Employment & Labour

George Avraam is the managing partner of Baker McKenzie. He is based in Toronto and is distinguished for his representation of provincial and national clients in employment litigation. He regularly appears before provincial and appellate courts and is also experienced in arbitration.

"I know that with George, I will get straight, direct and clear advice. He is straight to the point. He gives us our risk profile and what our options are."

"George consistently provides sound, practical, context-specific legal advice. He is highly responsive and provides excellent service."

"I simply cannot say enough good things about George. I also want to emphasise his incredible litigation skill and his ability to develop and implement an effective strategy for complex matters."

"George handles the most complex litigation matters for our organisation. He understands the complexity of our organisation and the best way to proceed to approach challenging legal matters."

"George is excellent. He is incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and efficient. I find he is trustworthy and ethical. He provides clear and understandable information."

Andrew Shaw is an increasingly recognised employment lawyer based at Baker McKenzie in Toronto. He regularly counsels employers on wrongful dismissals, workplace investigations and collective bargaining matters.

"Andrew is a pleasure to work with. He is highly intelligent, with a sense of humour, patient and able to articulate complex points on each case to us non-lawyers."

"Andrew provides sophisticated and thoughtful advice, allowing us to navigate employment issues efficiently."

"We appreciate Andrew’s sound and practical advice and his representation at difficult matters like mediations. He always has a strategy or approach after weighing all considerations."

"Andrew is my first email/phone call. He is responsive, knowledgeable and practical."

"Andrew has been very responsive and effective in handling employee litigation."

Jennifer Bernardo of Baker McKenzie's Toronto office assists with a variety of contentious matters, including representation in court as well as administrative proceedings.

"Jen is always very responsive, very well-prepared and thorough. We know that she has looked through everything and isn't reliant on the client."

"Jennifer is always available in a timely way and provides practical, risk-based advice to us on many challenging files. She is sophisticated and savvy."

"Very responsive, effective and extremely diligent."

"Jennifer is very knowledgeable in multiple areas of law and is always up to date on the latest case law and legislative changes."