Allan Stitt

Allan Jeffrey Stitt, B.Comm, LL.B., J.D., LL.M., C.Med., C.Arb., Fellow, International Academy of Mediators, is the President of the Stitt Feld Handy Group and ADR Chambers. He is a Toronto-based trainer, facilitator, negotiation consultant, ADR systems design specialist, mediator and arbitrator.

He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Law School and the Chair of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. He has been an Assistant Professor at Notre Dame Law School and a Lecturer at the University of Windsor Law School.

He is the recipient of the 2006 Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Background

Stitt specializes in negotiation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). His interest in negotiation began while attending Harvard Law School in 1991, where he was inspired by Roger Fisher and later invited back to Harvard as Professor Fisher’s teaching assistant in 1994 and 1995. This interest in negotiation led to his forming the Stitt Feld Handy Group, an ADR training firm, in 1994. The Stitt Feld Handy Group trainers have taught courses to over 20,000 people throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Allan Stitt has designed customized courses for public and private organizations and designed ADR systems for government and associations around the world.

He has been a member of the Local Mediation Committee – Toronto since 1998 and is a sought-after mediator and arbitrator in Canada, North America and UK. He is both a Chartered Mediator (C.Med.) and a Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb.). He has mediated two-party and multi-party disputes in numerous contexts, including commercial, employment, corporate governance, workplace, banking, personal injury, sports, and breach of contract.

After earning his B.Comm at the University of Toronto, he earned his LL.B. at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and his J.D. at the University of Detroit Law School, graduating first in his class in both law schools. He then earned his LL.M. degree at Harvard Law School.

At one time, he wanted to be a tennis instructor. His passion for the game and sports has led to a large collection of sports memorabilia and sports contracts. Some of his collection of hockey artifacts were recently donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada.

Bibliography

Mediation: A Practical Guide, (Cavendish Publishing), 2004.

Mediating Commercial Disputes (Canada Law Book), January, 2003. Number one on National Post Business Books bestseller list, July, 2003.

ADR For Organizations: How To Design A System For Effective Conflict Management (John Wiley & Sons), 1998. Number one on Globe and Mail Business Books bestseller list, October, 1998.

Understanding the Income Tax Act, (2nd ed.) (Toronto: Carswell, 1991). (Textbook co authored with C. Rand).

ADR Practice Manual, (Editor-in-Chief), (Toronto: CCH Canadian Ltd., 1996 to present). Author of “Mediation” chapter in ADR Practice Manual.

External links

* [http://www.adrchambers.com/cv-stitt.htm ADR Chambers website]
* [http://www.sfhgroup.com/ca/training/presenters/allan-stitt.php Stitt Feld Handy Group website]
* [http://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty_content.asp?AdjID=49&cType=Adjunct&itemPath=1/3/3/0/0&contentId=353 University of Toronto Law School]
* [http://www.adrsportred.ca/eng/about-bod.cfm Sports Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada website]