Headquarters:
430 (Unit 6) Hazeldean Road, Kanata, ON K2L 1T9
Year founded:
2000
Number of employees:
25
Phone:
613 299 4641
Email:
sfitzpatrick@talentmap.com
Website:
talentmap.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/talentmap
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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Sean Fitzpatrick
President and CEO
Keith B Lykins, PhD
Director, Professional Services
Chris Creery
Director, Product Delivery
Leadership
Sean Fitzpatrick is the president and founder of TalentMap. He works closely with directors in TalentMap’s products and services divisions to develop the newest offerings focused on engagement, culture and diversity. Sean has a wealth of experience developing and implementing survey solutions. Over the past 25 years, he has worked across Canada and worldwide with firms in virtually every industry. His extensive experience gives him insight into how organizations can improve as they change and grow.
Sean holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. When he is not working, he skis in the winter and plays golf and tennis in summer.
President and CEO
Sean Fitzpatrick
Keith B Lykins is an organizational psychologist with 20+ years of experience designing and conducting employee engagement, senior leadership and culture integration (M&A) surveys across nearly 60 countries for some of the world’s most prestigious and successful organizations, including AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, General Motors, Hallmark, Nestlé, Shell, and Sony. He began his career with International Survey Research (now the employee survey arm of Willis Towers Watson), first as a senior consultant in their Chicago headquarters, and then as managing director of their Pacific Rim region based in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to joining TalentMap, he led his own independent employee survey practice for several years conducting surveys largely in the US and Africa, where he assisted many of the continent’s largest organizations.
Keith has experience working with large and small organizations in both the public and private sectors across an array of industries, including retail, petrochemical, manufacturing, high technology, natural resources, telecommunications, financial services, entertainment, energy, professional services, shipping and transportation. He is effective at building relationships across all levels of an organization, from senior executives to unionized hourly employees.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas and his Master of Science and PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia.
Director, Professional Services
Keith B Lykins, PhD
Chris Creery has over 25 years of software development and product management expertise. He has developed leading-edge applications in a wide variety of fields, including price list management, real-time object tracking, astronomy, financial auditing, and human resources. With more than 15 years of experience leading successful software development efforts in complex and time critical environments, Chris has a proven track record of delivering products that exceed customer expectations on time and budget.
At TalentMap, Chris delivers projects through requirements, planning, budgeting, execution, release management, and final review while providing progress and deliverables visible to the project team and management.
Director, Product Delivery
Chris Creery
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Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
Partner, Labour and Employment (Montreal)
Keith B Lykins, PhD
Director,
Professional Services
Sean Fitzpatrick
President and CEO
Leadership
Headquarters:
430 (Unit 6) Hazeldean Road, Kanata, ON K2L 1T9
Year founded:
2000
Number of employees:
25
Phone:
613 299 4641
Email:
sfitzpatrick@talentmap.com
Website:
talentmap.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/talentmap
Sean Fitzpatrick is the president and founder of TalentMap. He works closely with directors in TalentMap’s products and services divisions to develop the newest offerings focused on engagement, culture and diversity. Sean has a wealth of experience developing and implementing survey solutions. Over the past 25 years, he has worked across Canada and worldwide with firms in virtually every industry. His extensive experience gives him insight into how organizations can improve as they change and grow.
Sean holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. When he is not working, he skis in the winter and plays golf and tennis in summer.
President and CEO
Sean Fitzpatrick
Keith B Lykins is an organizational psychologist with 20+ years of experience designing and conducting employee engagement, senior leadership and culture integration (M&A) surveys across nearly 60 countries for some of the world’s most prestigious and successful organizations, including AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, General Motors, Hallmark, Nestlé, Shell, and Sony. He began his career with International Survey Research (now the employee survey arm of Willis Towers Watson), first as a senior consultant in their Chicago headquarters, and then as managing director of their Pacific Rim region based in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to joining TalentMap, he led his own independent employee survey practice for several years conducting surveys largely in the US and Africa, where he assisted many of the continent’s largest organizations.
Keith has experience working with large and small organizations in both the public and private sectors across an array of industries, including retail, petrochemical, manufacturing, high technology, natural resources, telecommunications, financial services, entertainment, energy, professional services, shipping and transportation. He is effective at building relationships across all levels of an organization, from senior executives to unionized hourly employees.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas and his Master of Science and PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia.
Director, Professional Services
Keith B Lykins, PhD
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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CAAT Pension Plan
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CAAT Pension Plan
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TALENTMAP
Veronica Rossos
Partner, Labour and Employment (Vancouver, BC)
Keith B Lykins, PhD
Director, Professional Services
Sean Fitzpatrick
President and CEO
Leadership
Headquarters:
430 (Unit 6) Hazeldean Road, Kanata, ON K2L 1T9
Year founded:
2000
Number of employees:
25
Phone:
613 299 4641
Email:
sfitzpatrick@talentmap.com
Website:
talentmap.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/talentmap
SPECIAL REPORT
Home
Bio
Sean Fitzpatrick is the president and founder of TalentMap. He works closely with directors in TalentMap’s products and services divisions to develop the newest offerings focused on engagement, culture and diversity. Sean has a wealth of experience developing and implementing survey solutions. Over the past 25 years, he has worked across Canada and worldwide with firms in virtually every industry. His extensive experience gives him insight into how organizations can improve as they change and grow.
Sean holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. When he is not working, he skis in the winter and plays golf and tennis in summer.
President and CEO
Sean Fitzpatrick
Keith B Lykins is an organizational psychologist with 20+ years of experience designing and conducting employee engagement, senior leadership and culture integration (M&A) surveys across nearly 60 countries for some of the world’s most prestigious and successful organizations, including AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, General Motors, Hallmark, Nestlé, Shell, and Sony. He began his career with International Survey Research (now the employee survey arm of Willis Towers Watson), first as a senior consultant in their Chicago headquarters, and then as managing director of their Pacific Rim region based in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to joining TalentMap, he led his own independent employee survey practice for several years conducting surveys largely in the US and Africa, where he assisted many of the continent’s largest organizations.
Keith has experience working with large and small organizations in both the public and private sectors across an array of industries, including retail, petrochemical, manufacturing, high technology, natural resources, telecommunications, financial services, entertainment, energy, professional services, shipping and transportation. He is effective at building relationships across all levels of an organization, from senior executives to unionized hourly employees.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas and his Master of Science and PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia.
Director, Professional Services
Keith B Lykins, PhD
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
Chris Creery
Director,
Product Delivery
Chris Creery has over 25 years of software development and product management expertise. He has developed leading-edge applications in a wide variety of fields, including price list management, real-time object tracking, astronomy, financial auditing, and human resources. With more than 15 years of experience leading successful software development efforts in complex and time critical environments, Chris has a proven track record of delivering products that exceed customer expectations on time and budget.
At TalentMap, Chris delivers projects through requirements, planning, budgeting, execution, release management, and final review while providing progress and deliverables visible to the project team and management.
Director, Product Delivery
Chris Creery
Chris Creery
Director, Product Delivery
Chris Creery has over 25 years of software development and product management expertise. He has developed leading-edge applications in a wide variety of fields, including price list management, real-time object tracking, astronomy, financial auditing, and human resources. With more than 15 years of experience leading successful software development efforts in complex and time critical environments, Chris has a proven track record of delivering products that exceed customer expectations on time and budget.
At TalentMap, Chris delivers projects through requirements, planning, budgeting, execution, release management, and final review while providing progress and deliverables visible to the project team and management.
Director, Product Delivery
Chris Creery
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
TalentMap is a leading professional services and software company building world-class employee survey experience for medium and large organizations across North America. Executives, leaders, and HR professionals rely on TalentMap’s solutions to better understand their organization through the eyes of their people.
Unlike competing options, TalentMap holds Canada’s most extensive and robust benchmark norms, allowing virtually every organization to see how it stacks up. In addition, TalentMap’s 25+ years of experience is unmatched and is used to guide its clients in building a world-class survey experience. There is a reason why leading organizations like The Bank of Canada, McDonald’s, MasterCard, and Nando’s choose TalentMap as their employee survey partner.
“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
