Central Newfoundland  ·  Atlantic Canada  ·  Virtual

Resolving disputes where
the stakes are real

Commercial mediation, conciliation, and dispute resolution — led by an accountant with 15 years in the books and 20 years in the boardroom. Most disputes have a financial record underneath them. Leslie reads it.

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The Philosophy Behind the Practice

“A breakwater doesn’t fight the water. It holds, so what lies behind it can be protected.”

DISPUTE RESOLUTION. BUILT TO HOLD.

Why Breakwater Resolution

Credentialed dispute resolution, without the trip to St. John’s.

Most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s mediators and arbitrators are based on the Avalon. Breakwater Resolution isn’t. It’s based in Gander, serving Central and Western NL in person and the rest of Canada virtually.

Is This a Fit?

Situations I commonly work with

People don’t usually arrive knowing which process they need. They arrive with a problem. Below are the patterns I see most often. If yours looks like one of them, we should talk.

01  ·  COMMERCIAL

Partnership and shareholder disputes

Buy-out valuations, exit disagreements, capital contribution arguments, co-founder splits. The fight on the surface is usually about a number nobody wrote down.

02  ·  NONPROFIT

Board and governance conflict

Board disputes, executive director tensions, grant compliance disagreements, bylaw interpretation. Usually rooted in a policy that was never written or a role that was never scoped.

03  ·  CONTRACT

Commercial and contract disputes

Breach claims, scope disagreements, unpaid invoices, vendor relationships that have gone sideways — especially when both sides still need to work together.

04  ·  WORKPLACE

Workplace and operational issues

Pay disputes, role-scope conflicts, allegations involving the books or the finances. Situations where the financial record has to be part of the resolution.

Not sure if your situation is a fit? Start with a conversation.

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From the Journal

Writing from the practice

A monthly essay on dispute resolution, governance, and the places where the financial record meets the human story.

September 2026  ·  Founder’s Note

Why I Started Breakwater Resolution

A Toronto audit job, a few hundred nonprofit board meetings, and four years in Gander later — this is the long version of why I’m launching a dispute resolution practice.

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October 2026  ·  Coming Soon

What a suitability call actually is

Thirty minutes, no pressure, no commitment. Here’s exactly what happens on the other end of that form.