Vance Cooper is the principal of Cooper Mediation Inc. Vance was called to the Bar in 1985 and practiced exclusively in the areas of personal injury and insurance disputes until 2010. He represented both plaintiffs and defendants [insured and self-insured entities] and handled both tort and first party claims [statutory accident benefits, long term disability and life claims].

Vance devotes 100% of his professional time to mediating everything and anything connected to insurance [though he has also mediated commercial and self-insured matters]. This includes personal injury, property damage and subrogation, professional negligence, hospital and medical negligence, class actions among other things.

Until recently, Vance served as an arbitrator in loss transfer and party disputes under the Insurance Act. He is now offering his services to mediate arbitrations pending under the Insurance Act where his substantive knowledge together with his mediation skills will allow insurers to resolve these disputes on cost effective and mutually advantageous terms.

He is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, a Chartered Mediator of the ADR Institute of Canada and a Certified Mediator by the International Mediation Institute. He has been inducted to the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (CADN).

Vance’s passions, over and above his wife and three children, are skiing, golf and a keen appreciation of music. While he has tried to play instruments [to the frustration of his parents and many music teachers over the years], he has mastered the record player, the CD player and, more recently, the iPod.

Contact Vance at: vance@coopermediation.ca or (416) 346-4241.

“I wanted to send you a personal note to thank you for getting our files resolved. Your efforts went above and beyond your role as mediator and I know that my client and I did not make things easy for you. I will absolutely be recommending you on all of my files for mediation.” – Senior Defence Lawyer

“Vance is relentless in his pursuit toward resolution, often thinking outside of the box of the traditional mediation process. This creativity and passion allows the parties to have comprehensive and honest discussions about resolving the case and addressing any issues that may exist that prevent resolution. I always look forward to mediating with Vance and know that he will work hard to bring justice for my clients.” – Senior Plaintiff Lawyer

“Thanks Vance. It was always a joy working with you. You were one of my very few “A” list mediators. There’s a lot of things about practising law that I don’t miss at all, but going into a meditation involving multiple parties with seemingly no chance of a settlement and walking out 5 or 6 hours later with a closed file was always a highlight. You had a knack for pulling that off.” – Retired Senior Defence Lawyer

Organizer, Canadian Regional Conference for the International Academy of Mediators (IAM)