Counsel to university on complex pension governance arbitration.
Work
We offer legal services that include advice, courtroom and tribunal advocacy, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, policy development and strategic planning. Below are examples of work we have performed for our clients.
Counsel to university boards and municipal councils on executive hiring and terminations.
Counsel for university on appeal to Court of Appeal dismissing action brought by a faculty association.
Acted as lead counsel at multiple proceedings before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Regularly acts as lead counsel in multiple grievance proceedings including mediation and hearing.
Recently represented a social services client as lead counsel on an arbitration regarding a for cause dismissal.
Effectively represented the electrical industry employer organization in province-wide ICI negotiations and successfully defended the employer’s final wage offer in a dispute before the final offer selector under the electrical industry’s no strike/lockout accord.
Chief negotiator in first contract negotiations for Sick Kids Hospital.
Strategic advisor to the City of Toronto in negotiations with their inside and outside workers.
Successfully represented a large multi-national company in a grievance arbitration involving collective agreement interpretation issues.