Jeffrey Leon, Lsm, Fciarb Email & Phone Number

Over the course of my 40+ year career, I have helped my clients develop practical approaches to complex, ‘bet-the-company’ business litigation and class actions matters. As counsel, I advocate for companies, directors, officers, and individuals involved in domestic and cross-border securities, commercial, corporate, product liability, professional negligence and healthcare proceedings. I have advised independent committees in a variety of corporate transactions and have acted as counsel in domestic and international arbitrations. I have extensive experience in a wide variety of administrative law matters. I leverage my deep experience to deliver the result sought by my clients, whether through negotiated settlement or vigorous advocacy at trial.Having joined Arbitration Place as an Arbitrator and Mediator, and in having acted as Arbitrator and Mediator of international and domestic disputes, I bring decades of understanding and experience with all nature of business matters and disputes. I bring a practical perspective and judgment to the table and have an ability to focus on the real issues at the heart of a matter. I am familiar with the leading arbitral rules and regimes, as well as ad hoc proceedings. I leverage my energetic and pragmatic approach to work with parties to fashion an effective process to achieve timely and efficient resolutions, whether through arbitration or mediation.Committed to continuing legal education and high professional standards in the litigation bar, I am an author, lecturer, panelist and teacher of trial skills. I am a Past President of American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. I have also served as: a Board Member of International Academy of Trial Lawyers, President of The Advocates' Society, Chair of Pro Bono Ontario and Chair of the Sopinka Cup Society. I am a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and an Honourary Member of the Commercial Bar Association (U.K.).I have been cited as a leading Canadian litigator in the areas commercial litigation, class actions, securities litigation and directors' and officers' liability by the independent legal market rankings of Chambers Global, Lexpert, American Lawyer Media, Best Lawyers (including their list of “Bet the Company” litigators), Expert Guides (including their Best of the Best guide), Who’s Who Legal and Benchmark Canada, among others.

Listed skills include Health Law, Product Liability, Administrative Law, Litigation, and 18 others.