DODOKIN LAW & CONFLICT RESOLUTION
FCIArb,Q.Arb.,LL.B, LL.M., Q.Med. (Lawyer/Mediator/Arbitrator)
https://dodokinlaw.com
https://arbitrationandbusinesscases.ca
Linkedin.com/in/robindodokin
Practice Summary
I am an arbitrator, mediator, and litigator. I have represented clients at arbitration, and I have been appointed to arbitrate commercial disputes. I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the Roster of Arbitrators at Arbitration Place. I have expertise in commercial, shareholder and family enterprise disputes and insolvency matters. My legal practice encompasses representing, business owners, shareholders, companies, creditors, financial institutions, debtors, court appointed officers and individuals in commercial litigation and insolvency matters. I have appeared at all levels of the courts in Ontario with extensive experience in the Toronto Commercial Court. I have mediated disputes relating to contracts, business partner and shareholder disputes, negligence, family businesses, and employees. I have expertise in virtual proceedings.
More Details
I started practicing law 1993 as an associate, and then as a partner in a mid-size law firm in Toronto. In February 2017, I founded my own law firm, Dodokin Law & Conflict Resolution which offers legal, mediation, and arbitration services.
My legal experience includes representing parties in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings on many kinds of matters including, business and contractual issues, shareholder and oppression remedies, bankruptcy and insolvency issues, enforcing creditor’s rights, enforcing statutory and contractual rights and remedies, determining priorities, pursuing fraudsters, tracing funds, obtaining injunctive relief including orders to preserve and freeze property, setting aside fraudulent conveyances or preferential transactions. I have also represented court officers in the context of court appointed receiverships that involve locating assets, running claims and sales processes, tracing funds, resolving, or commencing litigation, and providing legal opinions.
I have represented parties at commercial arbitration. I have been appointed as arbitrator in ad hoc arbitrations involving commercial, contractual and shareholder disputes. Ensuring the process is tailored to the parties’ circumstances and disputes and is efficient, and fair is of the upmost importance to me.
Over the years, I have also been appointed to mediate many kinds of disputes between business partners, shareholders, beneficiaries and other litigants about contracts, business operations, succession plans, torts, and estate issues. I have also facilitated business meetings and communication workshops for enterprising families looking to avoid litigation and preserve or repair relationships.
I have been asked to speak on topics relating to conflict resolution, mediation, arbitration, and family enterprises and change by the ADR Institute of Canada, Ontario Bar Association, Society of Trustee and Estate Practitioners, Family Enterprise Canada, and Business Associations.
Education
- LL.M. Alternate Dispute Resolution (Osgoode Hall Law School) 2014
- Call to Ontario Bar – 1993
- LL.B. (University of Windsor) - 1991
- BA (University of Toronto) (Economics & Political Science) – 1987
Professional Training
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators- Fellow ( FCIARb.)
- Arbitration Training (Gold Standard Course) (Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society)
- Trust Law Course (STEP)
- Navigating Family Systems Theory
- Family Business Advisor Certification (Family Firm Institute)
- Advanced Mediation Training (Center for Dispute Settlement)
- Ombuds Training (International Ombudsman Association)
- Mediation Training (Harvard Negotiation Institute)
- Coach Training (Coaches Training Institute
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-Fellow and Director of Canadian Branch
- ADR Institute of Canada - Member
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society- Member - The Advocates Society- Member
- Ontario Bar Association
Volunteer Work
- Volunteer Arbitrator at the 2022 Vis Moot Competition
- Director Canada Branch- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Newsletter Editor
- Co-Chair Toronto Branch -Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Past Chair and member of the Ontario Bar Association- Insolvency Law Section
- Member of the Ontario Bar Association -ADR Section Executive
- Former member of the Toronto Commercial Court Users Committee
