Megan Keenberg is a Lexpert-ranked Chartered Arbitrator and a leading commercial mediator. She is a member of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, inducted following a vetting process with stringent practice criteria, as nominated by her peers and as approved by counsel for the parties she has served in both mediation and arbitration.
Megan brings a fresh perspective and a pragmatic approach to dispute resolution. Her innovative and rigorous approach to dispute resolution has made her the neutral of choice for many leading practitioners and parties alike. She is proud to be included on the Refer To Her list of trusted neutrals for Mediations and Arbitrations.
Megan’s neutral practice focuses broadly on domestic and international business disputes arising from a wide variety of sectors, including accounting/ audit, agriculture, architecture, art & design, automotive, banking, business break-ups, commercial real estate development, construction, contracts, creditor protection, e-commerce, employment, engineering, entertainment & media, finance & lending, food & beverage, hospitality, manufacturing, medical/ dental practices, mining, mortgage enforcement, oil & gas, oppression, partnership disputes, professional liability, property, retail, renewable energy, shareholder disputes, software/ SaaS, sports, supply chain, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital. ...more
Megan Keenberg’s work as an arbitrator and a mediator is founded on advanced education and specialized training. She holds a Master of Laws from Osgoode specializing in Dispute Resolution. She has completed the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society’s prestigious Gold Standard Course on commercial arbitration and has returned as Principal Faculty teaching the Course since 2021. She is an accredited Chartered Arbitrator as designated by the ADR Institute of Ontario and the ADR Institute of Canada, which is the only nationally accredited designation for senior experienced arbitrators. Previously, she held the designation of Qualified Arbitrator.
Megan’s neutral work is also informed by her lengthy career as a commercial litigator for which she has been designated a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario – a designation reserved for those lawyers who have met established standards of experience and knowledge requirements in litigation and have maintained exemplary standards of professional practice. She has substantial experience advancing and defending complex commercial claims. The parties she serves include private and public corporations, directors and officers, shareholders, creditors, partnerships, business owners/ employers, executives, and other individuals with business or professional claims.
Prior to entering the legal profession, Megan had a lengthy pre-law career as an actor and an entrepreneur. Her unique history has shaped a strong foundation of pragmatism, business judgment, and people skills that give Megan sharp insights into the human factors that drive business decisions and make her a highly attuned assessor of credibility, motive, and underlying interests.
Megan is an active member of The Advocates’ Society, the ADR Institute of Canada, the ADR Institute of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, and the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society. A leading speaker, Megan is frequently asked to chair and speak at seminars geared towards advocates and ADR practitioners.
