Finding Common Ground for
a Peaceful Resolution

Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury Q.Med, provides conflict resolution services
in Ontario. Recipient of the ADR Institute of Ontario, Star Awards, 2021

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“Your success in persuading others, depends on your
openness to be persuaded” - Afsana

Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury is a trailblazing figure in alternative dispute resolution, recognized as the founder of ‘Gibson Chowdhury,’ a prominent mediation boutique based in Toronto. Afsana addresses workplace discrimination with specialized knowledge and expertise concerning human rights violations. She facilitates multiparty dialogues and mediated processes on anti-Black, anti-Indigenous, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and all forms of hate. She also mediates civil and commercial disputes, including employment, property and contract disputes. She is a designated Qualified Mediator (Q.Med) and an Adjudicator for the Property Standards Committee in the City of Toronto.

Afsana has facilitated many dialogues and mediated processes for clients, including Universities, education Boards, local communities, religious organizations, law firms, charities, music and theatre companies and several corporate organizations. She is a British-trained lawyer with several years of civil litigation experience. Afsana is also the 2021 recipient of the ADR Institute of Ontario Star Awards. (www.adrio.ca) 

Afsana ensures she provides mediation through a diverse lens that represents the multicultural communities in Canada. To raise awareness of cultural competence and humility in the ADR field, Afsana has written several EDI programs. She also co-chaired the Working Group that produced the ‘Neutral Diversity in Ontario’ report, published by the Ontario Bar Association in 2022.

She provides a clear and collaborative mediation service by helping to create strategies and options for her clients, enabling them to determine a solution that best suits them. Mediation can help you get back to the negotiating table if your settlement talks have broken down. Afsana can help you open the conversation and settle your dispute on your terms.

DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS

Mediation

Mediation is a form of dispute resolution, allowing parties the opportunity to resolve their conflict before the matter proceeds to a civil trial. In addition to a cost-saving measure, mediation provides peace of mind.

Afsana offers mediation in both the English and Bangla language. She brings several years of knowledge and experience to mediate primarily Human Rights cases, civil litigation and commercial cases. Afsana provides dispute resolution in the following areas:

• Human Rights discrimination
• Workplace
• Employment
• Contract Disputes
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury

Pre-mediation conferences are also available as part of the service, which is a valuable step in the mediation process. Afsana encourages both parties to arrange a pre-mediation conference as it is an opportunity to discuss the case, seek further clarification, and better understand each party’s position.

Afsana is methodical during her mediation sessions, making sure the issues each party has raised, are dealt with adequately. She provides mediation in accordance with the needs, whether facilitative or evaluative. Click here to read more about her approach to mediation.

If you would like to discuss your case with Afsana before booking a date, please call on 647.518. 3166.

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LEARN AND GROW

Seminars and Workshops

Afsana has developed seminars and courses based on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), for lawyers, mediators and cross-sector professionals. As Ontario continues to grow as a multicultural Province, the need to navigate through cultural sensitivities has become, increasingly important.

Through her own lived experiences and gaps she has recognized in the market, Afsana has developed tools and workshops that provide individuals and companies the help they require to truly embrace diversity and inclusion.

Please take a look at the Workshop page for the courses that are currently on offer.

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“Afsana’s assistance was key, critical and integral. I intend to use her services on my next mediation”

Toronto Lawyer
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“Thank you Afsana for making my client feel at ease during the negotiation. Your help and ideas for settlement has been invaluable!”

Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer
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“Afsana successfully mediated the matter to a settlement… Afsana was very competent in handling the mediation and the issues therein. She used her skills and knowledge to her best ability, which positively influenced the claim”

Toronto Lawyer
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“The parties in this dispute attended nine settlement conferences …. without a successful resolution…. Afsana communicated with both parties in a calm and logical manner that helped both parties understand the risks associated with the trial….With her invaluable help, both parties negotiated an agreement that was right for them.”

Toronto Lawyer

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