Stanley Naftolin J.D., Q.C.
Called to the Ontario Bar in 1969 and the Alberta Bar in 1980, Stanley has an enviable track record as one of Canada’s leading Construction Law authorities. A Certified Specialist in Construction Law, Stanley lectures regularly and has published widely, and is a founding member of the Construction Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, a Founding Fellow and past President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, as well as a past Chair for the Construction Law specialty Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Stanley is frequently requested to act as a mediator and arbitrator in construction disputes and is listed in The International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers, The Canadian Legal L’Expert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada under two categories: Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Stanley’s special personal interests include fitness, spinning and golf.
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Education:
University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1964)University of Toronto (J.D., 1967)
Year of Call:
Ontario, 1969Alberta, 1980
Founding Member:
Construction Law Section, Ontario Bar Association. Founding Fellow of Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Past President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
Professional Associations:
Law Society of Upper Canada, Law Society of Alberta, Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, Advocates Society, Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association, Toronto Construction Association, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and the ADR Institute of Ontario, Inc.
Author, Instructor, Lecturer and Panellist:
Instructor, Bar Admission Course-Law Society of Upper Canada (1970-80). Lecturer and Panellist at Canadian Bar Association-Ontario Continuing Legal Education Programs, Law Society of Upper Canada, Technical University of Nova Scotia, EPIC (University of Toronto, School of Engineering), Insight, The Canadian Institute, Toronto Construction Association, Hamilton Halton Home Builders Association, Hamilton Law Association, Lexus Nexus, Council of Ontario Construction Associations and Construct Canada. Lectured extensively to various professional and business groups in the Province of Ontario and Quebec on Construction Liens, Construction Law, Creditors' Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency and the impact on the Construction Industry. Author of several articles in "Nuts & Bolts" and The Construction Law Reports. Formerly on the Editorial Board of the Construction Law Reports.
Chairperson:
Past Chair of Specialty Committee for designation of specialists in Construction Law for the Law Society of Upper Canada, and Co-Chair for the Trust Provisions Committee of the CBA National Construction Law Section.
Appointments:
Arbitrator and Mediator for the Alternate Dispute Resolution Program of the Council of Ontario Construction Association; Queen's Counsel, 1982; Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company approved Counsel; Consultant to Ministry of Attorney General's Committee on Alternate Resolution of Construction Disputes; Past President and Governor of Canadian College of Construction Lawyers; Planning Committee, Construction Law Course, Osgoode Hall Law School; certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Construction Law, private Mediator and Arbitrator in Construction Law disputes; Certified Member of Construction Dispute Resolution Services; Named as project Mediator in several construction contracts.
Achievements:
Listed in The Canadian Legal L’Expert Directory as one of the most frequently recommended construction law practitioners. Listed in The International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada under two categories: Construction Law and ADR (Dispute Resolution). Listed in Martindale & Hubbel as having the highest peer review rating (AV).