Shivani’s is regularly engaged by insurers to defend claims covered by Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI). In addition to this, her expertise includes defending private-sector employers and financial institutions in a range of employment litigation matters including discrimination, harassment, short- and long-term disability benefits, constructive dismissal and wrongful dismissal claims.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Mariana Kamenetsky
Mariana provides advice to federally and provincially regulated employers on all aspects of workers’ compensation claims and appeals, such as initial entitlement, accommodation and related human rights and arbitration proceedings.
Sunny J. Khaira
In his broad practice, Sunny has successfully represented clients in judicial review applications, wrongful dismissal claims and human rights applications. Sunny has an impressive record in both the private and public sectors. He is regularly successful obtaining dismissals or resolutions of numerous labour arbitration grievances, various proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and many wrongful dismissal cases before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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.
Andrew N. Zabrovsky
Andrew Zabrovsky is a partner in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and is the chair of the firm’s Human Rights Practice Group. Andrew advises clients in both the public and private sectors on all aspects of their labour and employment relationships, with a specific focus on human rights litigation, labour arbitration and workplace accommodation issues.
Colin Youngman
Colin advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings.
Scott T. Williams
Scott is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer and the chair of the firm’s Information, Data Security and Privacy Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers on all issues related to labour and employment and information and privacy matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.
J. Lynn Thomson
Lynn advises a wide variety of public and private sector clients on all issues related to labour and employment matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.
Michael S. Smyth
Michael is an employment and labour lawyer who advises employers on matters related to grievances and arbitrations, discipline and terminations, human rights issues and complaints, certification applications, corporate restructuring, collective bargaining and employment contracts.
Stephen J. Shamie
Stephen is a senior labour and employment lawyer with over 30 years of experience advising and representing employers on a wide variety of matters relating to human resources law. His practice emphasizes the negotiation of collective agreements and the defence of employers in arbitration cases, human rights hearings, labour board proceedings and before the courts.