Michael Schafler

Dentons

77 King Street West, Suite 400
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto
Canada
M5K 0A1
+1 416 863 4457
michael.schafler@dentons.com

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Canada
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration ( Up and Coming )
Canada
Dispute Resolution: Ontario ( Up and Coming )

Profile

Practice Areas: Commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, class actions, emphasis on securities, professional liability and energy.

Professional Memberships: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association, International Bar Association; Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society; Advocates’ Society; Toronto Lawyers’ Association.

Career: Ontario Bar, 1997. Head of Dentons Canada’s Toronto Office Litigation Group. Co-head of FMC’s National ADR Group. Executive Member of ADR section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Personal: Dalhousie Law School, 1995 (LLB); Queen’s University, 1987 (BA Hon.); Canadian Naval Officer (1983-1992); extensive community involvement; recipient of the 2009 Special Achievement Award from Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council