Not just the biggest—also the best.

ADR Chambers has Canada’s top mediators and arbitrators.
ADR Chambers also provides training, ombuds, and other dispute resolution services throughout Canada and internationally.

COVID-19 Protocols at ADR Chambers

ADR Chambers remains fully accessible and committed to serving our clients, as always. Our office is available to host scheduled in-person mediations and arbitrations however, we are not accepting deliveries including courier services. We are ready to assist you with video conference mediations and arbitrations. Contact us for more information at adr@adrchambers.com.

Please note that our office is not open to the public. Employees are currently working remotely, however our telephone, email and fax systems and other technologies remain secure and operational.

We highly recommend that you communicate with us via email. Please contact us at adr@adrchambers.com before you send any parcels or documentation to 180 Duncan Mill Road, Toronto.

ADR Chambers continues to monitor the impact and progress of the pandemic and will communicate any changes in operations necessitated by changing circumstances as expeditiously as possible.

ADR Chambers named as Authorized Nominating Authority by Ministry of Attorney General.

July 18, 2019 – Ontario is cutting red tape to support jobs and growth in the construction industry. The changes will help workers and businesses resolve disputes faster and get paid on time. read more

ADR Chambers at the top of the mediation and arbitration game

Since 2017, Canadian Lawyer Magazine has consistently rated us as one of the top ADR firms in Canada. With more than 60 mediators and arbitrators, ADR Chambers has the most expertise in Canada, spanning many specialties. Contact us to find the right neutral for your dispute.

Video conference (online) Mediation

Not everyone in a dispute needs to be in the same office. Video conference mediations allow parties and lawyers to have a mediation in real time where people are in different locations. Participants can see each other online, hear each other, exchange documents and jointly draft settlement agreements. All you need is a computer. We take care of the rest. There are no additional fees associated with this services. Read on…

Roster Rate Mediation

A time-saving and cost-effective process similar to that outlined for mandatory mediation sessions in the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure. The fees range from $600 to $825 plus HST, depending on the number of parties, and include one-half hour of preparation time for each party and up to three hours of actual mediation. For a list of the ADR Chambers roster rate mediators and for more information, please click here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Exemption Request Program

ADR Chambers now offers a new service to help companies that have vaccination policies to independently assess requests for exemptions on human rights grounds. Read on…

Model ADR Clauses

Click to see Model Mediation and Arbitration Clauses.

Expedited Arbitration

ADR Chambers offers fast and inexpensive Expedited Arbitration.

The fixed fee is $7,500 plus HST per party for everything including the arbitrator’s fees, the room rental fees and the administration fees. Fees are lower for In-Writing arbitrations and Final Offer Selection Arbitrations.

There is a fixed time frame so parties know exactly how long the arbitration will take. Arbitrations under the Expedited Arbitration Rules are concluded in under three months from the selection of the arbitrator to the written reasons. Read on…

To see the new Expedited Arbitration Rules, please click here.

To book an Expedited Arbitration, please contact us.

Training

Through the Stitt Feld Handy Group, ADR Chambers offers alternative dispute resolution workshops, negotiation workshops and workshops on dealing with difficult people. Please visit the Stitt Feld Handy Group website for more details.

Featured Member

Carol A. Albert

Carol Albert is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. Carol’s areas of expertise include construction, landlord and tenant and municipal law. She is particularly qualified to hear references and motions in civil court actions, and acts as a […]

Louie Reznick

Louie Reznick is a mediator and arbitrator. Louie has experience handling difficult cases and demanding clients, and knows how to bring matters to resolution. Louie acts as a facilitator, establishing a framework where disputing parties come to recognize that agreement […]

The Honourable Joe E. Hershfield

The Honourable Joe E. Hershfield is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers. Joe retired early after 16 years as a judge of the Tax Court of Canada. He practised law in Manitoba for 15 years and was a […]

Jeffrey Freedlander

Jeff is a mediator with ADR Chambers. Jeff is a dispute resolution neutral with experience in personal injury, general liability, property and casualty and professional liability cases, as well as disputes and administrative matters relating to health professionals. Jeff […]

Helen L. Walt

Helen is a mediator with ADR Chambers. Helen has been a full-time mediator since 2002 and has mediated a wide range of disputes including personal injury, insurance, commercial and property. Helen graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, […]

Scott Streiner

Scott Streiner is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. He assists with the resolution of domestic and international commercial, labour, and workplace disputes. His experience includes: mediating, arbitrating, and adjudicating commercial, consumer, and human rights (accessibility) disputes as […]

Charles A. Harnick

Charles is a mediator, arbitrator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Charles’ main focus is mediating insurance matters. He has conducted several hundred mediations in personal injury, life and disability, medical malpractice, product and professional liability, and property and casualty. […]

Derek Sarluis

Derek is a mediator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Derek brings 37 years of insurance experience to his mediation practice with expertise in personal injury, product liability, professional liability, property and casualty, reinsurance and medical malpractice disputes. Derek spent […]

Andrew M. Diamond

Andrew is a leading, Toronto-based mediator and arbitrator with over 16 years’ experience as a third party neutral in the public and private sectors. Andrew’s mediation and arbitration practice focuses on: employment law matters including, wrongful dismissal, harassment and […]

James A. Sweetlove

Jim is a mediator with ADR Chambers. He has mediated two-party and multi-party disputes in all areas of estates and trusts and related matters involving corporate holdings, family succession, real property and family law. After earning his LL.M. in […]

Marvin J. Huberman

For over 30 years Marvin has mediated, litigated, adjudicated as a former Vice-Chair of the Ontario Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal, and arbitrated hundreds of disputes involving construction and building contracts, new home warranty and Tarion issues, owners, contractors, subcontractors, […]

Deborah C. Anschell

Deborah has extensive mediation and arbitration experience in insurance (disability, life, subrogation, occupier’s liability, fidelity bonds, motor vehicle, property and casualty, accident benefits, professional negligence), real estate, employment, health, corporate/commercial matters, and condo-related disputes. Since 2002, Deborah has practiced […]

Anne McGrath

Anne is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers and specializes in mediating cases which have an overlap of family law and estate issues. Anne has over 25 years’ experience as a neutral in family law, estates and elder […]

The Honourable Daniel H. Tingley

Mr. Tingley is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers. His areas of expertise include insurance, real estate, employment, commercial and taxation matters. He has rendered numerous arbitral decisions, conducted several mediations, chaired an investigative committee and acted as […]

Barry S. Arbus

Barry is an experienced mediator and arbitrator who specializes in business and corporate matters, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. Barry has mediated and arbitrated two-party and multi-party matters in automotive, entertainment, hospitality, food, communications, commodities, agriculture, and […]