Allan Jeffrey Stitt (born 11 October 1961) is a chartered Canadian arbitrator, mediator and film producer. He is the president and CEO of ADR Chambers, a Canadian arbitration and mediation organization.[1][2] Stitt is the recipient of the 2006 Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution.[3] In 2022, Stitt was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law.[4] As a movie executive producer, Stitt has also contributed to films including The Layover, The Birth of a Nation, Into the Forest, I Saw the Light, and Ithaca.[5]
Allan J. Stitt | |
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| Born | October 11, 1961 |
| Education | B.Com., LL.B., LL.M. |
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| Occupation(s) | Arbitrator, mediator, negotiator, film producer |
| Website | adrchambers.com /Allan J. Stitt |
Life
editStitt lives in Toronto, Canada. His hobbies include playing tennis and collecting sports contracts, historical documents and memorabilia. Stitt donated his notable "Allan Stitt Collection" of hockey artifacts to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. His passion for the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and hockey documents generally have been the subject of two books by Greg Oliver.[6][7][8]
Education
editStitt earned a Bachelor's degree of Commerce and Finance at the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and a Juris Doctor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Then, he earned a Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School where he studied Negotiation and ADR in 1992.
Career
editDuring his career, Stitt has mediated disputes in several contexts including commercial, employment, corporate governance, workplace, financial industry,[9] personal injury, sports,[10] and breach of contract.[11] He also has arbitrated numerous commercial cases including the National Transportation Agency and the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board.[2]
Memberships
editStitt has been appointed by the Canadian Department of Justice as advisor at the UNCITRAL working group for the enforcement of international mediation agreements.[12] He is a senior advisor to the Jerusalem Arbitration Centre in relation to Israeli and Palestinian businesses.[2] Stitt is a member of the Toronto mediation committee for the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, a distinguished fellow of the International Academy of Mediators,[13] a former president of the ADR Institute of Canada, the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada[2] and chair of the board of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC).[14][15] He is an International Mediation Institute certified mediator,[16] and an arbitrator on the Canadian Transportation Agency List of Arbitrators. He is also a member of the International Panel of Mediators with the Singapore Mediation Centre.[17] and a collaborator with the Australian Center for Conflict Resolution. Stitt is also on the international panel of arbitrators for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.[2]
Academic activities
editStitt has taught ADR and negotiation in North America, Europe, Asia,[18] Africa and Australia. For example, he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Law School and a special lecturer at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law.[19]
Publications
editBooks published by Stitt on ADR systems design includes Alternative Dispute Resolution for Organizations,[20] Mediating Commercial Disputes,[21][22] and Mediation: A Practical Guide.[23] He is co-author of LexisNexis ADR Practice Manual.[24]
Filmography
editStitt has been executive producer of a number of films in 2015 and 2016.[5]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drunk Parents | Executive producer (post-production) |
| 2016 | Phil | Executive producer (post-production) |
| 2016 | The Layover | Executive producer (post-production) |
| 2016 | Henchmen | Executive producer (filming) |
| 2016 | The Addition | Executive producer |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Executive producer[25] |
| 2015 | Ithaca | Executive producer |
| 2015 | Into the Forest | Executive producer[26] |
| 2015 | I Saw the Light | Associate producer |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Executive producer |
| 2015 | Meadowland | Executive producer |
| 2005 | Move or Die[a] | Executive producer |
- ^ Newgrounds video game
External links
editFurther reading
editReferences
edit- ^ "Allan J. Stitt, LL.M.(Harvard), C.Med., C.Arb". ADR Chambers. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Allan J. Stitt" (PDF). SDRCC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution - Past winners". Market Wired. October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Convocation ceremonies to honour community leaders alongside graduates". University of Windsor. June 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Allan J. Stitt". IMDb.
- ^ Mike Filey (November 2, 2014). "Royal York still Toronto's foremost hotel". Toronto Sun.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (October 2014). Written in Blue and White: The Toronto Maple Leafs Contracts and Historical Documents from the Collection of Allan Stitt. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770412156.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (September 13, 2016). Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines: Hockey Contracts and Historical Documents from the Collection of Allan Stitt. ECW Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1770412514.
- ^ Grant Robertson (April 22, 2012). "Banking mediator defends its integrity". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Randy Turner (May 23, 2016). "Archer says he 'never intentionally' ingested banned stimulant". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "Faster, cheaper with less process: Top 10 Arbitration Chambers". CanadianLawyer. May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Alumni On the Move – Allan Stitt" (PDF). University of Windsor - Windsor Law. October 2015.
- ^ "Allan J. Stitt". International Academy of Mediators. March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC)" (PDF). SDRCC.
- ^ Judy van Rhijn (April 13, 2007). "The shine is off the apple". Law Times News.
- ^ "Mr. Allan Stitt". International Mediation Institute.
- ^ "International Mediators". Singapore Mediation Center.
- ^ "Mediation and ADR training workshop" (PDF). Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers.
- ^ Estee Garfin; Rachael Iscove; Julie MacLean. "How We Got To Yes: Introducing an ADR Practicum at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law" (PDF). Singapore Mediation Center.
- ^ Stitt, Allan J. (September 8, 1998). Alternative Dispute Resolution for Organizations: How to Design a System for Effective Conflict Resolution. John Wiley & Sons. p. 256. ISBN 978-0471642954.
- ^ Stitt, Allan J. (December 30, 2003). Mediating Commercial Disputes. Canada Law Book Ltd. p. 212. ISBN 978-0888044006.
- ^ Stitt, Alan (April 30, 2004). Mediation: A Practical Guide. Routledge-Cavendish. p. 150. ISBN 978-1859418444.
- ^ Stitt, Allan J. (May 2, 2004). Mediation: A Practical Guide. Routledge-Cavendish. p. 150. ISBN 978-1859418444.
- ^ Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Manual. LexisNexis Canada. December 1, 2003. ISBN 978-1551418490.
- ^ Todd McCarthy (January 25, 2016). "'The Birth of a Nation': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ John DeFore (September 17, 2015). "'Into the Forest': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter.