CIArb Canada Executive

Lisa Munro is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has achieved the Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb.) designation from the ADR Institute of Canada. She is an arbitrator on the Arbitration Place, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS), and Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC) rosters. She has experience in both domestic and international arbitrations (both ad hoc and under institutional rules) in disputes arising from contracts in a variety of sectors. Lisa is also a partner of Lerners LLP in Toronto and served as the Toronto Office Managing Partner for 12 years. She brings to her role as arbitrator over 25 years of experience as litigation counsel with a broad range of expertise in commercial disputes. Lisa is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada Branch) and a current member of TCAS and the former co-Chair of the TCAS Executive Committee. She is one of five course instructors of the 2021/2022 TCAS Gold Standard Course in domestic and international commercial arbitration in Canada. She is also the editor of Arbitration Matters at http://www.arbitrationmatters.com, which provides regular summaries of key decisions on arbitration released by courts across Canada.