Mediation
Sole mediator, Q.Med through ADRIC and ADRIO, with multiple completed sole mediations. Half day or full day, in person or by video.
Mediation · Arbitration · Toronto
A mediator who reads the contract, the code, and the room.
I mediate from Toronto, and I accept commercial arbitration appointments. I also practise as a machine-learning and infrastructure engineer, so the matters I take are the ones that turn on the contract, the code, and the engineering documents: the change order, the model card, the System Impact Assessment, and the regulatory overlay around them.
- Q.Med
- ADRIC / ADRIO designation
- JD + ML
- Legal training and engineering practice
- EN · FA
- Bilingual practice
- Q.Arb
- ADRIC / ADRIO designation
The approach
Two directions at once.
Any dispute I take gets read twice: once against the documents, and once as engineering. The two readings are not blended here. They run at the same time.
The two halves are not the same kind of thing, and the asymmetry is the honest part. A law degree on one side. A working engineering practice on the other. One is training I hold. The other is work I still do.
A construction claim is a contract question and a scheduling question. A software dispute is a licence question and an architecture question. A grid connection is a regulatory question and a load question.
I read both halves of each pair myself. That is the whole of it.
What I do
Two processes.
Arbitration
I accept sole, party-appointed and co-arbitration appointments in commercial matters, on a documents-only, expedited or full-hearing track.
Med-Arb combines the two: one neutral mediates, then arbitrates whatever has not settled. I accept those appointments in commercial matters. The page on it meets the procedural-fairness objection head on rather than around it — how med-arb works →
Practice areas
Where the work is.
Six areas, chosen because the disputes in them turn on documents I can read without an intermediary.
Construction & Infrastructure
Liens, delay and change-order claims, scheduling, subcontract and deficiency disputes. Built for Ontario's megaproject pipeline.
Technology, AI & Data
Software contracts, SLA and MSA breakdowns, data residency and processing, AI vendor diligence, IP and licensing.
Energy, Grid & Regulatory
Connection assessment and approval, leave to construct, proponent–municipality disputes, and IESO market participation.
Insurance, SABS & LAT
Accident benefits and SABS entitlement, MIG disputes, and private mediation retained by the parties, not the Tribunal's case conference.
Shareholder & Family Business
Shareholder and partnership disputes, co-founder breakdowns, and business succession in family-held companies.
Cross-Border & Diaspora
Diaspora business succession, dual-jurisdiction shareholder disputes, and cross-cultural commercial matters. Conducted in English or Farsi.
How it runs
From first call to conclusion.
Five steps, from the first call to the conclusion — including what happens if the matter does not settle.
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Confidential intake
Day 0
A scheduled call to scope the matter, identify the parties, and run conflicts.
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Engagement and framing
Days 1–7
Terms of appointment, the issues in dispute, and who attends.
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Pre-session exchange
Days 7–21
Briefs and documents, exchanged in advance so the session starts informed.
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The session
Days 21–30
Half day or full day, in person or by video.
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Conclusion
Day 30 onward
Minutes of settlement — or an award, where the process is arbitral.
This is the typical shape of an engagement, not a commitment. Timing depends on party and counsel availability, which I do not control.
Next step
Start with a call.
Tell me the shape of the matter and who is involved, and I will tell you whether I am the right neutral for it. Inquiries are answered within two business days.