Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Practice Area: Litigation
Successfully defended a financial institution in a proposed overtime class action brought by investment advisors and counsel to a financial institution in a national “off the clock” class action.
Successfully defended a financial institution in a proposed overtime class action brought by investment advisors and counsel to a financial institution in a national “off the clock” class action.
Successful in arguing that the benefits available under province-wide collective agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in arguing that STD benefits available under province-wide Collective Agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in representing a financial institution in achieving dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint where the applicant falsified email evidence.
Successful in representing a financial institution in achieving dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint where the applicant falsified email evidence.
Acted for an employer in a class action and related negotiation used to obtain court approval of a surplus sharing agreement in the face of difficult trust language.
Acted for an employer in a class action and related negotiation used to obtain court approval of a surplus sharing agreement in the face of difficult trust language.
Represented an employer in negotiations to transform a single-employer pension plan into a jointly sponsored pension plan, requiring agreement with the union on joint governance, solvency funding relief, employer contribution limits and benefit modifications.
Represented an employer in negotiations to transform a single-employer pension plan into a jointly sponsored pension plan, requiring agreement with the union on joint governance, solvency funding relief, employer contribution limits and benefit modifications.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Successfully defended a financial institution in an unjust dismissal claim brought by a former associate director for electronic application support.
Successfully defended a financial institution in an unjust dismissal claim brought by a former associate director for electronic application support.
Represented a financial institution in a class action relating to overtime pay, including at the certification motion, the common issues trial, and the appeal.
Represented a financial institution in a class action relating to overtime pay, including at the certification motion, the common issues trial, and the appeal.
Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.
Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.