

Greg Smith is a senior partner with Curtis Dawe in St. John’s, NL. He has practiced law as litigation counsel since 1989, following his LLB in 1988 from the University of New Brunswick and his M.Ed. in 1984 and B.A., B.Ed. in 1981 from Memorial University of Newfoundland. With a problem-solving approach and a focus on mediation and commercial arbitration, Greg works with clients to resolve challenging and complex litigation disputes within the construction, corporate, commercial, energy, and insurance law fields. Greg has a “BV Distinguished" Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. Since 2013, he has been selected annually by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Insurance Law. He serves on the (NL) Law Society’s Bar Admission Course Committee as Civil Litigation Section Chair and perennial course instructor.

Laurence Ste-Marie, BA, LL.B, JD, Woods Litigation LLP - Montreal

Laurence develops a diversified civil and commercial litigation practice and acts in international arbitration proceedings, both as counsel and assistant to the tribunal. Over the last years, she acted in matters in various industries and fields of law, including cases related to financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, engineering, construction, renewable energies, defamation and professional liability.

She has appeared before all levels of Quebec courts and has experience in both international commercial and investment arbitration. She has been involved in proceedings governed by the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules and applying different laws, from both the civil law and common law traditions.

Prior to joining Woods, Laurence served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Marie Deschamps. She next trained and practiced in the Montreal litigation department of a national firm and later worked at a leading international arbitration boutique in Paris.

A member of the Quebec, Ontario and the Paris bars, she holds a civil law degree from the Université de Montréal and a Juris Doctor from the Osgoode Hall Law School. She also received a degree in international relations and international law from the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Professional Development Accreditation:

ADRIC designation holders earn 3 Continuing Education & Engagement (CEE) points

CPD accreditation received to date for this webinar (pending from other Law Societies across Canada):

Law Society of British Columbia: 1.5 hours

Law Society of New Brunswick: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Saskatchewan: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive hours

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ADRIC 2020 - Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement: A Risk Worth Taking
Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement: A Risk Worth Taking

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
August 26, 2020
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement: A Risk Worth Taking

Wednesday August 26, 12:00-1:30 pm ET

Register Now! (Deadline to register is August 24, 11:59 pm ET)

Karen R. Wianecki, M.Pl., MCIP, RPP, Planning Solutions Inc.

This session will explore the value of collaboration and engagement as a critical component of effective conflict management. Engaging multiple parties in dialogue about the issues that matter, frequently offers an opportunity to reduce risk and produce better outcomes. ADR practitioners often find themselves involved in conflicts, particularly public conflicts, which have escalated and in some cases, spiraled out of control. Avoid conflict in the first place through effective engagement and collaboration - an extremely valuable approach to issues management. This session will focus on providing participants with an understanding of the following:

The nature of public disputes and the spiral of unmanaged conflict

How engagement differs from consultation

The benefits and value of an engagement paradigm

The role of the convergence facilitator

Tips, Tools & Techniques for:

Running Great Meetings & Achieving Great Results

Effective Convergence Facilitation

Engaging Stakeholders & Shareholders (Rights Holders)

Managing Challenging Behaviour

Managing Difficult Conversations

Recognizing the Trap of Too Much Engagement

Download the flyer: Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration Engagement

Karen R. Wianecki, M.Pl., MCIP, RPP, Planning Solutions Inc.

Karen Wianecki is a professional planner, mediator and facilitator who specializes in community and stakeholder engagement. Karen holds an undergraduate specialist degree in Geography from the University of Toronto and a Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning from Queen’s University. She studied environmental mediation through the Harvard Mediation Project, received Advanced ADR accreditation through the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor as well as specialized training in Stakeholder Engagement through SFU. Karen is one of two Canadian mediators on the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Roster as well as the Native Sub- Roster based in Tucson, Arizona and is a Settlement Conference Facilitator for the Ontario Energy Board. In addition, Karen is one of the founding members of the Canadian Centre for Conflict Management (CCCM).

Karen spent sixteen years of her career with the Ontario Public Service, working for the Ministries of Municipal Affairs, Housing and Natural Resources as a planner and policy advisor, Cabinet Committee Coordinator, Manager of Strategic Planning and Coordinator of Ontario’s first environmental dispute resolution program where she oversaw the work of 21 mediators and 8 arbitrators, Province wide. Karen left the OPS in 2000 to establish Planning Solutions Inc., a professional consulting practice devoted to community and stakeholder engagement, facilitation, public policy development and environmental issues management.

Through her consulting practice, Karen has had the pleasure of working closely with numerous public and private sector clients here in Ontario as well as in Western Canada. Karen has worked extensively with Aboriginal organizations and communities, Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments, special interest and environmental non-government organizations, industry, and business as well as communities and residents on a range of contentious issues. Karen subscribes to the notion that process is as important as product. She is of the view that engaging governments (at all levels), industry and communities builds trust and creates social capital. Co-creative collaboration, properly designed and facilitated, leads to innovation and learning which in turn can produce results that are truly remarkable.

Professional Development Accreditation:

ADRIC designation holders earn 3 Continuing Education & Engagement (CEE) points

CPD accreditation received to date for this webinar (pending from other Law Societies across Canada):

Law Society of British Columbia: 1.5 hours

Law Society of New Brunswick: 1.5 hours

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 45 minutes of Professionalism Content.

Law Society of Saskatchewan: 1.5 hours

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Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Remote Proceedings: Strategies and Pitfalls

Remote Proceedings: Strategies and Pitfalls

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Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Uses and Abuses of Arbitration: Uber and Beyond

Uses and Abuses of Arbitration: Uber and Beyond

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Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Business Continuity Planning – Post COVID-19 - Role and Function of a Workplace Mediator

Business Continuity Planning – Post COVID-19: The Role and Function of a Workplace Mediator

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Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Cross Canada Arbitration Checkup

Cross Canada Arbitration Checkup

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Category: ADRIC Event ADRIC 2020 - Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement: A Risk Worth Taking

Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement: A Risk Worth Taking

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Business Continuity Planning – Post COVID-19:
The Role and Function of a Workplace Mediator