Mariana provides advice to federally and provincially regulated employers on all aspects of workers’ compensation claims and appeals, such as initial entitlement, accommodation and related human rights and arbitration proceedings.
School: Toronto
Nadine S. Zacks
Nadine is the chair of the firm’s Occupational Health and Safety Practice Group and regularly assists clients with responding to and defending orders and charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Tierney Read Grieve
Working with the firm’s lawyers, Tierney is responsible for law student and associate programs, which includes recruitment, mentoring and performance management.
Amanda E. Lawrence-Patel
Amanda’s practice has a particular emphasis on achieving practical and expeditious solutions to complex workplace and student issues. This includes providing prompt, insightful and strategic day-to-day advice, and engaging in dispute resolution where appropriate and in litigation where necessary. Amanda is single-mindedly focused on achieving the best outcome for her clients.
Michael A. Hines
In his practice, Michael has a particular focus on the school board and police sectors. Michael has acted as counsel to more than two-thirds of Ontario’s public school boards and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association.
Alan S. Freedman
Alan advises public and private sector employers on a wide range of labour and employment matters, with a particular emphasis on collective bargaining and labour board and arbitration cases.
Glenn P. Christie
Glenn provides strategic advice and legal services to a wide range of clients and is known for his practical and proactive approaches to client problems.
Paul E. Broad
Paul has a general labour and employment practice, and works with a variety of employers in both the public and private sectors in a broad range of areas including employment standards, privacy and information management, labour relations, human rights and accessibility-related issues.