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November/December 2018

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 28 INHOUSE additions of Christine Fotopoulos and Diane McDowell have expanded its expertise in municipal and professional liability. Ottawa Dispute Resolution Group Ottawa odrg.net Ottawa Dispute Resolution Group Inc. was founded in 2004 by James Chadwick, former Superior Court regional senior justice for the East Region, and two longtime colleagues of the Ottawa Civil Bar, Brian Parnega and Walter Langley. They were joined in 2014 by Albert Roy, former Superior Court justice for the East Region, who for 20 years presided over a wide variety of cases in both official languages. Together, the firm offers extensive judicial and civil litigation counsel experience in mediation, arbitration, settlement conferences and private trials, and individually, the members of ODRG work with all parties to resolve complex civil matters. Vancouver Arbitration Chambers Vancouver vancouverchambers.com * Vancouver Arbitration Chambers provides office facilities and a full range of support services for leading independent arbitrators and mediators. Resident neutrals occupy individually leased offices in a suite in Vancouver's downtown business district. VAC presently is the base of operations for independent resident neutrals — Henri Alvarez, Gerald W. Ghikas and William Everett, all three of whom were formerly partners at leading Canadian law firms. Alvarez serves as arbitrator of international disputes — including investor-state proceedings — while Ghikas serves as arbitrator of both international and domestic disputes. Everett has a domestic arbitration and mediation practice and also has been appointed a commissioner of the British Columbia Utilities Commission and member of the British Columbia Property Assessment Appeal Board. VAC is operated by Charest Court Reporting Services, which also owns and operates Vancouver Centre for Dispute Resolution in conjunction with VAC. * This website is currently being rebuilt YorkStreet Dispute Resolution Group Inc. Toronto yorkstreet.ca Paul Iacono founded the YorkStreet group in 2003. Recently expanding to serve southwest Ontario, YorkStreet now consists of 18 expert panelists who cover dispute resolution in all practice areas. They are a diverse group, experienced and ADR trained, including former Ontario Superior Court justice Harvey Spiegel, former Ontario attorney general Charles Harnick and former Grand Council chief John Beaucage, insurance executives, legal professionals and chartered accountants. Their expertise covers insurance law, municipal, life/health, First Nations, IT, estates, forensic accounting, construction, commercial and employment. info@taxchambers.ca Tel.: (416) 847-7300 155 University Avenue, Suite 300, M5H 3B7, Toronto, Canada TAX: Our Focus. Your Gain. TAX LAWYERS & ADVISORS LLP ntitled-4 1 2018-10-25 2:53 PM

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