Frank Cesario

Frank is a senior litigator in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He is a strategic counsel for his clients, and has significant courtroom and hearing experience representing clients in complex and high-profile cases.

Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell

Njeri helps employers realize the potential of their workplaces through the development of polices and procedures, the design and delivery of training for managers and employees, and, when the need arises, resolution of legal disputes through mediation and litigation.

John E. Brooks

John is an experienced labour and employment law lawyer, who advises and represents employers on a wide range of labour and employment matters.

Paul E. Broad

Paul has a general labour and employment practice, and works with a variety of employers in both the public and private sectors in a broad range of areas including employment standards, privacy and information management, labour relations, human rights and accessibility-related issues.

Dolores M. Barbini

Dolores is a management-side labour, employment and human rights lawyer who advises employers in both the public and private sectors with respect to their union and non-union workforces.

Thomas W. Agnew

Thomas advises public and private sector employers on a wide range of human resources issues and regularly appears as counsel for employers in courts and tribunals throughout Ontario.

Education

We have provided services to school boards, colleges, universities and private schools since the formation of our firm in 1972.

School Boards

School boards have faced a monumental change with the move to a tri-party central bargaining structure that now runs in parallel with local bargaining. This is a significant departure from how collective bargaining has historically occurred in the sector—with a number of challenges as parties work through the new system. Hicks Morley has been at…

Universities

Universities exist in an ever-shifting and challenging environment. On the fiscal front, they face caps on tuition fees and enrollment, while demographic changes exacerbate the fiscal pressures. At the same time, universities are among the most unionized institutions in Canadian society. Social media has also changed the framework in which universities operate. From e-learning to…

Colleges

While the education landscape continuously shifts, the college sector continues to be affected by limited government funding—with the ongoing challenge of delivering effective education in an efficient manner to a varied student body. As changes occur to the economy, technology and the workforce, so too must the program options that colleges deliver. This creates an…