Lisa Munro

Lisa C. Munro, FCIArb, Q. Arb.  is a partner at Lerners LLP, whose practice is limited to work as a neutral arbitrator in domestic and international commercial arbitrations (both ad hoc and under institutional rules).  

Lisa is the Editor and a Contributor of Arbitration Matters (www.arbitrationmatters.com), featuring summaries of key decisions on arbitration issues as they are released by courts across the country. The website now has over 600 of these case notes and has been read by hundreds of leading arbitration professionals both in Canada and worldwide. A digest of the most recent notes is sent to subscribers via email bi-monthly.

She brings to her role as arbitrator more than 25 years of experience as counsel in commercial/business litigation and both international and domestic commercial arbitration. She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has obtained the ADR Institute of Canada’s Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb) designation. She is also a roster arbitrator with Arbitration Place, the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS), and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC).

As a former member of the Lerners LLP Executive Committee and Managing Partner of the Toronto Office of Lerners LLP for 12 years, Lisa has unique insights and skills to resolve business critical issues. She is a frequent speaker on issues relating to arbitration for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada Branch), the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society, Osgoode Professional Development, Canadian Bar Association, and The Advocates’ Society. She is a member of the primary faculty  is teaching the 2021/2022 TCAS Gold Standard Course in Domestic and International Commercial Arbitration, the successful completion of which satisfies the requirements for the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) Qualified Arbitrator designation.

For more information about Lisa’s background and skills see her profile at: www.lerners.ca and www.arbitrationplace.com.