Elana Fleischmann, LL.B., LL.M. (ADR) obtained her Bachelor of Laws in 1984 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1986. She subsequently obtained her Master of Laws in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from Osgoode Hall Law School, Professional Development Program, in 2007. Ms. Fleischmann practices dispute resolution in her consultancy firm operating under the name “Elana Fleischmann & Associates”. She has previously held the positions of Mediator at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Coordinator of the Provincial Dispute Resolution Office and the Associate Director of ADR at Osgoode’s Professional Development Program. She continues to act as a student supervisor in Osgoode’s Master of Laws Program in ADR, and is an Adjunct Faculty at Osgoode, where she teaches a course in Dispute Settlement. Ms. Fleischmann is a member of the Ontario Bar Association - ADR Section, the ADR Institute of Ontario, the Association for Conflict Resolution, and the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section. She is also a Roster Mediator with the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, the Provincial Government, the Ontario Power Generation, and the Federal Department of Public Works, National Mediation Standing Offer.