PHILIP A. GARBUTT
Phil has extensive training and experience in mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluations, and dispute resolution systems design. He provides services primarily as a mediator or arbitrator. He completed formal training as a mediator at the Centre for Dispute Resolution in Boulder, Colorado, in 1997 and has been an accredited arbitrator with the ADR Institute of Ontario since 1998. Phil attended the University of Toronto, receiving his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in 1982 (Economics and Political Science). He received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1985. He received his CRM designation after studies at the University of Toronto. Phil previously enjoyed a lengthy and successful career as a trial lawyer and was the Senior and Managing Partner in the law firm Giffen LLP from 1987 until 2022. He has been a Mediator and Arbitrator since 1998. He is a member or former member of the Advocates Society, the ADR Institute of Ontario, the Waterloo Law Association, the Canadian Bar Association, The Law Society of Upper Canada and the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA).
Mediation - Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury, Disability, Municipal, Environmental, Professional Negligence, EPL and other insurance claims
- Construction, Commercial and Estate Litigation
- Education, Employment and Labour matters
Arbitration Services
- Construction/infrastructure
- Commercial Disputes
- Loss Transfer Claims
- Priority Disputes
- Mediator and Arbitrator with Peaceworks ADR Inc.
- Former Senior and Managing Partner in law firm Giffen LLP
- Trial Lawyer with over 36 years’ experience
- FSCO Arbitrator (Statutory Accident Benefits)
- Mediator and Arbitrator since 1998
- Member or Former Member of ADR Institute of Ontario
- Member or Former Member of Canadian Bar Association - Ontario (ADR Section)
- Member or Former Member of The Network, Interaction for Conflict Resolution
- Member or Former Member of the Global Risk Management Institute (CRM)
Services Offered by Phil Garbutt
- Mediations (In-Person, Virtual/Zoom and Hybrid)
- Arbitrations (Construction, Commercial, Loss Transfer and Priority Disputes)
- Umpire (Insurance Act Appraisals)