J. Jay Rudolph, LLB, C. Med, C. Arb

Jay Rudolph is a lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He was called to the Bar in 1984 and practiced law for twelve years as an associate and then as a partner at a mid-size Toronto law firm. He has 40 years experience in civil litigation with demonstrated expertise in insurance law, commercial and employment litigation. As a lawyer, acting for both Plaintiffs and Defendants, he successfully attained favorable resolution of complex cases through the incisive use of litigation and negotiation strategies and trial advocacy.

Jay has been mediating cases for 30 years. He received specialized training in mediation and negotiation, including completion of the Negotiation Workshop and Advanced Negotiation Workshop at Harvard Law School. Over the past 30 years, Jay has attended numerous continuing legal education courses and conferences in the areas of litigation and mediation, including numerous conferences of the International Academy of Mediators. Jay brings to the mediation process an ability to listen, empathize and encourage communication which results in the practical and economical resolution of disputes. Jay is able to quickly identify parties’ interests and works tirelessly to facilitate settlements favorable to all parties. He has successfully mediated thousands of cases over the past 30 years.

Jay has also arbitrated loss transfer cases and priority disputes pursuant to the Insurance Act. He has also been approved and appointed by Orders of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of British Columbia to be an Independent Third Party Arbitrator to resolve appeals made by class members in a Class Action lawsuit against a Life Insurance Company in Ontario and British Columbia. He has also arbitrated commercial disputes.

Jay is the principal of Rudolph Mediation & Arbitration Services Inc. Jay has been designated a Chartered Mediator (C. Med) and Chartered Arbitrator (C. Arb) by the ADR Institute of Canada and is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators. He is also a member of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, an invitation-only professional association for well established and trusted neutrals.

Jay’s mediation practice focuses on all types of insurance related disputes including motor vehicle, personal injury, medical, dental and legal malpractice, product liability and professional negligence. Jay also mediates employment, estates and commercial cases.

Over the past number of years, Jay has been very involved in planning and chairing high-end mediation conferences for both the International Academy of Mediators (IAM) as well as for the annual conference presented by the IAM in partnership with the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution and Osgoode Professional Development. In 2022, Jay was elected to the Board of Governors of the IAM for a three-year term.

In 2024, Jay was selected by Who’s Who Legal (WWL)’s independent research as being a Global Elite Thought Leader in Commercial Mediation. This is WWL’s highest tier of ranking with less than 5% of WWL global practitioners achieving this rank. There are only four mediators in all of Canada who have been recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader. In addition, using different countries criteria, WWL also ranked Jay as a recommended expert for Commercial Mediation in the Canada National Report. Jay is one of only 49 mediators in Canada on this list.

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