Simcha Walfish practices in the areas of labour and employment, human rights, administrative law, and constitutional law. He articled at the firm before joining as an associate in 2020.

Simcha is a passionate advocate for workers and unions. He represents unions and their members in grievance and interest arbitrations, and before labour boards and courts. He advises clients regarding wrongful dismissal, severance packages, discrimination, harassment, and the duty to accommodate.

Prior to law school, Simcha worked in the parliamentary office of the leader of a federal political party. He received his law degree from McGill University’s joint common and civil law program. During law school, Simcha volunteered at the Legal Information Clinic at McGill and completed a placement with a legal clinic assisting migrants with precarious or no immigration status. He participated in the Kawaskimhon Moot and worked on the multi-university Law and the Senses project.

In his spare time, Simcha enjoys cooking, reading, and watching Jeopardy!

Nicole Whitmarsh is a lawyer in the firm’s Ottawa office. She practices in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law.
Nicole is a fierce advocate for workers everywhere. While at McGill’s Faculty of Law, she was a Director of the Legal Information Clinic at McGill and specialized in representing students involved in disputes with the University. Nicole has also worked with and promoted the rights of migrant farm workers in Canada.
Outside of the office, Nicole enjoys spending time outdoors camping, fishing, and canoeing. She typically also has an art project (or several) on the go.

Sarah is an associate practicing in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law. She is a proud Ottawa native having graduated from the Legal Studies program at Carleton University and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Ottawa. Sarah cultivated her passion for the law through several years of frontline community service work in the Ottawa community.

During her studies, Sarah worked for the University of Ottawa Student Union, where she strengthened her commitment to ensuring workplace fairness and defending the interests of fellow employees. Prior to joining the firm, Sarah worked at two regional community legal clinics where she assisted individuals with wrongful dismissal claims, human rights complaints, and Ontario Disability Support Program appeals and applications before the Landlord and Tenant Board.

Sarah joined RavenLaw as a Law Clerk in 2019, returned as a summer student in 2021 and recently completed her articles with the firm.

Sarah is fluent in French and English, with conversational fluency in Somali. Sarah enjoys learning new languages in her free time and is striving towards strengthening her Mandarin and Spanish skills.

Rohoma Zakir represents employees. She practices in the areas of labour, employment, human rights, and administrative law. Her work spans across Canada in both the public and private sectors. As a litigator, Rohoma regularly appears in courts and tribunals to represent her clients and ensures they are both well-informed and well-protected. She has a special interest in advancing human rights law through both individual workplace accommodation cases and broader Charter challenges.

Rohoma is also determined to find creative ways to organize workplaces—whether it be through a formal union or an informal association. Her work includes advising different types of organizations that have leveraged their collective strength in order to advance social justice and build solidarity within their community.

In representing her clients, Rohoma leads with empathy and is determined to protect her clients’ interests as they go through one of the most difficult transitions of their life. Her priority is to find a solution for her clients that is both efficient and practical.

Rohoma sits on the advisory board of the Canadian Muslim Healthcare Network. She speaks Urdu, Hindi, and is always looking for opportunities to brush up on her Russian.