Based in the GTHA, with a province-wide online practice, Colm Brannigan has over two decades of experience as a mediator and arbitrator in a wide range of two-party and multi-party disputes.

While his practice is focused on the corporate, commercial, condominium, construction, employment, insurance (non-personal injury), and real estate sectors, Colm has experience in a wide variety of other areas including workplace, family, multi-party, and disputes involving land use and alternative energy.

Colm works collaboratively with clients and counsel to effectively manage and resolve disputes in a timely and cost-efficient manner in both online and in-person processes and is an acknowledged leader in the use of Online Dispute Resolution in Canada.

More recently, Colm has focused on the development and use of an integrated opt-out Med-Arb process in a wide range of disputes and was the first person to be granted the Chartered Med-Arb designation by the ADR Institute of Canada.

Colm has designed ADR courses for various colleges and has also been a part-time ADR faculty member in the law school at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Colm is a founding member of the Canadian Collaborative for Engagement & Conflict Management where he provides ADR & ODR training, coaching, and ADR practice consulting services (https://www.c4ecm.ca/).

 ADR Designations

• Chartered Med-Arbitrator (ADRIC)
• Fellow (CIArb)
• Chartered Arbitrator (ADRIC)
• Chartered Mediator (ADRIC)

Professional Activities

• A frequent speaker at webinars, conferences, and continuing education programs on ADR topics.
• Approved Trainer, Med-Arb & ODR, ADR Institute of Canada
• Co-chair, Med-Arb Section, ADR Institute of Ontario
• Member, Regional Qualified Mediator, and Chartered Mediator Assessment Committees, ADR Institute of Ontario
• A selection of his articles on ADR topics are at  https://mediate.ca/resources/articles/
• Publishes an e-newsletter, “ADR Notes” and is the founder of the “Mediate-Canada”, "Med-Arb Canada", “Arbitrate-Canada” and “ODR Canada” Groups on LinkedIn.

• LL.M. (ADR), Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
• LL.B., Queen’s University Faculty of Law
• M.A., McMaster University
• B.A., University of Toronto.

• ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO)
• ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
• International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR)

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