News & Events

Arleen Huggins will be speaking at the 7th Annual Current Topics in Ethics & Professionalism Program, “Clients Make the Practice of Law Possible: How Much Influence Do They Have?”, on October 18, 2017. The Program will take place at the TLA Lawyers Lounge in Toronto. Arleen will be speaking on the topic of “Who’s the Boss?

Arleen Huggins will be presenting at the Osgoode Certificate in Workplace Mental Health Law Program on November 14, 2017. The program will be held at the Osgoode Professional Development Centre. Arleen will speak about “Due Diligence Strategies to Reduce Legal Liability and Promote Workplace Health: How Unions, Health and Safety Committees, Occupational Health Nurses and

Arleen Huggins will be speaking at the 18th Annual Employment Law Summit on October 19, 2017. The Summit will take place at The Law Society of Upper Canada in Toronto. Arleen will be speaking about “New Ideas, New Workplace Legislation, What Does the Future Hold?” To learn more about the program, please click here.

Several Koskie Minsky Labour Lawyers will be speakers at the 8th Biennial Construction Labour Relations Conference on November 6-7, 2017. The conference will take place at the Old Mill Hotel and Spa in Toronto. Alan Minsky, who also co-chairs the conference will be speaking on “When – and Why –Do You Need a Project Agreement

An Interactive Panel Discussion of Hot Topics in Employment Law Koskie Minsky’s employment lawyers will illuminate the most recent and important issues in the areas of: Drug and alcohol policies & testing Mental health issues in the workplace Attendance management Establishing just cause for termination October 25, 2017 20 Toronto Street Conference and Events 8:30

Mark Zigler and Murray Gold will be speaking at the 50th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference in Montreal, Quebec. Click here to view Mark’s paper on Legislative Developments and the Top 20 Cases of 2016-2017, co-authored with James Harnum.

David Rosenfeld spoke on an panel at the OBA’s Public Law Class Actions Program on March 27th. The program explored practical strategies for prosecuting or defending public law class actions, including: Coordinating your litigation strategy with a media/public relations strategy Unique evidentiary issues Navigating the intersection of the Class Proceedings Act and the Proceedings Against

Nancy Shapiro will be speaking at the Osgoode Professional Development Program “Successful Settlements 2017: Strategies and Tactics for Civil Litigators” on March 24, 2017. The program will take place at Osgoode Professional Development, 1 Dundas St. West, 26th Floor in Toronto. Nancy’s will speak on “Opportunities For Settlement and the Litigation Timeline”. For more information,

Jonathan Ptak will be speaking at the OBA’s 15th Annual Current Issues in Employment Law Program on May 4th, at Twenty Toronto Street Conferences and Events. Jonathan will be discussing the following topic: Exploring Employment Class Actions Overtime – have we heard the last? What areas of employment law are well suited to class actions?

Kirk Baert will be speaking on an expert panel at the OBA’s Public Law Class Actions Program on March 27th. The program will explore practical strategies for prosecuting or defending public law class actions, including: Navigating the intersection of the Class Proceedings Act and the Proceedings Against the Crown Act Acting for communities: helpful advice