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Provided by Richard Charney
Richard Charney is a senior partner in our Toronto office, where he practises management labour relations and employment law, a field in which he is widely recognized as an advocate on behalf of national and local clients. For more than 10 years, he was Norton Rose Fulbright's global head of employment and labour.
Mr. Charney acts for numerous employers and employers’ organizations and appears at provincial and federal labour relations boards and the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and before rights and interest labour arbitration tribunals. He also advises on all matters of employment and labour law and legislative reform. Mr. Charney’s practice also involves collective bargaining on behalf of employers, employment standards, human rights, wrongful dismissal, workplace health and safety and constitutional law.
He is particularly active as an advocate before national labour tribunals such as the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which has jurisdiction over transportation and similar national industries; the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which has jurisdiction in provincial industries such as construction; and in judicial review challenges to tribunal determinations in the federal and provincial superior courts.
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Richard Charney is based in Toronto and is broadly considered to be a market-leading lawyer in management-side labour relations. His practice ranges from advising municipal government on collective agreements to representing provincial and federal clients in judicial review challenges.
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Rick is a very experienced, smart and practical lawyer. He is excellent.
Richard is excellent at assessment, analytical, strategic and practical application skills, which have always remained at an unparalleled level. He is also highly responsive and very timely.
Rick Charney is very experienced, intelligent and knowledgeable. He knows his field of practice very well and knows how to manage expectations.
Rick is very creative, innovative and pragmatic in his advice and guidance.
He is an excellent lawyer who goes above and beyond and is available at any time.
Rick is a very experienced, smart and practical lawyer. He is excellent.
Richard is excellent at assessment, analytical, strategic and practical application skills, which have always remained at an unparalleled level. He is also highly responsive and very timely.
Rick Charney is very experienced, intelligent and knowledgeable. He knows his field of practice very well and knows how to manage expectations.
Rick is very creative, innovative and pragmatic in his advice and guidance.
He is an excellent lawyer who goes above and beyond and is available at any time.