| K.W. Stephen Cheung |
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| Position: |
Attorney, Principal, Cheung & Associates;
Consultant, President, Conflict Management Consultants Inc..
Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Education: |
LL.B. University College London, University of
London; LL.M. University College London, and London School of Economics,
University of London (Taxation and Corporate Law); LL.M./S.J.D.
Programme - Law School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
U.S.A.(William F. Cook Fellow) |
| ADR Experience: | FCIArb
(Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London), Chartered
Arbitrator (U..); C.Med (Chartered Mediator);
C. Arb (Chartered Arbitrator) (Canada); Ch.Arb (Chartered Arbitrator,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) (U.K.); FIAM Fellow (International
Academy of Mediators)
American Arbitration Association (AAA) - Commercial & Complex Case
Panel; International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) – Commercial
Panel; Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA) –
Arbitration Panel; ADR Institute of Ontario – Commercial Mediation &
Arbitration Panels; ADR Chambers – International Panel (Toronto &
London); Supreme Court of Ontario – Mediation Roster; and others
Conducted numerous arbitrations and mediations focused primarily on
international, United States – Canada issues, and domestic commercial,
corporate, international transactions. Sample cases included matters
concerning international conglomerate and designers; National Olympic
Organization against syndicate of international insurers and
re-insurers, United States producer and manufacturer against European
distributor international franchise against foreign franchisees; foreign
owner of deceased icon’s image rights against unauthorized usage of
intellectual property; issues relating to rights to royal succession in a
foreign country and inheritance rights, disputes amongst siblings to
estate and asset succession; facilitating intra-union dispute
resolution; professional malpractice; facilitation of church and diocese
religious doctrinal differences; author and copyright issues; joint
venture and partnership issues; condominium owners - corporation –
insurance disputes.
Over 15 years as Arbitrator, Mediator and Conflict Management
Consultant.
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| General Experience: | Corporate,
shareholders, commercial transactions, partnerships, joint
ventures, contracts, franchises, agents and distributors, and
acquisitions, mergers, human resource negotiation, estate contests,
professional negligence and malpractice, estate matters and issues,
taxation (international, Canadian, United States - Canada issues)
corporate and family organizational succession, Over 35 years’
experience as attorney practising and serving as Counsel in described
areas and practice experience in Ontario, Manitoba (Canada), England and
Wales. Extensive experience with United Kingdom, European Union,
Poland, Hong Kong, New York, California, and Florida based issues.
Structured international joint ventures involving and including, inter
alia, Canada, U.S., Poland, England, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Italy,
Brazil, Hong Kong and China. |
| Teaching Experience: | Adjunct
Professor of Law, University of Windsor; Associate Professor of Law,
University of Windsor; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Architecture,
University of Manitoba; Assistant Professor of Law, University of
Manitoba; Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University (Michigan)
(variously 1969 to date)
Taught corporate, commercial, estate, tort, taxation law corporate
secretarial practices, law of meetings; mediation, arbitration,
negotiation, dispute resolution, conflict management, conflict
management system design and special seminars at University of Manitoba,
University of Windsor and Wayne State University.
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| Miscellaneous: | Member of Bars of Ontario and Manitoba; Member of Law Societies of
England, Wales and Hong Kong
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| Lectures: | Speaker,
lecturer and panel member a seminars and forums at University of
Windsor, Wayne State University, Kettering University, St. Clair
College, York University, Oakland University, Pepperdine University,
numerous professional associations and service clubs.
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| Publications: | Numerous
articles, comments and reviews on legal issues, commercial
and corporate law, taxation, medical-legal issues, dispute resolution,
and conflict management. Author of monograph on Law and Abortion.
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| Areas of Expertise: | Taxation, corporate law, international transactions, contracts and
commercial transactions, arbitration, mediation, organizational conflict management consultation and system design.
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