Pension counsel to one of Canada’s leading steel producers in its Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act restructuring.

Pension counsel to one of Canada’s leading steel producers in its Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act restructuring.

Successfully represented a school board in an appeal before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeal Tribunal, resulting in the Tribunal denying entitlement for loss of earning benefits.

Successfully represented a school board at the Divisional Court with respect to a motion seeking leave to intervene in a judicial review application.

Successfully defended an administrative agency’s jurisdiction and reasonable exercise of discretion before Court of Appeal of Ontario.

Successfully represented a university at a judicial review application at the Divisional Court where an arbitration award upholding the dismissal of a professor was challenged.

Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service for cause based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision on judicial review (leave to Court of Appeal denied).

Successfully represented a large quasi-judicial administrative agency in courts in three Canadian provinces, concerning actions taken to protect against abuse of its processes.

Successfully defended against human rights-based allegations, including allegations of systemic discrimination, concerning a large national employer’s hiring practices. Successfully had decision upheld on judicial review, at both superior court and appellate court levels (leave to Supreme Court of Canada denied).

Obtained the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Commission decision involving allegations of wage discrimination leveled against a public agency.

Successfully represented a financial institution before the Federal Court of Appeal in a wrongful dismissal matter.