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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Offices

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TORONTO, ONTARIO M5L 1A9
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Andrea York

Work Department
Employment & Labour; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Privacy
Position
Andrea is the Practice Group Leader of the Blakes National Employment & Labour group and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Privacy group. Andrea is an experienced advocate with over 20 years of practice devoted to advising corporations and other employers on employment and privacy law matters. With a practice that predominantly focuses on providing practical day-to-day advice and defending employers when employee disputes arise, she works with clients in a variety of sectors, including banking and financial services, retail, manufacturing, health-care products, technology, and marketing and advertising. Andrea also advises on the employment and privacy law aspects of commercial transactions, reorganizations, insolvencies and outsourcing transactions.
Memberships
Andrea is a member of the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the Canadian Bar Association, and The Advocates’ Society. She is sought after for media interviews and regularly writes on employment and privacy law topics.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Labour and employment
The team at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP specializes in employment litigation and providing employment advice on corporate transactions involving the financial services, oil and gas, retail, tech and aerospace segments. National practice lead Andrea York is based in Toronto and handles both advisory and contentious mandates. Also in Toronto, Holly Reid takes care of harassment and misconduct allegations. Calgary-based Birch Miller, Vancouver-based Michael Howcroft and Montreal-based Natalie Bussière are noted for their expertise in litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International expertise
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax