Successfully represented a municipality at interest arbitration with respect to 24-hour shift issues.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Acted as chief spokesperson for a municipality in negotiations with the OPFFA and CLAC.
Acted as chief spokesperson for a municipality in negotiations with the OPFFA and CLAC.
Represented clients in the education sector at interest arbitration with ETFO and OSSTF.
Represented clients in the education sector at interest arbitration with ETFO and OSSTF.
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.
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.
Advised a trade association on collective bargaining issues arising out of a strike, which lead it to a historic no strike/lockout process that has resulted in a strike-free environment in that industry.
Advised a trade association on collective bargaining issues arising out of a strike, which lead them to a historic no strike/lockout process that has resulted in a strike free environment in that industry.
Negotiated intergovernmental staff transfer agreements arising out of the harmonization of the Ontario corporate tax regime and the establishment of the HST.
Negotiated intergovernmental staff transfer agreements arising out of the harmonization of the Ontario corporate tax regime and the establishment of the HST.
Successfully obtained a province-wide injunction restraining picketing across numerous facilities located throughout Ontario
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.
Counsel to Ontario’s largest school board association in the transition to provincial collective bargaining.
Counsel to Ontario’s largest school board association in the transition to provincial collective bargaining.
Succeeded in upholding a favourable labour board decision before the courts.
Succeeded in upholding a favourable labour board decision before the courts.