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Anne M. Wallace, K.C. is a lawyer who, since 2007, works exclusively as a dispute resolution neutral, instructor, and trainer. She holds both the Chartered Arbitrator and Chartered Mediator designations conferred by the ADR Institute of Canada. In April 2010, she became one of the first seven people (the first in Saskatchewan) to achieve the Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice (CTAJ) earned through the Foundation of Administrative Justice. She is an International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certified Mediator.

Wallace’s work includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and investigations in labour and employment. Her past work has also included personal injury mediation, domain name dispute arbitration, and commercial mediation and arbitration. Wallace is an instructor with the Foundation of Administrative Justice, teaching various topics in the Foundation’s training programs for members and staff of administrative tribunals and for those who appear before tribunals, including labour arbitration boards. She also assisted with the development of and has taught the ADR Institute of Canada’s National Introductory Arbitration Course and she is a regular contributor to Lancaster House programs.

Wallace holds an LL.B. with Great Distinction (University of Saskatchewan 1983) and was the gold medallist in her law class. Wallace was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 1999. In 2003, she was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for her contribution to the legal community, the development of the law and the administration of justice in Canada. In 2004, Saskatchewan Business Magazine named Wallace one of Saskatchewan’s Women of Influence. In 2006, she was awarded the Canadian Bar Association’s National Douglas Miller Award for outstanding dedication and team spirit. In October 2015, she was awarded the ADR Institute of Canada’s National Lionel J. McGowan Award of Excellence in recognition of outstanding contributions to the support, development, and success of the ADR Institute of Canada and to the promotion and development of alternative dispute resolution in Canada. In 2022, Wallace was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for her contributions to the development of law in Saskatchewan.