Eric is a Qualified Arbitrator and has completed the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society’s Gold Standard Course in Arbitration, where he has subsequently been a guest lecturer. Eric has appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada, courts at all levels in Ontario, courts in BC, Alberta and New Brunswick, and in arbitrations (commercial and investment treaty) and mediations. He has also made submissions to the Ontario Legislature regarding arbitration legislation and advised clients on anti-corruption and risk management matters.
Eric is a partner at Kushneryk Morgan LLP, a boutique law firm in Toronto with expertise in corporate commercial litigation and arbitration, securities and other regulatory enforcement matters, special situations and crises, and internal investigations and risk management. Eric previously practiced in the litigation department of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and was a partner at a boutique firm in Toronto. Before joining Osler, ...more Eric worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London, during which time he was seconded to the Bank of England and the litigation and special investigations team of Barclays Bank plc. He also taught criminal law at Oxford University.
Eric is the author of a book on professional negligence, a book chapter on dispute resolution in Canada and numerous articles. Eric sits on the advisory board of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners, where he co-chaired the Policy and Advocacy Committee. He was previously a North American representative for the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum.
Eric obtained his law degree from Oxford University and a degree in economics from the University of Toronto. He qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2010 and was admitted to the Ontario bar in 2011.
