Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
1957
Number of employees:
525 lawyers
Phone:
416 595 8500
Email:
toronto@millerthomson.com
Website:
millerthomson.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/miller-thomson-llp
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Jill Wilkie
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Lisa Goodfellow
Partner and Leader, National Labour & Employment Group (Toronto)
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Jeff Grubb practices labour and employment law, offering strategic and sage advice to employer clients endeavouring to manage their personnel in a responsible and productive manner. Jeff represents employers (in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces) in all employment matters, from hiring to termination, to human rights and harassment complaints, to grievance handling and arbitration, to wrongful dismissal claims.
He represents parties appearing before administrative tribunals, including the Saskatchewan Municipal Board, Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, and Agricultural Operations Review Board, to name a few.
Partner, Labour and Employment (Saskatchewan)
Jeff Grubb, QC
Jill Wilkie specializes in advising employers on all aspects of labour and employment law, including employment agreements, collective agreements, policies, restrictive covenants, fiduciary duties, wrongful and constructive dismissal, human rights, employment standards, privacy, disability management, performance management, employee misconduct, workplace investigations and terminations. Jill provides effective and practical advice and solutions in a responsive and timely way. Her experience in labour and employment litigation includes matters of wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, injunction applications, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of confidentiality, and breach of fiduciary duties.
Jill's practice has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law (2022), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Employment Law (2020-2022), as well as Chambers Canada for Employment and Labour (2021-2022). She is also recognized as one of 2020's Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.
Partner and Chair, National Administrative Law Practice Group (Calgary)
Jill Wilkie
Lisa Goodfellow is a trusted adviser to employers on a wide range of employment and labour relations matters, including executive compensations and contracts, wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, workplace investigations, employment standards, certification applications, collective bargaining, unfair labour practice complaints, grievance arbitrations, injunctions, and protection of proprietary information. She guides her clients through complex and ever-changing labour and employment laws to find practical solutions that work for them.
Lisa is experienced in advising employers in the public and private sectors, including extensive experience in the Ontario hospital sector. She prides herself in giving practical, proactive advice on a responsive and timely basis.
Her practice in employment law was recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020-2022), The Best Lawyers in Canada (2021-2022) and Chambers Canada (2021-2022) for Labour and Employment Law.
Partner and Leader, National Labour & Employment Group (Toronto)
Lisa Goodfellow
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Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
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Partner, Labour and Employment (Saskatchewan)
Leadership
Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
1957
Number of employees:
525 lawyers
Phone:
416 595 8500
Email:
toronto@millerthomson.com
Website:
millerthomson.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/miller-thomson-llp
Jeff Grubb practices labour and employment law, offering strategic and sage advice to employer clients endeavouring to manage their personnel in a responsible and productive manner. Jeff represents employers (in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces) in all employment matters, from hiring to termination, to human rights and harassment complaints, to grievance handling and arbitration, to wrongful dismissal claims.
He represents parties appearing before administrative tribunals, including the Saskatchewan Municipal Board, Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, and Agricultural Operations Review Board, to name a few.
Partner, Labour and Employment (Saskatchewan)
Jeff Grubb, QC
Jill Wilkie specializes in advising employers on all aspects of labour and employment law, including employment agreements, collective agreements, policies, restrictive covenants, fiduciary duties, wrongful and constructive dismissal, human rights, employment standards, privacy, disability management, performance management, employee misconduct, workplace investigations and terminations. Jill provides effective and practical advice and solutions, in a responsive and timely way. Her experience in labour and employment litigation includes matters of wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, injunction applications, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of confidentiality, and breach of fiduciary duties.
Jill's practice has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law (2022), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Employment Law (2020-2022), as well as Chambers Canada for Employment and Labour (2021-2022). She is also recognized as one of 2020's Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.
Partner and Chair, National Administrative
Law Practice Group (Calgary)
Jill Wilkie
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle practises in all areas of labour and employment law as well as administrative law. She regularly represents employers before the courts and grievance arbitrators. She advises them on the union certification process and collective agreements, and provides them with legal opinions. She also assists employers in negotiating the amicable settlement of disputes.
Claudia has expertise with respect to unfair competition, complex dismissals, and individual and collective labour relations. She has pleaded before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal in several prominent cases and was also involved in many major dismissals.
Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
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Veronica Rossos
Partner, Labour and Employment (Vancouver, BC)
Jill Wilkie
Partner and Chair, National Administrative Law Practice Group (Calgary)
Jeff Grubb, QC
Partner, Labour and Employment (Saskatchewan)
Leadership
Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
1957
Number of employees:
525 lawyers
Phone:
416 595 8500
Email:
toronto@millerthomson.com
Website:
millerthomson.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/miller-thomson-llp
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Jeff Grubb practices labour and employment law, offering strategic and sage advice to employer clients endeavouring to manage their personnel in a responsible and productive manner. Jeff represents employers (in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces) in all employment matters, from hiring to termination, to human rights and harassment complaints, to grievance handling and arbitration, to wrongful dismissal claims.
He represents parties appearing before administrative tribunals, including the Saskatchewan Municipal Board, Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, and Agricultural Operations Review Board, to name a few.
Partner, Labour and Employment (Saskatchewan)
Jeff Grubb, QC
Jill Wilkie specializes in advising employers on all aspects of labour and employment law, including employment agreements, collective agreements, policies, restrictive covenants, fiduciary duties, wrongful and constructive dismissal, human rights, employment standards, privacy, disability management, performance management, employee misconduct, workplace investigations and terminations. Jill provides effective and practical advice and solutions, in a responsive and timely way. Her experience in labour and employment litigation includes matters of wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, injunction applications, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of confidentiality, and breach of fiduciary duties.
Jill's practice has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law (2022), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Employment Law (2020-2022), as well as Chambers Canada for Employment and Labour (2021-2022). She is also recognized as one of 2020's Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.
Partner and Chair, National Administrative Law Practice Group (Calgary)
Jill Wilkie
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle practises in all areas of labour and employment law as well as administrative law. She regularly represents employers before the courts and grievance arbitrators. She advises them on the union certification process and collective agreements, and provides them with legal opinions. She also assists employers in negotiating the amicable settlement of disputes.
Claudia has expertise with respect to unfair competition, complex dismissals, and individual and collective labour relations. She has pleaded before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal in several prominent cases and was also involved in many major dismissals.
Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle practises in all areas of labour and employment law as well as administrative law. She regularly represents employers before the courts and grievance arbitrators. She advises them on the union certification process and collective agreements, and provides them with legal opinions. She also assists employers in negotiating the amicable settlement of disputes.
Claudia has expertise with respect to unfair competition, complex dismissals, and individual and collective labour relations. She has pleaded before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal in several prominent cases and was also involved in many major dismissals.
Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
Lisa Goodfellow
Partner and Leader, National Labour & Employment Group (Toronto)
Lisa Goodfellow is a trusted adviser to employers on a wide range of employment and labour relations matters, including executive compensations and contracts, wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, workplace investigations, employment standards, certification applications, collective bargaining, unfair labour practice complaints, grievance arbitrations, injunctions, and protection of proprietary information. She guides her clients through complex and ever-changing labour and employment laws to find practical solutions that work for them.
Lisa is experienced in advising employers in the public and private sectors, including extensive experience in the Ontario hospital sector. She prides herself in giving practical, proactive advice on a responsive and timely basis.
Her practice in employment law was recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020-2022), The Best Lawyers in Canada (2021-2022) and Chambers Canada (2021-2022) for Labour and Employment Law.
Partner and Leader, National Labour & Employment Group (Toronto)
Lisa Goodfellow
Lisa Goodfellow
Partner and Leader, National Labour & Employment Group (Toronto)
Lisa Goodfellow is a trusted adviser to employers on a wide range of employment and labour relations matters, including executive compensations and contracts, wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, workplace investigations, employment standards, certification applications, collective bargaining, unfair labour practice complaints, grievance arbitrations, injunctions, and protection of proprietary information. She guides her clients through complex and ever-changing labour and employment laws to find practical solutions that work for them.
Lisa is experienced in advising employers in the public and private sectors, including extensive experience in the Ontario hospital sector. She prides herself in giving practical, proactive advice on a responsive and timely basis.
Her practice in employment law was recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020-2022), The Best Lawyers in Canada (2021-2022) and Chambers Canada (2021-2022) for Labour and Employment Law.
Partner and Leader, National Labour & Employment Group (Toronto)
Lisa Goodfellow
Thomas Duke
Partner, Labour and Employment (Edmonton, AB)
Tom Duke is an experienced labour and employment lawyer. He advises clients, including employers in federally and provincially regulated industries, on a wide range of matters such as human rights, employment standards, terminations, and workplace safety.
Tom provides prompt and pragmatic advice on discipline issues. He also has diverse litigation experience that includes commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and negligence cases. He has appeared in the Provincial Court, the Court of Queen’s Bench, and the Court of Appeal, as well as administrative hearings before the Labour Relations Board and the Human Rights Tribunal.
Tom's practice in Employment Law has been recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020).
Partner, Labour and Employment (Edmonton, AB)
Thomas Duke
Thomas Duke
Partner, Labour and Employment (Edmonton, AB)
Tom Duke is an experienced labour and employment lawyer. He advises clients, including employers in federally and provincially regulated industries, on a wide range of matters such as human rights, employment standards, terminations, and workplace safety.
Tom provides prompt and pragmatic advice on discipline issues. He also has diverse litigation experience that includes commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and negligence cases. He has appeared in the Provincial Court, the Court of Queen’s Bench, and the Court of Appeal, as well as administrative hearings before the Labour Relations Board and the Human Rights Tribunal.
Tom's practice in Employment Law has been recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020).
Partner, Labour and Employment (Edmonton, AB)
Thomas Duke
Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
Tom Duke is an experienced labour and employment lawyer. He advises clients, including employers in federally and provincially regulated industries, on a wide range of matters such as human rights, employment standards, terminations, and workplace safety.
Tom provides prompt and pragmatic advice on discipline issues. He also has diverse litigation experience that includes commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and negligence cases. He has appeared in the Provincial Court, the Court of Queen’s Bench, and the Court of Appeal, as well as administrative hearings before the Labour Relations Board and the Human Rights Tribunal.
Tom's practice in Employment Law has been recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020).
Partner, Labour and Employment (Edmonton, AB)
Thomas Duke
Miller Thomson is one of Canada's leading national business law firms, offering a complete range of legal services. With approximately 525 lawyers based in 12 offices across the country, the firm has a broader geographic reach than any other Canadian law firm. Miller Thomson's offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Vaughan, Markham and Montreal uniquely position the firm to provide 'on the ground' insight and knowledge of the country's key economic hubs, and under both the common law and civil law systems.
Miller Thomson's labour and employment lawyers provide strategic planning advice and day-to-day legal assistance that is necessary to address the wide range of challenges and initiatives that involve labour relations and employment issues. The firm's strength is in assisting clients to anticipate and prepare for the legal challenges that lie ahead as the workplace and legal landscape evolves.
Miller Thomson works with its clients on all aspects of human resources law – from compliance and proactive advice to defending them before the courts and tribunals. The firm's expertise includes traditional labour and employment law services, in addition to specialized advice in many areas.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Veronica Rossos
Partner, Labour and Employment (Vancouver, BC)
Alex Israel
Partner (Toronto)
Marwah Serag
Partner (Toronto)
Melanie Bradshaw
Partner (Toronto)
Veronica Rossos is a partner and a member of the firm’s labour and employment group. While her practice focus is on labour and employment, she also has extensive experience in commercial
litigation. Veronica is called to the BC and Ontario Bars, and she has appeared in superior and appellate level courts, provincial and federal human rights tribunals, and labour relations boards in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Veronica has advised clients across Canada and in numerous industries including mining, food processing, real estate and property management, information technology, shipping and logistics,
and construction and infrastructure. She has assisted employers with all manner of workplace, employment, human rights, and labour relations issues.
Veronica is recognized by Benchmark Canada as a Future Star (2020) and by Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Litigation (2017).
Partner, Labour and Employment (Vancouver, BC)
Veronica Rossos
An experienced business immigration practitioner licensed to practice in Canada and the US, Alex Israel is a partner at EY Law. He has assisted some of the country’s largest companies with US immigration and citizenship matters. His experience includes successfully managing and directing the US immigration processes for Fortune 500 clients and start-up companies, as well as routinely making legal arguments to federal government agencies. Alex oversees a team of US attorneys and paralegals who deliver services to our clients.
Specifically, Alex provides and oversees the provision of immigration services to corporate clients in the preparation of permanent residence and temporary employment petitions and applications.
Fluent in Spanish and French, Alex has been a speaker at immigration seminars and conferences where he has provided immigration advice to corporate clients in various industries, including the banking, biotech, communications, entertainment, information technology, manufacturing and professional services sectors.
He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association (Citizenship and Immigration section), the Canadian Bar Association, the New York State Bar, the American Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (Canada chapter). He formerly served as secretary and vice president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Canada chapter.
Alex holds an LLB from the University of Windsor and a BA from the University of Toronto.
Partner (Toronto)
Alex Israel
Marwah Serag has practiced law exclusively in the field of US business immigration since 2005. She oversees the provision and coordination of US immigration services and immigration advisory services. She manages a team of US immigration professionals, and oversees the delivery of US immigration services to corporate clients, including assisting them with temporary employment visas and permanent residence applications.
Marwah has served and advised Fortune 500 companies and medium- to large-sized corporate clients relating to immigration, international assignment management, and global mobility issues. She develops and delivers immigration compliance and advisory solutions to corporate clients in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, pharmaceutical, health care products and medical devices, technology and academic institutions. She provides strategic advice to clients on their immigration programs including the structure and design of their internal immigration functions and efficiencies of their processes and systems.
Marwah holds a JD from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and a BSc from Arizona State University. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar and is a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant by the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served on the AILA-Canada chapter Executive Board.
Partner (Toronto)
Marwah Serag
As partner, Melanie Bradshaw is a seasoned practitioner responsible for advising external clients and the firm on policy changes in US immigration law. She serves as a lead attorney to a team of over 42 professionals, including 14 attorneys, advising on frequently changing US policy and regulatory updates, while upholding compliance and quality standards. She works closely with EY’s Public Policy Department to advise on the impact of draft legislation and regulatory changes in the immigration space.
Melanie leads firm-wide standardization initiatives across EY Law’s US client engagement teams nationally. She has provided immigration counsel to clients across industries and sectors, including arts and entertainment, sports, higher education, mining and metals, architecture, finance, information technology and professional services. Her leadership and direction continue to support the lifecycle for hiring, staffing, and deploying foreign talent w hile remaining compliant with USCIS and DOL regulators.
Melanie joined EY Law after practicing for several years as a US immigration attorney in New York, where she represented clients from diverse backgrounds in all aspects of immigration law, including family and employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, naturalization, asylum, VAWA, criminal issues, waivers and removal defense, before such entities as the immigration courts, BIA, USCIS, US Department of State, Administrative Appeals Office, and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Melanie is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Professional Women’s Network within EY.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cornell University (2004) and her Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Minnesota (2007). She was admitted to the New York State Bar (2008) and is licensed to practice under United States federal law.
Partner (Toronto)
Melanie Bradshaw
Veronica Rossos
Partner, Labour and Employment
(Vancouver, BC)
Melanie Bradshaw
Partner (Toronto)
Marwah Serag
Partner (Toronto)
Alex Israel
Partner (Toronto)
Veronica Rossos is a partner and a member of the firm’s labour and employment group. While her practice focus is on labour and employment, she also has extensive experience in commercial litigation. Veronica is called to the BC and Ontario Bars, and she has appeared in superior and appellate level courts, provincial and federal human rights tribunals, and labour relations boards in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Veronica has advised clients across Canada and in numerous industries including mining, food processing, real estate and property management, information technology, shipping and logistics, and construction and infrastructure. She has assisted employers with all manner of workplace, employment, human rights, and labour relations issues.
Veronica is recognized by Benchmark Canada as a Future Star (2020) and by Canadian Legal
Lexpert Directory for Litigation (2017).
Partner, Labour and Employment (Vancouver, BC)
Veronica Rossos
An experienced business immigration practitioner licensed to practice in Canada and the US, Alex Israel is a partner at EY Law. He has assisted some of the country’s largest companies with US immigration and citizenship matters. His experience includes successfully managing and directing the US immigration processes for Fortune 500 clients and start-up companies, as well as routinely making legal arguments to federal government agencies. Alex oversees a team of US attorneys and paralegals who deliver services to our clients.
Specifically, Alex provides and oversees the provision of immigration services to corporate clients in the preparation of permanent residence and temporary employment petitions and applications.
Fluent in Spanish and French, Alex has been a speaker at immigration seminars and conferences where he has provided immigration advice to corporate clients in various industries, including the banking, biotech, communications, entertainment, information technology, manufacturing and professional services sectors.
He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association (Citizenship and Immigration section), the Canadian Bar Association, the New York State Bar, the American Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (Canada chapter). He formerly served as secretary and vice president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Canada chapter.
Alex holds an LLB from the University of Windsor and a BA from the University of Toronto.
Partner (Toronto)
Alex Israel
Marwah Serag has practiced law exclusively in the field of US business immigration since 2005. She oversees the provision and coordination of US immigration services and immigration advisory services. She manages a team of US immigration professionals, and oversees the delivery of US immigration services to corporate clients, including assisting them with temporary employment visas and permanent residence applications.
Marwah has served and advised Fortune 500 companies and medium- to large-sized corporate clients relating to immigration, international assignment management, and global mobility issues. She develops and delivers immigration compliance and advisory solutions to corporate clients in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, pharmaceutical, health care products and medical devices, technology and academic institutions. She provides strategic advice to clients on their immigration programs including the structure and design of their internal immigration functions and efficiencies of their processes and systems.
Marwah holds a JD from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and a BSc from Arizona State University. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar and is a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant by the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served on the AILA-Canada chapter Executive Board.
Partner (Toronto)
Marwah Serag
As partner, Melanie Bradshaw is a seasoned practitioner responsible for advising external clients and the firm on policy changes in US immigration law. She serves as a lead attorney to a team of over 42 professionals, including 14 attorneys, advising on frequently changing US policy and regulatory updates, while upholding compliance and quality standards. She works closely with EY’s Public Policy Department to advise on the impact of draft legislation and regulatory changes in the immigration space.
Melanie leads firm-wide standardization initiatives across EY Law’s US client engagement teams nationally. She has provided immigration counsel to clients across industries and sectors, including arts and entertainment, sports, higher education, mining and metals, architecture, finance, information technology and professional services. Her leadership and direction continue to support the lifecycle for hiring, staffing, and deploying foreign talent while remaining compliant with USCIS and DOL regulators.
Melanie joined EY Law after practicing for several years as a US immigration attorney in New York, where she represented clients from diverse backgrounds in all aspects of immigration law, including family and employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, naturalization, asylum, VAWA, criminal issues, waivers and removal defense, before such entities as the immigration courts, BIA, USCIS, US Department of State, Administrative Appeals Office, and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Melanie is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Professional Women’s Network within EY.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cornell University (2004) and her Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Minnesota (2007). She was admitted to the New York State Bar (2008) and is licensed to practice under United States federal law.
Partner (Toronto)
Melanie Bradshaw
Thomas Duke
Partner, Labour and Employment (Edmonton, AB)
Marwah Serag
Partner (Toronto)
Alex Israel
Partner (Toronto)
Melanie Bradshaw
Partner (Toronto)
Veronica Rossos is a partner and a member of the firm’s labour and employment group. While her practice focus is on labour and employment, she also has extensive experience in commercial litigation. Veronica is called to the BC and Ontario Bars, and she has appeared in superior and appellate level courts, provincial and federal human rights tribunals, and labour relations boards in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Veronica has advised clients across Canada and in numerous industries including mining, food processing, real estate and property management, information technology, shipping and logistics, and construction and infrastructure. She has assisted employers with all manner of workplace, employment, human rights, and labour relations issues.
Veronica is recognized by Benchmark Canada as a Future Star (2020) and by Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Litigation (2017).
Partner, Labour and Employment (Vancouver, BC)
Veronica Rossos
An experienced business immigration practitioner licensed to practice in Canada and the US, Alex Israel is a partner at EY Law. He has assisted some of the country’s largest companies with US immigration and citizenship matters. His experience includes successfully managing and directing the US immigration processes for Fortune 500 clients and start-up companies, as well as routinely making legal arguments to federal government agencies. Alex oversees a team of US attorneys and paralegals who deliver services to our clients.
Specifically, Alex provides and oversees the provision of immigration services to corporate clients in the preparation of permanent residence and temporary employment petitions and applications.
Fluent in Spanish and French, Alex has been a speaker at immigration seminars and conferences where he has provided immigration advice to corporate clients in various industries, including the banking, biotech, communications, entertainment, information technology, manufacturing and professional services sectors.
He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association (Citizenship and Immigration section), the Canadian Bar Association, the New York State Bar, the American Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (Canada chapter). He formerly served as secretary and vice president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Canada chapter.
Alex holds an LLB from the University of Windsor and a BA from the University of Toronto.
Partner (Toronto)
Alex Israel
Marwah Serag has practiced law exclusively in the field of US business immigration since 2005. She oversees the provision and coordination of US immigration services and immigration advisory services. She manages a team of US immigration professionals, and oversees the delivery of US immigration services to corporate clients, including assisting them with temporary employment visas and permanent residence applications.
Marwah has served and advised Fortune 500 companies and medium- to large-sized corporate clients relating to immigration, international assignment management, and global mobility issues. She develops and delivers immigration compliance and advisory solutions to corporate clients in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, pharmaceutical, health care products and medical devices, technology and academic institutions. She provides strategic advice to clients on their immigration programs including the structure and design of their internal immigration functions and efficiencies of their processes and systems.
Marwah holds a JD from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and a BSc from Arizona State University. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar and is a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant by the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served on the AILA-Canada chapter Executive Board.
Partner (Toronto)
Marwah Serag
As partner, Melanie Bradshaw is a seasoned practitioner responsible for advising external clients and the firm on policy changes in US immigration law. She serves as a lead attorney to a team of over 42 professionals, including 14 attorneys, advising on frequently changing US policy and regulatory updates, while upholding compliance and quality standards. She works closely with EY’s Public Policy Department to advise on the impact of draft legislation and regulatory changes in the immigration space.
Melanie leads firm-wide standardization initiatives across EY Law’s US client engagement teams nationally. She has provided immigration counsel to clients across industries and sectors, including arts and entertainment, sports, higher education, mining and metals, architecture, finance, information technology and professional services. Her leadership and direction continue to support the lifecycle for hiring, staffing, and deploying foreign talent while remaining compliant with USCIS and DOL regulators.
Melanie joined EY Law after practicing for several years as a US immigration attorney in New York, where she represented clients from diverse backgrounds in all aspects of immigration law, including family and employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, naturalization, asylum, VAWA, criminal issues, waivers and removal defense, before such entities as the immigration courts, BIA, USCIS, US Department of State, Administrative Appeals Office, and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Melanie is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Professional Women’s Network within EY.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cornell University (2004) and her Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Minnesota (2007). She was admitted to the New York State Bar (2008) and is licensed to practice under United States federal law.
Partner (Toronto)
Melanie Bradshaw
Ron Strike
Counsel
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Gary Will
Founding Partner
Bill Taberner
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Ron Strike is counsel at Will Davidson LLP and is head of the Bowmanville office. He has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 38 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, Durham Region Law Association and Canadian Bar Association. He is also a Certified
Risk Manager.
Counsel
Ron Strike
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for
his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Gary Will is the founding partner at Will Davidson LLP and has been recognized as one of Canada’s premier legal experts in the practice of personal injury litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation. Gary has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury law and has recently increased his emphasis on class actions, mass torts and product liability claims. He has a practice built on referrals from other lawyers throughout Canada. He is Lexpert ranked and has been recognized by his peers repeatedly for inclusion in the Best Lawyers directory.
Founding Partner
Gary Will
Bill Taberner is counsel at Will Davidson LLP, working out of the Toronto office. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario and has also represented clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Appeals Tribunal, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at Coroner’s Inquests. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University, Queen’s University and other academic institutions, and has presented papers for a number of Continuing Legal Education programs. As a result of his experience representing participants injured during or at sporting events, he has appeared on the TSN Television Network.
Counsel
Bill Taberner
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Gary Will
Founding Partner
Bill Taberner
Counsel
Ron Strike
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Gary Will is the founding partner at Will Davidson LLP and has been recognized as one of Canada’s premier legal experts in the practice of personal injury litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation. Gary has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury law and has recently increased his emphasis on class actions, mass torts and product liability claims. He has a practice built on referrals from other lawyers throughout Canada. He is Lexpert ranked and has been recognized by his peers repeatedly for inclusion in the Best Lawyers directory.
Founding Partner
Gary Will
Bill Taberner is counsel at Will Davidson LLP, working out of the Toronto office. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario and has also represented clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Appeals Tribunal, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at Coroner’s Inquests. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University, Queen’s University and other academic institutions, and has presented papers for a number of Continuing Legal Education programs. As a result of his experience representing participants injured during or at sporting events, he has appeared on the TSN Television Network.
Counsel
Bill Taberner
Ron Strike is counsel at Will Davidson LLP and is head of the Bowmanville office. He has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 38 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, Durham Region Law Association and Canadian Bar Association. He is also a Certified Risk Manager.
Counsel
Ron Strike
Ron Strike
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi
Associate
Merella Botros
Associate
Nick Smith
Associate
Charles Jung
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Associate
Gary Will
Founding Partner
Bill Taberner
Counsel
Rayanna Hamadi is devoted to advocating for clients so they can focus on rebuilding their lives. She has seen firsthand the profound impact an injury can have on victims and their families, and she believes that navigating a complex legal system should be the least of their worries. Effective communication, compassion and commitment are the cornerstones of Rayanna’s practice.
Associate
Rayanna Hamadi
Merella Botros understands that the complexity of the insurance system can be intimidating for clients. She is committed to advocating on behalf of people who have suffered serious personal injuries. Merella first joined Oatley Vigmond as an articling student in 2017. She became an associate following her call to the bar in 2018.
Associate
Merella Botros
Nick Smith is interested in ensuring that clients are provided with the support and advice they require during the litigation process. People who have suffered the trauma of a serious personal injury are already in a position of vulnerability, and Nick is committed to helping them through this difficult process. Specifically, he seeks to help right the balance in an insurance system that is becoming increasingly antagonistic toward injured individuals.
Associate
Nick Smith
For Charles Jung, the practice of law is about providing a client-focused service. In particular, the practice of personal injury law enables him to serve and empower individuals to overcome some of the most challenging times of their lives. His devotion to service is what motivates him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Associate
Charles Jung
Harrison Cooper is drawn to personal injury litigation because of the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of clients and their loved ones. Prior to joining Oatley Vigmond, Harrison gained valuable insight into personal injury litigation from the defence perspective at a leading Toronto law firm. This experience has provided him with a unique viewpoint, allowing him to help his clients achieve the best possible results.
Associate
Harrison Cooper
Gary Will is the founding partner at Will Davidson LLP and has been recognized as one of Canada’s premier legal experts in the practice of personal injury litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation. Gary has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury law and has recently increased his emphasis on class actions, mass torts and product liability claims. He has a practice built on referrals from other lawyers throughout Canada. He is Lexpert ranked and has been recognized by his peers repeatedly for inclusion in the Best Lawyers directory.
Founding Partner
Gary Will
Bill Taberner is counsel at Will Davidson LLP, working out of the Toronto office. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario and has also represented clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Appeals Tribunal, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at Coroner’s Inquests. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ryerson University, Queen’s University and other academic institutions, and has presented papers for a number of Continuing Legal Education programs. As a result of his experience representing participants injured during or at sporting events, he has appeared on the TSN Television Network.
Counsel
Bill Taberner
Ron Strike is counsel at Will Davidson LLP and is head of the Bowmanville office. He has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases at local, national and international levels. He has represented seriously injured clients for over 38 years and lectured extensively on personal injury issues. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, Durham Region Law Association and Canadian Bar Association. He is also a Certified Risk Manager.
Counsel
Ron Strike
