Matthew is the chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers in both the public and private sectors on issues relating to their workplaces. He appears before labour arbitrators, in court, and before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. He also regularly acts as spokesperson in collective bargaining.
Hicks Morley publishes a number of materials, both electronic and print, on issue-specific and sector-specific topics of interest to our clients. Our insights section has links to all of our various publications, updates and blogs, both current and historical, to keep you informed of developments in the law that impact human resources.
Kathryn L. Meehan
Kathryn Meehan is an employment and labour lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Waterloo office. She frequently represents clients before the courts and administrative tribunals including labour arbitrations, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Andrew J. McCreary
Andrew predominantly works with employers in the financial services, technology, medical and defence sectors as well as those in government outsourcing. This work has included the defence of numerous wrongful dismissal claims and human rights applications in addition to union organizing campaigns, grievance arbitrations and labour board proceedings.
Mark H. Mason
Mark’s practice includes arbitration advocacy, employment litigation, human rights proceedings and the entire spectrum of collective bargaining including interest arbitrations and strike management. Mark advises a variety of employers and brings a practical and solutions-focused approach to the legal services he provides.
Jonathan A. Maier
Jonathan advises employers on a wide range of matters including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, wrongful dismissal litigation and matters before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Allison E. MacIsaac
A dedicated advocate, Allison is unwavering in her representation of clients on matters including grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, wrongful dismissals, human rights, employment standards and employment contracts. While her practice covers all areas of labour and employment law, Allison has particular expertise regarding labour relations in the construction industry, acting on behalf of employers in the elevator and escalator, electrical power systems and HVAC sectors.
Jacqueline J. Luksha
Jacqueline provides practical advice on a wide range of labour and employment issues. She represents clients in human rights complaints, grievance arbitrations, wrongful dismissal and other employment claims, wrongful competition, labour injunctions, restrictive covenants, employment standards complaints and employment contract disputes.
Amanda E. Lawrence-Patel
Amanda’s practice has a particular emphasis on achieving practical and expeditious solutions to complex workplace and student issues. This includes providing prompt, insightful and strategic day-to-day advice, and engaging in dispute resolution where appropriate and in litigation where necessary. Amanda is single-mindedly focused on achieving the best outcome for her clients.
Lisa M. Meyer
As a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s London office, Lisa advises employers on a wide variety of labour and employment matters spanning the life cycle of the employment relationship, from contract drafting and collective bargaining to labour arbitration and wrongful dismissal claims.
Ted J. Kovacs
Ted regularly advises employers in all matters of employment and labour law, both in unionized and non-unionized workplaces.