BComm (Finance) (UBC); LLB (Osgoode); MBA (Schulich). Partner. Called to the Bar in 1998. Has appeared in all courts in Ontario, including the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Acts as advice counsel for lawyers in other provinces and internationally. Specializes in all areas of family law including Hague matters, and complex jurisdiction and financial disputes. Appointed Dispute Resolution Officer for the Superior Court of Justice. Lectures frequently in Ontario and other provinces and writes frequently on family law topics. Past Co-Chair “The Six Minute Family Lawyer” (Law Society of Ontario). Adjunct Professor at University of Toronto Law School (Family Law) and previously at Osgoode Hall Law School. Past instructor for the Bar Admission Course. Past Director of The Advocates’ Society. Editor-in-Chief: Reports of Family Law. Co-Author of Franks & Zalev: This Week in Family Law (Carswell). Acts as mediator/arbitrator in private matters. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Band 1 ranking in the Chambers & Partners Global High Net Worth Guide ln Family/Matrimonial (Canada).
