Duncan W. Glaholt, CArb, is the principal of Glaholt ADR Inc., a provider of independent mediation and arbitration services to the construction industry. Duncan has practiced construction law since his call to the Bar in 1979, resolving a wide range of disputes in the energy, infrastructure, and resource industries nationally and internationally. Duncan is active in the reform of construction legislation including the introduction of statutory adjudication. Since 2019, Duncan has specialized in the mediation and arbitration of construction disputes, including mid-project mediation. Duncan has chaired dispute review, dispute avoidance, and combined dispute boards. He is the author, co-author, and editor of several standard reference books on construction law and alternative dispute resolution including, most recently, Construction Dispute Mediation: Practice & Procedure. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, a recipient of the Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Construction Law and a recipient of the Toronto Construction Association lifetime achievement award.
