Capabilities

Our areas of practice.

We act for management, businesses and institutions in labour and employment disputes, civil litigation, regulatory proceedings, professional discipline, appeals and judicial reviews.

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Management-Side Labour & Employment

We act for unionized and non-unionized employers in disputes with employees and unions. We appear before labour arbitrators, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the courts. We also advise employers on collective bargaining, discipline, termination, accommodation and workplace investigations.

Labour-board proceedings and union-management disputes
Grievance arbitration and collective-agreement disputes
Employment litigation and advice for employers
Human-rights proceedings and accommodation matters
Collective bargaining, investigations and sensitive management decisions

Construction Labour Relations

We act for construction employers in labour-board proceedings, arbitrations and disputes under Ontario’s construction labour-relations regime. Our work includes certification, related-employer and sale-of-business applications, grievances and collective-agreement issues.

Certification and bargaining-rights proceedings
Related-employer and sale-of-business applications
Grievances, arbitration and collective-agreement disputes
Construction-industry employment and human-rights matters
Advice on labour-relations risk

Commercial & Civil Litigation

We represent businesses, organizations and professionals in civil disputes involving contracts, business relationships, fraud, misuse of property and reputation. At the outset, we identify the available remedies, the evidence needed and the result the client is trying to achieve. We then decide whether the matter calls for an early motion, negotiation, trial or enforcement proceedings.

Contractual and corporate disputes
Shareholder and business-relationship disputes
Fraud, misappropriation and recovery claims
Defamation and reputational disputes
Motions, trials, negotiated resolutions and enforcement

Regulatory, Administrative & Public Law

We act in regulatory prosecutions, administrative hearings and statutory appeals. We also advise public bodies, regulators and other statutory decision-makers on their authority and the procedures they must follow. Our work includes long-standing experience in property-assessment and exemption matters for an institutional client.

Regulatory prosecutions and enforcement proceedings
Administrative hearings and statutory appeals
Counsel to institutional and administrative decision-makers
Proceedings involving public and quasi-public bodies
Advice on statutory authority and fair procedure

Professional Regulation & Discipline

We act in professional-discipline proceedings and related investigations, interim proceedings, appeals and applications for judicial review. These cases often turn on detailed evidence, the governing statute and the regulator’s authority.

Discipline and fitness-to-practise proceedings
Regulatory investigations and interim proceedings
Administrative appeals and judicial review
Advice on fair procedure and statutory authority
Negotiated resolution of regulatory disputes

Appeals & Judicial Review

We act on civil, labour and administrative appeals and applications for judicial review. We assess whether there is a sound basis to challenge the decision, identify the issues that could change the result and present the case clearly from what is often a lengthy record. We also advise during hearings on issues that may matter if the decision is later challenged.

Civil and commercial appeals
Judicial review of administrative decisions
Statutory appeals
Interlocutory and procedural appeals
Advice during hearings on issues that may affect an appeal