Professional Experience
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2007 to present: member (part-time), (Ontario) Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) - adjudicator & mediator.
- 2004-08: Vice-Chair of (Ontario) Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal - adjudicator.
- 2004-05: Executive member, Advisory Panel of Ontario's Minister of Environment on improvements to environmental assessment process.
- 1998 to present: private practice including environmental law & general ADR services (mediation and arbitration).
- 1972-90: private law practice involving personal injury, family, commercial, estates, environmental, administrative and appellate litigation (including general practice until 1974, and criminal law until 1976).
- 2003 to present: arbitrator, Tarion (builder arbitration forum in new home warranty program).
- 2002-03: mediator, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Ontario Region.
- 2001-05: mediator & arbitrator for Resource Stewardship Agreement ADR program of Ministry of Natural Resources.
- 1999 to present: mediator, Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program (Toronto), Superior Court of Justice.
- 1998: mediator in civil litigation disputes at ADR Centre established by Ontario Ministry of Attorney General.
- 1990-98: Vice-Chair, Environmental Assessment Board of Ontario - adjudicator & mediator.
- 1991-98: member of Environmental Appeal Board of Ontario - adjudicator.
- 1992-98: hearings officer in Niagara Escarpment Hearings Office.
- began use of pre-hearing settlement conferences at EAB and developed guidelines for them (1992); developed EAB's guidelines for mediators and facilitators (1995).
- published and presented professional papers, led seminars and workshops, taught environmental law at University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and currently Director of its Environmental Law Practicum.
Education and Training
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attended and presented at numerous training courses and workshops on mediation, negotiation, collaborative law, adjudication, arbitration, environmental law, etc.
- 1971-72: Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course.
- 1970: LL.B., University of Toronto.
- 1967: B.A., University of Toronto.
Professional Memberships
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ADR Institute of Ontario - former board member and Chair of Environment Section.
- Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations.
- Law Society of Upper Canada.
- Toronto Lawyers Association.
- Ontario Association for Impact Assessment.
An expanded version of the summary above (with references) is available on request.
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Contact Information
alan@alanlevy.ca
Phone: (416) 929-8282
Fax: (416) 929-9895
75 Robert Street
Toronto, Canada
M5S 2K4
Links
Environmental Review Tribunal
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Ontario New Home Warranty Program
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General - Mandatory Mediation Program Page
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
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