Ogilvy Renault LLP | Toronto Lawyer | Omar Ha-Redeye, J.D. - health law (personal injury, medical malpractice, occupational health and safety, health policy) and reputation management (online defamation, crisis communications, public relations)

Law student and blogger Omar Ha-Redeye believes good bios are the exception today. He sees bios that vaunt lawyers instead of providing useful information to clients. “When looking for a lawyer, most clients could care less about the
things that lawyers care about, [like being a] Gold Medalist, or having clerked with so-and-so,” he says. “I would love to see social media linked from profiles (e.g., a lawyer’s blog), but this rarely if ever happens,” he adds.

The best sites listed in various categories were:

Ogilvy Renault LLP, Hyndman Law, Neff Law Office, Bull, Houser & Tupper LLP, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Torys LLP, McInnes Cooper, Legault Joly Thiffault, Davis LLP, Clark Wilson LLP, Hull & Hull LLP

Runners-up:

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Clark Wilson LLP, Hicks Morley Hamilton Steward Storie LLP, McMillan LLP, Cox & Palmer, Bélanger Sauvé, Lavery, Torys LLP

Omar Ha-Redeye was also quoted for the multimedia award given to Hull & Hull LLP,

They’ve probably been doing it as long as anyone, and have fully integrated videos and podcasts into their practice. Experience with these formats has not only resulted in a highly polished product, but also content that is actually relevant to what they do.

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Love and Marriage? An Employment Law Refresher

February 3rd, 2009 by Toronto Lawyer in Conferences, Labour and Employment Law

This workshop is designed to give participants the tools they need to advise on the hot button employment law issues that they may face through all stages of the employment relationship, given the new developments in the areas of privacy and human rights and damages for wrongful dismissal. This workshop will benefit corporate counsel as well as any practitioner who deals with employment law issues from time to time.


Co-Chairs
Sean M. Kennedy, Senior Regional Counsel, Legal Affairs, Central & Western Regions, Canada Post Corporation
Terrie-Lynne Devonish, Chief Counsel, Aon Canada Inc.

Full Program Agenda
Introductory Remarks 9:00 am The Courtship: Key Issues Arising in the Pre-hiring Process 9:05 am • Alcohol and Drug Testing • Discussion regarding courts and arbitrators in Canada who have generally struck down both pre and post-employment drug testing in the absence of reasonable grounds • To what extent and under what circumstances can an employer conduct alcohol and drug tests on prospective and current employees in light of new court decisions permitting drug testing? • Reference checks • To what extent can a current or former employer express dissatisfaction when asked to provide a reference for an employee? Frances L. Fitzgerald, Senior Legal Counsel, Scotiabank Employment Law Group Darryl R. Hiscocks, McMillan LLP Arleen V. Huggins, Koskie Minsky LLP The Marriage: What’s Mine is Yours? 9:45 am The issue of employee privacy and the scope of an employer’s right to access employee information: • What is the extent of privacy to which an employee is entitled at the workplace? • Does the employer have a right to review and seize employee computer data? • Does an employer have a right to the medical information that forms the basis of an employee’s application for sick leave or disability benefits? Sean M. Kennedy, Senior Regional Counsel, Canada Post Corporation Janice P. Rubin, Rubin Thomlinson LLP Richard J. Charney, Ogilvy Renault LLP Break 10:45 am The Divorce: New Developments in Employee Terminations 11:00 am The evolution of jurisprudence in wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal: • The evolution of Wallace v United Grain Growers and its often novel uses in claims for punitive damages • The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Evans v Teamsters and its impact on working notice in the context of constructive dismissal • The Supreme Court of Canada decision in Keays v Honda • Tips on “preventative lawyering” to avoid pitfalls leading to wrongful dismissal claims and human rights complaints Jill C. Schatz, General Counsel, Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. Jeffrey Goodman, Heenan Blaikie LLP Matthew L.O. Certosimo, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Lunch 12:15 pm