News & Events

Arleen Huggins will be speaking at the HRPA 2022 Annual HR Law Conference on October 26, 2022. Arleen will be participating in a panel discussion focused on “A Retrospective of 30 Years in HR Law”. For more information about the conference, please click here.

Camille Dunbar will be on the CBC- Radio Ontario program, Ontario Today. The program will air tomorrow, September 22, 2022, from noon to 1:00 p.m., and will focus on the new electronic monitoring legislation.

Scarlett Forest, a current Articling student, has been announced as the 2022 winner of the Canadian Bar Association’s “In the Public Interest” Student Essay Contest. The award is presented annually for the best scholarly paper received about the contribution of public sector lawyers or an important development in the law affecting public sector lawyers in

In Luckman v. Bell Canada, 2022 CHRT 18, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“Tribunal“) ordered the employer, Bell Canada (“Bell“), to pay more than $120,000 in damages to a former employee who was recklessly terminated by Bell. The Tribunal held that the respondent employer discriminated against the complainant contrary to section 7 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, RSC

We are pleased to announce that Nancy Shapiro was recently recognized by Best Lawyers™ as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Labour and Employment Law. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected

We are pleased to announce that 20 of the Firm’s lawyers were chosen by their fellow professionals to be listed in the 17th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. Below is a complete list of KM lawyers, by practice area, recognized in the 17th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada: Jeffrey Armel – Construction

We are pleased to announce that 7 KM lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in Canada. Kamal Bakhazi – Labour and Employment

Murray Gold is co-chairing the 2nd Osgoode Certificate in ESG, Climate Risk & the Law component ‘Strategic ESG Governance Topics & Pension Fund Governance’ on October 6, 2022. On that day, Murray will also be speaking about ‘Pension Fund Approaches for Offsets, Standards and Related Challenges’.

Murray Gold and Kathryn Bush are jointly presenting a ‘Canadian Legal and Legislative Update’ webcast on September 6, 2022, sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Camille Dunbar will be on the CBC- Radio Ontario program, Ontario Today. The program will air on August 16, 2022 from noon to 1:00 p.m., and will focus on the return to work and all of the various scenarios employers and employees are facing.