Events

ADR INSTITUTE of ONTARIO AGM, LUNCHEON and SEMINARS - Event Details

Date: June 1, 2010
Hosted by: ADR Ontario

AGENDA

8:15 Registration and Breakfast (compliments of ADR Institute of Ontario)

9:00 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE ADR INSTITUTE OF ONTARIO, INC.

9:45 "You’ve Got the Client – Now How Do You Build A Lasting Relationship?"

Speakers:

Moderator: Bernie Morrow

Genevieve A. Chornenki
Barry B. Fisher
Barbara Landau

• Getting participants up to speed on the process – how it differs from other processes they may have been involved in
• Establishing realistic expectations around timing and results
• Setting ground rules – what can the client expect from you as the mediator or arbitrator and what can you expect from the client
• Correcting common misconceptions
• Unique processes – the Med/Arb
• On-going needs assessment
• Helping your client see the forest for the trees - delivering services to your client based on his or her long-term needs

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Practical Tips on Drafting Mediation and Arbitration Agreements that will Strengthen (Not Undermine) Your Relationship With Your Clients

Speakers:

Moderator: Kathryn Munn

Barry Leon
Kathleen J. Kelly
Blaine Donais

• Putting the relationship on paper – Mediation and Arbitration Agreements – Avoiding the pitfalls for smooth sailing
• Is the relationship between you and your client properly papered?
• Arbitration Act – contracting out and other issues
• Fees
• Scope
• Responsibilities
• How to avoid disputes

12:20 Lunch/Luncheon Speaker and Presentation of the OBA Award of Excellence

Luncheon Speaker:

Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Diversity Management and Community Engagement, City of Toronto

Living and Working in Diversity in the City of Toronto

OBA Award of Excellence - The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert N. Beaudoin, Superior Court of Justice

1:45(approx.) End of program

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the new directors and mingle with old friends and colleagues.