Capabilities

Our areas of practice.

We represent employers in labour and employment matters, and act for businesses, public bodies and regulators in civil and commercial litigation, regulatory hearings and appeals.

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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, discipline, termination and investigations

Construction Labour Relations

We act for construction employers before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and labour arbitrators. Our work addresses union bargaining rights, related employer and sale of business issues, grievances and the interpretation of collective agreements within Ontario’s specialized construction labour relations regime.

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 bargaining rights and collective agreement obligations

Commercial & Civil Litigation

We represent businesses and professionals in disputes arising from contracts, business relationships, fraud, misappropriation and reputation. We begin by identifying what the client needs to protect or recover, then build the case around the available remedies and evidence. We appear on motions, at trial and in 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

Public law concerns how governments, regulators, tribunals and other public bodies exercise their legal authority. We act in regulatory prosecutions, administrative hearings, statutory appeals and court challenges to public decisions. We also advise public bodies and other statutory decision-makers on what they are authorized to do and the procedures they must follow. The firm has 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 matters often turn on detailed evidence, the governing statute and the limits of 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 in civil, labour and administrative appeals and applications for judicial review, including challenges to decisions made by tribunals, regulators and other public bodies. We identify the questions capable of changing the result and distill what may be a lengthy record into a clear and focused case. We also advise during hearings on issues that may become important if the decision is later challenged.

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