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Year called to bar: 1988
Douglas Harrison, FCIArb, is an international and domestic commercial arbitrator and mediator with Arbitration Place in Toronto. Recent arbitral appointments include disputes in the automotive, consumer products, energy, financial services, food, insurance, heavy manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and public infrastructure sectors, under ad hoc rules as well as the AAA, ADRIC, ICC, ICDR, ICDR Canada and SCC rules. Recent mediations include defamation, environmental, insurance and product liability claims. He is a member of CPR’s Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and of several arbitration rosters, including the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Scottish Arbitration Centre. He is the Chair of the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society and Director of its Gold Standard Course in Commercial Arbitration. He is also a member of the executive of the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee and is a Co-Chair of the University of Toronto Tribunal. For over 30 years, Mr. Harrison was with Stikeman Elliott LLP conducting a broad corporate-commercial litigation and arbitration practice. He is listed in Chambers (Most in Demand Arbitrators – Canada – Band 3), Lexology (Canada) for Arbitration (Recommended), and Best Lawyers in Canada (Lawyer of the Year - International Arbitration – Toronto, 2025).
On April 1, 2015, Adecco Group acquired Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions for an enterprise value of $80 million. Adecco Group, which is the world’s leading provider of human resources solutions, will combine Knightsbridge with its subsidiary Lee Hecht Harrison.
