Alternative Dispute Resolution
The lawyers at McKenzie Lake understand that litigation can be costly, time consuming and stressful, perhaps more so in matters involving family law. All of our litigation lawyers at McKenzie Lake (personal injury, insurance defence, commercial litigation and family law) encourage and support Alternative Dispute Resolution solutions of mediation and arbitration for the appropriate case at the appropriate time in the litigation process whether that be prior to the commencement of formal litigation proceedings or during the litigation process after legal and factual issues become crystallized.
We know that in most cases, Alternative Dispute Resolution works. It works by allowing parties to a dispute to negotiate their own settlement terms in an atmosphere of reason and civility with the assistance and participation of a skilled mediator and/or arbitrator.
For lawyers and dispute participants outside McKenzie Lake, we offer our own nationally recognized mediators, Richard McLaren (counsel) and Alfred Mamo.
Richard specializes in commercial and international disputes, labour and employment law, bankruptcy and insolvency, banking and secured financing and international sport. Richard has written extensively in the areas of secured transactions, insolvency and sport law. His list of ADR assignments and appointments includes the following:
- Member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne Switzerland, 1994 to present.
- Adjudicator for the International Commission on Holocaust HEI Insurance Claims, 2002 to 2007.
- Beijing Olympics Arbitration Commission.
- Numerous international commercial and sports mediations and arbitration.
Alfred Mamo is known to family law lawyers across Canada. Alf's awards and qualifications include:
- Certified Specialist in Family Law.
- Senior Instructor and Associate Head of Family Law Section at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Barr Admissions Course.
- Recipient of the Advocates Society Tribute Dinner and Recognition of an Advocate's Dedication to the Highest Ideals of the Legal Profession, 2008
- Named by the Canadian Legal L'expert Directory as the most frequently recommended family law practitioner in the London area.
- Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada publication each year 2006 to date.
- Author and Co-author of the Annual Review of Family Law, 1991 to date.
- Author or Co-author of 78 continuing education articles and presentations, 1999 to 2009.
Alfred is perhaps the most sought after mediator and arbitrator in Ontario. He has been retained to conduct financially and personally sensitive mediations and arbitrations across Canada.
Other certified family law mediators in our firm include senior family law partner Malcolm Bennett, Erin Reid and Carolyn Lloyd.
