Arbitration and Mediation Solutions to Commercial and Estates Disputes
Expert arbitration and mediation services designed to resolve commercial and estates disputes efficiently and cost-effectively.
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The Honourable David M. Brown
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, I am available to conduct arbitrations and mediations in commercial, corporate, energy sector, and estates disputes, including commercial disputes that arise in the agri-business sector.
I offer arbitration and mediation services as a roster member of Arbitration Place through both its Toronto and Ottawa facilities. I provide my services through Docksidecove Services Inc.
David Brown's Extensive Experience:
years as a judge on Ontario courts
Years on the Ontario Court of Appeal
Years on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Services
I offer arbitration and mediation in the following categories:
Commercial Disputes
including in the agri-business sector
Corporate Disputes
including acting as independent chair for contested meetings
Energy Sector Disputes
including disputes in the electricity and natural gas sectors
Estate Disputes
including will and powers of attorney disputes
The Honourable David M. Brown - Detailed Biography
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a roster member of Arbitration Place in Toronto, I am available to conduct arbitrations and mediations in commercial, energy sector, and estates disputes. With a small farm in Eastern Ontario, I am also available to handle arbitrations and mediations through Arbitration Place’s Ottawa facilities, including disputes that arise in the agri-business sector.
I served as a judge on the Ontario courts for over 18 years (2006-2024): on the Court of Appeal for Ontario for a decade (2014-2024); previous to which I sat on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where I acted as lead judge on the Toronto Region Estates List for two years and sat for several years on the Toronto Region Commercial List. In 2014, I served as President of the Ontario Superior Court Judges’ Association.
Prior to my appointment to the Bench, I was a partner in the Toronto Office of Stikeman Elliott LLP, practising in the firm’s Energy and Civil Litigation Groups. While in practice, I authored the text, Energy Regulation in Ontario.
I write and speak frequently on the efficient management of litigious disputes and civil justice reform. I have taught both appellate and trial advocacy.
I obtained my J.D. from the University of Toronto Law School (1981) and LLM in Constitutional Law from Osgoode Hall Law School (2005). Prior to attending law school, I spent two years studying in the People’s Republic of China, earning certificates from the Beijing Languages Institute (1977) and Nanjing University (1978).