Andrew Shaw
Canada Guide 2025
Band 6 : Employment & Labour
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+ 1 416 865 2303Share profile
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About
Provided by Andrew Shaw
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Ontario - Member
Ontario Bar Association - Member
Canadian Bar Association - Member
The Advocates' Society - Member
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers - Member
Publications
Contributor to the Canadian Labour and Employment Law blog
Personal
Andrew is an experienced negotiator and advocate, always with the goal of efficiently and effectively resolving workplace disputes. He has appeared as legal counsel before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, labour arbitrators, as well as in the courts, including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
In addition to his advocacy and dispute resolution practice, Andrew advises employer clients on employment agreements, employee terminations, executive compensation matters, corporate transactions, restructurings and downsizings, privacy, and disability management. He also assists clients with reviewing and updating their workplace policies and procedures, as well as providing the corresponding training.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Canada
Languages Spoken
English
Education
Queen's University
B.A.
Queen's University
Master Industrial Relations
University of Windsor Law School
Bachelor's Degree Law
Osgoode Hall Law School
Certificate, Health Law
Chambers Review
Canada
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."
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