George Avraam
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Band 2 : Employment & Labour
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About
Provided by George Avraam
Practice Areas
George practices trial and appellate litigation. He has been lead counsel on cases before administrative tribunals, trial courts, and courts of appeal, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He represents parties in high-profile and reputation threatening cases, such as large-stakes labor and employment litigation, class actions, fraud (financial and otherwise), governance matters, shareholder and partnership disputes, and administrative and public law issues, including those involving the Charter.
George also provides high-value, complex strategic advice to Boards and executive leadership teams. He has advised on several matters, including domestic and cross-border investigations, crisis management, executive compensation, and governance issues.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, Chair, Advocacy Committee
The Advocates' Society
Canadian Association of University Solicitors
Publications
Contributor to the Canadian Labour and Employment Law blog
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Canada
Languages Spoken
English, Greek
Education
York University
BA
Osgoode Hall Law School
LL.B.
Osgoode Hall Law School
LL.M. Administrative Law
Chambers Review
Canada
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."
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