Mr Banack was one of the very first members of Ontario's Mandatory Mediation Roster, for Toronto, Windsor and Ottawa regions, and has conducted hundreds of such mediations over recent years
Addressing numerous and diverse problems including commercial, construction, architectural disputes, disagreements between and with shareholders, professionals and partnerships involving negligence and malpractice.
Extensive experience in litigation involving contracts, real estate, condominiums, title issues, mortgage enforcement matters, insurance and bank claims.
Frequently consulted in family business disputes that can become estate and tax problems.
ADR training and facilitations
Roster Arbitrator - TARION Warranty Corporation
Roster Arbitrator - Sports Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada
Mediation Coach - University of Toronto Continuing Education
Coach Intensive Mediation Workshop - Osgoode Hall Law School
Court Advanced Mediation Workshop - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Case Experience
Accounting
Appellate
Architecture
Automotive
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Insolvency
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Condominiums/Strata
Construction
Contract Disputes
Debtor/Creditor
E-Commerce
Education
Employment
Entertainment
Environmental
Estates & Trusts
Family Businesses
Franchise
Government/Municipalities
Health Care
Industrial
Information Technology
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Labour/Unions
Land Use/Planning
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Media & Communications
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining
Mortgage Foreclosure
Non-Profit Organizations
Partnerships
Pensions / ERISA
Premises Liability
Probate
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Public Policy
Public Utilities
Real Estate
Securities
Shareholder Disputes
Software
Sports
Taxation
Telecommunications
Title Disputes
Torts
Transportation
Unfair Competition
Utilities
Venture Capital
Workplace Rights
Wrongful Dismissal
Education
Bachelor of Commerce/Diploma in Industrial Relations, McGill University (1972)
Bachelor of Law, University of Toronto (1975)
Called to the Bar of Ontario (1977)
MEDIATION TRAINING: University of Windsor - ADR Program (1997) Canadian Bar Association - Ontario - Mediation Training (1996, 1997) Ontario Insurance Commission Training Program (September, 1997) Mediation Skills Workshop (October, 1997 and 1998)
Larry Banack has also received his Specialist Certificate in Civil Litigation and is as ARBITRATION Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Memberships & Affiliations
Toronto Mandatory Mediation Committee/Member
ADR Institute of Ontario, Inc./Member
Society for Conflict Resolution in Ontario/Member
Durham Region Mediators Roster
Law Society of Upper Canada - Elected Bencher since 1995/ADR Implementation
Law Foundation of Ontario, Chair
Ontario Insurance Commission - Roster Arbitrator
Ontario Bar Association, Past Chair of the Annual Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Council Member
Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association / American Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association - 2001 Award for Distinguished Service
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