- Bio
- Awards & Recognition
- Professional Involvement
- Selected Speaking Engagements
- Selected Publications
- Insights
- Education
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized by HR Law Canada's 2025 Awards Program as a Top 5 Lawyer Under 40
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for his expertise in Labour & Employment Law
- Mondaq Thought Leadership Award Recipient (Compliance - Canada), 2024
Professional Involvement
Memberships
- Law Society of Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
Professional Activities
- The Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE) – Human Rights Committee Member
Selected Speaking Engagements
"Navigating the Hidden Cost of Employment Liabilities in a Valuation," Chartered Business Valuators Institute, Frequent Speaker.
"Managing and Planning for Retiring Founders: Transactional and Employment Implications," Chartered Business Valuator Institute’s CONNECT 2025 Conference, June 12-13, 2025.
"Workplace Law Updates 2025," Beneplan HR Conference and Client Appreciation Event, June 12, 2025.
"Work From Home: The New Normal?" Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Webinar, March 1, 2023.
"Human Rights and Accommodation in the Workplace: The Rules of the Road," National Employment Law Forum, February 22, 2023.
"Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: Legal Compliance with Web Accessibility and Accessibility Compliance Reports," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Webinar, June 10, 2021.
"Workplace Vaccinations: Legal Considerations and Recommendations for Employers," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Webinar, May 19, 2021.
"Workplace Investigations: Best Practices for Your Organization," April 6, 2021.
"Top Labour and Employment Trends From 2020: Preparing for the Unpredictable," Aird & Berlis Workplace Webinar, February 2, 2021.
Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Online Session, November 24, 2020.
Selected Publications
Co-Author, "Annual Disclosure Under Canada’s Mandatory Supply Chain Reporting Regime Due by May 31, 2025," Aird & Berlis LLP, Workplace Law Bulletin, May 21, 2025.
Co-Author, "The Battle for Enforceability of Termination Clauses," HRD Canada, December 5, 2024.
Co-Author, "Pending Deadline for Ontario Temporary Help Agencies, Recruiters: July 1, 2024," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Law Bulletin, May 29, 2024.
Co-Author, "Ceiling? What Ceiling?" HRD Canada, March 14, 2024.
Co-Author, "Deadline Extended: Licensing Requirements for Ontario Employers That Leverage Recruiters and Temporary Help Agencies Now Effective July 1, 2024," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Law Bulletin, December 13, 2023.
Co-Author, "Employers in Ontario That Leverage Recruiters and Temporary Help Agencies Take Note – New Licensing Requirements Effective January 1, 2024," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Law Bulletin, October 23, 2023.
Co-Author, "Mark Your Calendar: AODA Compliance Report Deadline Approaching on December 31, 2023," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Law Bulletin, October 23, 2023.
Co-Author, “Atypical Workers – Domestic and Abroad,” AELC Workplace in Transition Conference, October 2022.
Co-Author, "Key Post-Pandemic Considerations for Employers with Cross-Border Employment Relationships," The Lawyer's Daily, October 13, 2022.
"Return to Work: Managing Employee Reluctance and Refusals," October 2020.
"COVID-19: Can Ontario Employers Refuse to Work?" Workplace Environment Health & Safety Reporter, March 2020.
Co-Author, "Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment: Costly Lessons in the #MeToo Era," OBA Annual Update on Human Rights, May 2018.
"The Evolving Demands of Franchisor Disclosure," OBA, November 4, 2015.
Insights
Education
- JD, Western University, 2016
- HBA, Richard Ivey School of Business, 2006