LAWYER PROFILE

Michael Schafler

Canada 2026

Dentons Canada LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Nationwide - Canada

10 years ranked

About

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Canada

Practice Areas

Mike Schafler is a commercial litigator with over 25 years of extensive experience handling significant bet-the-company disputes, including class actions. He also acts as counsel on many large international and domestic arbitrations. Mike has particular expertise in auditor's liability and financial services litigation, mining and resources cases, professional negligence, real estate litigation, shareholder disputes, securities litigation – including proxy contests and contested M&A deals – and regulatory and appellate energy cases.

Career

Called to the bar: Ontario, 1997. Naval Officer: 1983-1992. FCIArb and QArb designations.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Board of Directors of ADR Institute of Canada Inc.; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Bar Association; Advocates’ Society; Toronto Lawyers Association; the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society; Former Naval Officer

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Toronto-based Michael Schafler of Dentons Canada acts for a number of multinational companies in sectors such as tech and automotive, appearing in both litigation and arbitration proceedings.

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