Baker McKenzie

George practices trial and appellate litigation. He has appeared as lead counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada and at every level of court in Ontario. He has also represented clients throughout the country, as well as before arbitration panels and administrative tribunals. His practice focuses on high stakes matters, including:

• Complex labour and employment litigation, including class actions;
• Administrative and public law matters, including Charter cases;
• Fraud and breach of fiduciary duty litigation;
• Commercial disputes before the courts and arbitrators; and
• Shareholder and partnership disputes.

As a trusted advisor to Boards and executive teams, George also provides strategic counsel on sensitive matters that range from cross-border disputes and investigations to crisis management.

George practices trial and appellate litigation that is focused on complex litigation.

George has worked on several high-profile and precedent setting cases, including:

Acting as lead litigation counsel for McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario, and Guelph University in successfully ending encampments on their campuses. defending a leading Ontario university in the Divisional Court over its mandatory vaccine policy (Michalski). defending Facebook Canada Ltd. and Meta Platforms, Inc., in a case involving Restricted Stock Units (Wigdor). whether an employer must provide an employee consideration for a termination clause in an asset transaction (Olympus, leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada denied). the scope and purpose of punitive damages (Pate). the jurisdiction of the court to entertain a wrongful dismissal after a union has been certified but before a collective agreement has been finalized (Cintas). the enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts (Holland and Andros). the authority and powers of a university administrative tribunal (Bart). the jurisdiction of a labour board over a foreign entity (Wal-Mart Stores Inc). the lawfulness of a store closure during a union certification drive Wal-Mart (Jonquiere, SCC). moral damages flowing from an employment relationship (Honda v. Keays (SCC)).

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Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, Chair, Advocacy Committee The Advocates' Society Canadian Association of University Solicitors International Chamber of Commerce, Canada Arbitration Committee Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society ADR Institute of Canada (Q, Arb)

Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M. Administrative Law) (2002) Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.) (1997) York University (B.A.) (1993)