About Richard Shekter

Richard Shekter applies his depth of experience gained through a career as one of Canada’s leading litigators to his practice as a Mediator and Arbitrator. He’s a law school medalist, former Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario, a five-time Canadian Lexpert Directory Leading Practitioner, a respected legal scholar, and a graduate of Harvard Mediation Workshop. His track record in settling over 90% of his more than 2000 cases is a demonstration of his ability to “find a pathway to resolution.”

“Richard is intuitive, perceptive, imaginative and brilliant. He thinks outside the box. His skills as a mediator are extraordinary. I would use him again if the need arises.” – Dr. Marvin Shedletzky B.Sc., D.C.

“… Always consistently and thoroughly prepared, realistic, extremely capable, effective, principled and, at all times, fair. In a number of instances, Richard and I were brought in by other counsel in an effort to resolve a number of long-standing and apparently intractable disputes. Invariably we settled those complex cases in a single meeting. I would not hesitate to retain Richard to mediate or arbitrate any of my cases and to recommend him to my colleagues in the defence bar. In addition to his obvious professionalism, Richard is extraordinarily collegial in his dealings with opposing counsel – a necessary prerequisite to the role of an effective mediator or arbitrator. I couldn’t recommend a more highly.” – Steve Stieber, founding partner Stieber Berlach LLP