Advised and represented a large newspaper publisher in multiple corporate transactions involving the acquisition and/or divestiture of employee benefit plans and pension or retirement plans.
Industry: Media & Communications
Successfully represented an employer in the telecommunications industry in a judicial review application challenging a labour board decision on constitutional grounds.
Successfully represented a client in the telecommunications industry in a judicial review application challenging a labour board decision on constitutional grounds employer.
Successfully defended a media corporation in a judicial review application regarding enforceability of confidentiality settlement language.
Successfully defended a media corporation in a judicial review application regarding enforceability of confidentiality settlement language.
Counsel to a national media and communications company in respect of all of its employment and labour-related matters.
Counsel to a national media and communications company in respect of all if its employment and labour-related matters.
Represented a technology company in successfully establishing cause for dismissal based on conflict of interest, upheld on appeal.
Represented a technology company in successfully establishing cause for dismissal based on conflict of interest, upheld on appeal.
Represented a technology company on appeal in overturning an award of punitive and aggravated damages and reducing a reasonable notice award.
Represented a technology company on appeal in overturning an award of punitive and aggravated damages and reducing a reasonable notice award.
Successfully acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action certification motion relating to a call centre closure in narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs and was involved in successfully obtaining a court approval for the settlement of the class action.
Successfully acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action certification motion relating to a call centre closure in narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs and was involved in successfully obtaining a court approval for the settlement of the class action.
Successfully represented a national broadcaster in one of the most significant bargaining unit restructuring proceedings before the Canada Labour Relations Board.
Successfully represented a national broadcaster in one of the most significant bargaining unit restructuring proceedings before the Canada Labour Relations Board.
Represented a broadcaster in a major non-construction jurisdictional dispute leading to an amendment by the Ontario Labour Relations Board of a collective agreement scope clause.
Represented a broadcaster in a major non-construction jurisdictional dispute leading to an amendment by the OLRB of a collective agreement scope clause.
Nadine S. Zacks
Nadine is the chair of the firm’s Occupational Health and Safety Practice Group and regularly assists clients with responding to and defending orders and charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.