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Announcements

MCSO establishes a Small Claims Court Mediation Service

Stephanie Goffin-Boyd Joins MCSO Roster of Mediators and Conflict Resolution Practitioners

MSCO Invited to Present a Course for the Graduate Program at Queen's University

What People Are Saying

“An excellent introductory course to negotiation, conflict assessment, and mediation for anyone considering a career in dispute and conflict resolution or looking to expand their skill sets for other jobs in other people-centered professions.”

“This is the best continuing education program I have taken in 30 years !!” ..more

Contact:

Mediation Centre of Southeastern Ontario

P.O. Box 29023 Portsmouth P.O.,
Kingston, Ontario
K7M 8W6

Telephone: 613.546.6334
Facsimile: 613.544.5642


Professional Profile

JONATHAN C. YEN, H.BSc., M.B.A, LL.B, LL.M. TEP 

3080 Yonge Street, Suite 5072
Toronto, ON M4N 3N1
T: 416-487-8800
F: 416-352-5254

jyen@jcylaw.com
www.icylaw.com

David Price

I have spent over 19 years in the practice of law, including commercial matters, both transaction work and court work. In the past few years, I noticed that the number of cases that are litigated has increased unnecessarily. I feel that many cases that ended up before the courts could have been mediated to a settlement. I say that because few cases are about a dispute in interpretation of law. Instead, the majority of cases involve a dispute in perception or understanding of facts, a misunderstanding or misinterpretation of positions of the parties in dispute, or the inability of one party to communicate frankly with another about the real issues behind the dispute. Mediation is a preferred forum to negotiate a settlement of these types of cases. A skilled mediator can assist parties to a dispute to isolate the real issues behind the dispute and the needs of the parties that will bring the dispute to a resolution. It is with this philosophy that I decided to devote a part of my practice to mediation and negotiated settlement. 

Please feel free to contact me at jyen@jcylaw.com with questions or to discuss mediation as an alternate to, or a final attempt to settle before resorting to litigation. Thank you for reading my thoughts on mediation and I hope to have the opportunity to be in contact with you. 

 

EXPERIENCE

Commercial lawyer Experienced at representing client interests in commercial matters including litigation.
Negotiator Experienced negotiator with a record of cost-effective, efficient, and enduring resolutions.
Strategist Record of success in steering client projects through all phases of strategy development and implementation, including issue identification, extensive research, analysis, and documentation.
Lecturer in Business and Law
  • Conducted seminars and workshops on topics including: how to set up and operate businesses; how to obtain financing (traditional and venture capital) for new and existing businesses (mainly in technology related industries); taxation; estate planning; motivation; sales; and marketing.
  • Lectured at the Schulich School of Business in a policy course in business and the law for four academic years.
  • Taught the Bar Admission Courses in Business and Taxation for over eight years.
  • Lectured to official delegations from China on various business and commercial topics including fiduciary duties of directors in public companies, getting a public listing in Ontario, and the business environment in Canada.
Author
  • Various short articles for newsletters on business related issues.
  • Co-authored in a book titled “Legal Guide To Carrying On Business In Ontario”.
  • Editor of a consolidation of Consumer Protection Statutes in Canada published by Canada Law Book (1994-1997).

COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Ontario Bar Association
American Bar Association
Member of Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners
Treasurer, Ontario Bar Association
Member of Council, Ontario Bar Association
Member of Finance Committee, Ontario Bar Association
Member of the House Committee, National Club
Member of the Board of Directors, National Club
Members of various committees in the American Bar Association

LANGUAGES

English
Cantonese (fluent conversational)

EDUCATION 

London School of Economics, University of London, London, UK LL. M.
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON LL. B.
Schulich School of Business M.B.A.
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON H.BSc.

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