On November 19 and 26, Keagan Davis-Burns will be speaking to St. Lawrence College’s Human Resources Management classes on progressive discipline, terminations with and without cause, and negotiating dismissals. Keagan will speak from the perspective of employee-side legal counsel, emphasizing how to appropriately implement discipline and fairly address terminations.

On November 19, RavenLaw lawyers presented at the Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Current Issues in Labour Law program. The full-day conference addressed pressing issues and substantial developments in labour law. Jessica Greenwood presented on notable recent labour cases and legislative updates, including recent amendments to the Canada Labour Code and decisions by labour arbitrators. Morgan Rowe spoke on the panel addressing recent high-profile labour disputes, such as the strikes and workplace actions by CUPE flight attendants and by CUPW postal workers.

On November 15, RavenLaw participated in the Workers’ Action Centre’s 13^th annual Workers’ Bowl, raising over $12,000.

All funds raised for the Workers’ Bowl go directly to the Ontario Employment Education and Research Centre(OEERC), specifically their Education and Leadership Fund for Workers in Precarious Employment. This fund supports leadership development and education projects in collaboration with the Workers’ Action Centre, with the overarching goal of building a multiracial, multilingual movement to improve the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and precarious employment in Ontario. The OEERC — in partnership with WAC — connects workers with workshops, ESL classes, libraries, employment programs, immigrant settlement agencies, health centres and many other grassroots community spaces.

To learn more about the Worker’s Bowl, please go to workersbowl.ca.

RAVENLAW LLP is proud to host and sponsor the GROWL Storytelling Event, taking place at out Toronto office on November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM.

GROWL, or Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators, is committed to creating spaces for shared lived experiences and reshaping the profession in a way that results in greater visibility, promotion and leadership for racialized women litigators.

In the spirit of community building and storytelling, GROWL is hosting an open mic for GROWL members to share their stories from their life and practice. The prompt and theme for the night is “what I know now, that I wish I knew then”.

Please register for the event here. There are 30 spots available for in-person attendance. Please sign up early to reserve your spot! If you are unable to make it in person, please feel free to join us through Zoom!

On October 16, 2025, Kim Patenaude will be co-chairing the Law Society of Ontario’s 26th Employment Law Summit. The Summit is dedicated to keeping lawyers and paralegals up-to-date on the year’s crucial court decisions and legislative advancements. The Summit involves legal practitioners from across the province and addresses important topics, such as constructive dismissal and best practices for accommodation and return to work, as well as looking at developing areas such as the use of AI in employment law practices.

To register and for more information, click here.

RavenLaw lawyers presented on panels and facilitated the annual Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference in Edmonton during the week of June 5, 2025. CALL President Wassim Garzouzi opened the conference with remarks highlighting significant contributions of CALL members over the past year. National Vice-President of Equity and Anti-Oppression Sarah Yusuf helped coordinate the conference Ombuds program and moderated the “Organizing in the Age of Telework” panel, which Barhilla Jesse-Buadoo presented on. Nicole Whitmarsh moderated the “Managing Employer Mergers” panel, Zachary Rodgers presented on the “Developments and Updates on Pay Equity Federally and Provincially” panel, and Sarah Millman co-facilitated the first meeting of the CALL 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee.

We thank all the union lawyers from across the country who joined us for these sessions and for the conference! We look forward to reconvening in Yellowknife next year.

On February 13, 2025, Andrew Astritis from RavenLaw will be presenting at the Law Society of Ontario’s continuing professional development program: The Employment Standards Act – A Primer 2025. The webcast will address key requirements of the Employment Standards Act, dealing with both essential and more complex ESA issues.

Click here to register and for more information.

RavenLaw lawyers chaired, moderated, and presented on panels at the annual Lancaster House Labour Law Conference in Ottawa on October 17 and 18, 2024.

Wassim Garzouzi was a conference co-chair and moderated the panel on workplace harassment. Morgan Rowepresented on the “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied” panel, addressing solutions to delays and other obstacles to timely grievance arbitration. Alison McEwen moderated the panel on gender inclusivity in the workplace, which focused on ensuring the full inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse people at work.

On October 15, 2024, RavenLaw will be chairing and presenting panels at the Law Society of Ontario’s 25th Employment Law Summit. Kim Patenaude will be co-chairing the Summit, and Raphaelle Laframboise-Carignanwill be presenting a legislative update.

The Summit is dedicated to keeping lawyers and paralegals abreast of the year’s crucial judicial rulings and legislative advancements. The Summit involves legal practitioners from across the province and addresses important topics, such as mitigation, as well as developing areas, such as privacy and data retention and dismissal for off duty conduct and/or political expression.

To register and for more information, click here.