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Practice Area: Litigation

Represented individual trustees of a supplemental retirement benefit plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan.

Represented individual trustees of a supplemental retirement benefit plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan.

Represented a provincial government in a class action challenging retiree benefit plan changes.

Represented a provincial government in a class action challenging retiree benefit plan changes.

Successfully resisted certification of a class action for overtime pay brought by certain groups of investment advisors at a financial institution and had decision upheld on appeal.

Successfully resisted certification of a class action for overtime pay brought by certain groups of investment advisors at a financial institution and had decision upheld on appeal.

Successfully had a class action filed by unionized employees following a plant closure struck out, and had this decision upheld on appeal.

Successfully had a class action, filed by unionized employees following a plant closure, struck out, and had this decision upheld on appeal.

Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by against a large insurance company.

Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by against a large insurance company.

Successfully represented a university in judicial review proceedings to protect the integrating of information-sharing policies in a unionized academic setting.

Successfully represented a university in judicial review proceedings to protect the integrating of information-sharing policies in a unionized academic setting.

Had a grievance dismissed which alleged that a hospital had failed to provide a union and its members with benefit improvements as a result of the hospital receiving Employment Insurance Rebates.

Had a grievance dismissed which alleged that a hospital had failed to provide a union and its members with benefit improvements as a result of the hospital receiving Employment Insurance Rebates.

Successfully argued on behalf of a university that an application for judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision, which had upheld a termination for cause, should be dismissed for delay.

Successfully argued on behalf of a university that an application for judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision, which had upheld a termination for cause, should be dismissed for delay.

Successfully defended a global corporation in a multi-million dollar wrongful dismissal claim.

Successfully defended a global corporation in a multimillion dollar wrongful dismissal claim.

Successful in limiting a school board’s liability in a grievance seeking over 30 years of retroactive enrolment in OMERS.

Successful in limiting a school board’s liability in a grievance seeking over 30 years of retroactive enrolment in OMERS.

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