News & Events
Nancy Shapiro Selected As One Of Post City Magazine’s Top Lawyers In The GTA
November 4, 2022
We are excited to announce that Nancy Shapiro has been selected by her peers as one of Post City Magazine’s Top Lawyers in the GTA. She, and the other winners, are featured in the November issue of Post City Magazines. Nancy Shapiro has over 20 years of experience and is recognized by Lexpert, Best Lawyers and
Koskie Minsky LLP Statement in Support of Education Sector Workers
November 3, 2022
The right of workers to collectively bargain, which includes the right to strike, is the bedrock upon which Ontario’s labour relations regime has been built since the end of the Second World War. The gains unionized workers have made through the collective bargaining process over the decades has improved the working lives of unionized and
Demetrios Yiokaris Quoted In Article by the Lawyers Daily in Fraud and Conspiracy Case
October 19, 2022
Demetrios Yiokaris, a Partner in the Litigation Department, successfully defended a real estate lawyer in a fraud and conspiracy matter. The Ontario Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal of a June 2021 decision that found a real estate transaction, which concluded unfavourably for the appellant, was not due to fraud or conspiracy on the
Koskie Minsky Top-Ranked In The 2023 Chambers Canada Guide
September 29, 2022
We are pleased to announce that once again Koskie Minsky has been recognized as a top-ranked (Band 1) law firm by Chambers Canada in the areas of: Employment & Labour: Labour for Unions Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff) Pensions & Benefits Congratulations to all of our ranked lawyers!
Arleen Huggins To Speak At The HRPA 2022 Annual HR Law Conference
September 28, 2022
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.
Congratulations Scarlett Forest On Winning the CBA’s “In the Public Interest” Student Essay Contest
September 19, 2022
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
Nancy Shapiro Named 2023 Best Lawyers™ “Lawyer of the Year” in the Toronto Area.
August 25, 2022
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
Twenty KM Lawyers Listed In The 17th Edition Of The Best Lawyers In Canada®
August 25, 2022
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
Seven KM Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™
August 25, 2022
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
Yellow Pages Pensioners’ Group Announces Agreement with Yellow Pages on Additional Funding for Pension Plan
August 5, 2022
We are pleased to announce that our client, the Yellow Pages Pensioners’ Group (“YPPG”), has reached an agreement with Yellow Pages as part of Yellow Pages’ recent “share buy-back” transaction. The agreement will see a total payment of $30M paid to the pension plan in 2022 to improve the funded status of the pension plan.