Lead counsel to multinational and national hotel chains and to hotel management companies in connection with all matters related to the workplace and guest complaints under all provincial legislation. Instrumental in negotiating collective agreements that exert major influence on the hospitality industry across the country.
Practice Area: Employment Law
Represented a professional firm through an extensive restructuring resulting in a mass termination.
Represented a professional firm through an extensive restructuring resulting in a mass termination.
Successfully represented a professional sports league in having the B.C. Superior Court, the B.C. Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada (leave to appeal denied) dismiss a former player’s concussion claim.
Successfully represented a professional sports league in having the B.C. Superior Court, the B.C. Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada (leave to appeal denied) dismiss a former player’s concussion claim.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Counsel to various companies in connection with the labour and employment aspects regarding the sale of their businesses.
Counsel to various companies in connection with the labour and employment aspects regarding the sale of their businesses.
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 an outsourcing company in obtaining judgment against a competitor and departing employees for breach of confidentiality, upheld on appeal.
Represented an outsourcing company in obtaining judgment against a competitor and departing employees for breach of confidentiality, 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.
Ongoing advice and representation in the management of unionized and non-unionized employees in the gaming and hospitality industry.
Ongoing advice and representation in the management of unionized and non-unionized employees in the gaming and hospitality industry.