SEPTEMBER 2010
Tuesday, September 21st:
Frank Addario will discuss the ten most important things civil litigators need to know about criminal law at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Twelve-Minute Civil Litigator 2010.
130 Queen Street West, 9 a.m.
Friday, September 24th:
Hugo Leal-Neri will participate in a workshop entitled “Labor Crisis in Mexico and a Progressive Legal Response” at the National Lawyers Guild Law for the People Convention. He will discuss the intervention by the International Commission for Labor Rights in a constitutional challenge launched by the Mexican Mineworkers’ Union before the Supreme Court of Mexico.
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans.
OCTOBER 2010
Tuesday, October 19th:
Steven Barrett will discuss how labour boards are dealing with the Charter's guarantee of freedom of association since the BC Health Services case at the Lancaster House conference on Canadian Labour Board Law.
Sutton Place Hotel, 9 a.m.
Wednesday, October 20th:
Peter Engelmann will give an update on major case law and legislative developments at the Lancaster House conference on Canadian Labour Board Law.
Sutton Place Hotel, 8 a.m.
Thursday, October 28th:
Louis Sokolov will discuss unpaid overtime class actions at the Canadian Institute's 10th Annual Advanced Forum on Employment Law.
Sutton Place Hotel, 11 a.m.
Previous Speaking Engagements:
AUGUST 2010
Friday, August 13th:
Frank Addario moderated "Leaving No Stone Unturned During Investigation and Trial Preparation", a panel presentation at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Annual Meeting.
Sheraton Centre Toronto, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 18th:
Fiona Campbell participated in a workshop on Bill 168's changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act at a Lancaster House workshop on workplace violence and harassment.
The Westin, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
JUNE 2010
Friday, June 11th:
Peter Engelmann discussed the "Nuts and Bolts of Inquiries and Commissions" at the the annual Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference.
Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sunday, June 13th:
Steven Barrett and Ethan Poskanzer reviewed Supreme Court of Canada and other appellate decisions in labour, employment, administrative and constitutional law at the annual Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference.
Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Wednesday, June 16th:
Steven Barrett discussed "The Future of Employee Representation at WalMart" at the 47th annual conference of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association.
Université Laval, Québec CityJeffrey Sack discussed "Assessing the Labour Relations Framework" at the 47th annual conference of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association.
Université Laval, Québec CityCynthia Petersen participated on a panel addressing Competing Human Rights at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Pride Week panel discussion.
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, 4 p.m.
Monday, June 21st:
Darrell Brown discussed "What is Driving Pension Reform" at the Canadian Bar Association / International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association conference on Pension and Benefits in a Changing Global Environment.
Fairmont Château Frontenac, Quebec City
MAY 2010
Friday, May 7th:
Peter Engelmann and Lise Leduc gave staff members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada an update on labour issues in the Federal Public Service.
Ambassador Hotel and Conference Centre, Kingston, Ontario
Friday, May 14th:
Emma Phillips explained Bill 168's amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to members of the Ontario Coalition of University Faculty Associations.
Tuesday, May 25th:
Jeffrey Sack discussed the Protection of Workers' Privacy in the Workplace at the VIII American Regional Congress of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law.
Cartagena de Indias, Columbia
Sunday, May 30th:
Steven Barrett discussed the repercussions of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the B.C. Health Services case at the 5th International Conference of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals.
Montreal, QuebecCynthia Petersen was the keynote speaker at Pro Bono Students Canada's annual National Training Conference.
University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Flavelle House, 6:30 p.m.
APRIL 2010
Thursday, April 1st:
Hugo Leal-Neri discussed "Mexico's Drug War: Militarization of Policing, the U.S. Government's Merida Initiative, and Respect for Human Rights" as part of Ryerson University's International Issues Discussion series.
Tuesday April 13 and Wednesday April 14th:
Cynthia Petersen discussed human rights issues and the Bill 168 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act at the Annual Spring Conference of the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association.
Thursday, April 15th:
Cynthia Petersen explained Bill 168's amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to ETFO's health and safety representatives.
Peter Engelmann and Lise Leduc explained Bill 168's amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to CAPE's health and safety representatives.
Fay Brunning co-chaired the Advocates' Society's 2010 Ottawa Advocate Honouree Dinner at the
National Arts Centre.
Friday, April 16th:
Jon Dawe discussed the Supreme Court of Canada's decisions in Grant, Harrison and Suberu on search, investigative detention and the right to counsel on the criminal law panel at Osgoode Hall Law School's 13th Annual Analysis of Constitutional Decisions.
Saturday, April 17th:
Jon Dawe addressed "The New Test for s.24(2) of the Charter” at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Six-Minute Criminal Defence Lawyer 2010.
Frank Addario discussed access to justice and the recent Legal Aid funding dispute at the same LSUC seminar.
Wednesday, April 21st:
Steven Barrett discussed significant developments in human rights case law at the Lancaster House Human Rights and Accommodation Conference.
MARCH 2010
Monday, March 8th:
Jim McDonald discussed pension issues at arbitration at the Canadian Arbitrators' Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.
FEBRUARY 2010
Friday, February 5th:
Fay Brunning co-chaired the Law Society of Upper Canada's Women Lawyers' Symposium.
Saturday, February 20th:
Darrell Brown discussed pension reform and recent pension cases at the Confederation of Canadian Unions Conference.
Tuesday, February 24th:
Darrell Brown addressed contract issues between grape growers and producers at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention.
Thursday, February 25th:
Peter Engelmann participated in an Accommodation Question and Answer session at the Centre for Labour-Management Development's 2010 Accommodation Law Conference.
Steven Barrett discussed religious holidays and the duty to accommodate at the Ontario Public Service Labour Relations Conference 2010.
Friday, February 26th:
Steven Barrett discussed recent Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence on freedom of association at "Freedom of association: Harmonizing Canadian norms with international commitments" at the University of Saskatchewan.
JANUARY 2010
Wednesday, January 20th:
Frank Addario was the guest speaker at the Welland County Law Association's Annual Meeting.
Monday, January 25th:
Cynthia Petersen discussed the new amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act regarding workplace violence and harassment at the OPFFA's Health and Safety Seminar.
Thursday, January 28th:
Louis Sokolov participated in a discussion of the top employment law cases of the past year during the Law Society of Upper Canada's audio conference Employment Law Roundup 2010.
Friday, January 29th:
Frank Addario gave the keynote address: Twenty-Five Years in the Trenches: Reflections on Privacy and the Charter at Osgoode Professional Development's 6th Bi-annual Symposium on Search and Seizure Law in Canada.
DECEMBER 2009
Friday, December 4th:
Cynthia Petersen participated in a panel discussion on promoting equity and diversity in the legal profession at a meeting of the Ontario Bar Association Council.
Wednesday, December 16th:
Cathy Lace co-chaired the Lancaster House's Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference.
NOVEMBER 2009
Monday, November 2nd:
Michael Kainer conducted a seminar on pension governance and fiduciary duties at the Shareholders Association for Research and Education's Pension Investment and Governance Education Program.
Friday, November 6th:
Frank Addario participated in a panel analysing the impact of interveners in Supreme Court of Canada cases at a symposium on The Role of Interveners in Public Interest Litigation sponsored by the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights.
Jeffrey Sack discussed the differences between U.S. and Canadian labour law at the 3rd Annual CLE Conference held by the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section.
Saturday, November 7th:
Mark Wright talked about bargaining in tough economic times at the Fall 2009 Conference of the Confederation of Ontario University Staff Associations & Unions.
Thursday, November 12th:
Lise Leduc discussed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act at the Lancaster House Workplace Violence and Harassment Workshop: Preparing for Ontario's new legislation (Bill 168).
Monday, November 16th:
Michael Kainer conducted a seminar on pension governance and fiduciary duties at the Shareholders Association for Research and Education's Pension Investment and Governance Education Program.
Friday, November 20th:
Steven Barrett reviewed the year in Administrative Law and Labour and Employment Law at the Canadian Bar Association's Access and Independence: Restoring the Balance in Administrative Tribunals and Labour Boards.
OCTOBER 2009
Thursday, October 8th:
Jim McDonald provided a union perspective on resolving conflict in the workplace at the Ontario Hospital Association's Human Resources Symposium 2009.
Wednesday, October 14th:
Cynthia Petersen was one of the leaders of the Lancaster House workshop on "Violence and Harassment in the Workplace: Preparing for Ontario’s New Legislation (Bill 168)".
Tuesday October 20th:
Steven Barrett discussed the key developments in freedom of association and collective bargaining since the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the B.C. Health Services Case at the Lancaster House Canadian Labour Board Law Conference.
Monday, October 26th:
Michael Kainer conducted a seminar on pension governance and fiduciary duties at the Shareholders Association for Research and Education's Pension Investment and Governance Education Program.
Tuesday, October 27th:
Darrell Brown discussed "What's Current and Important in Pension Reform" at the 5th Annual Essential Course in Pensions, an Osgoode Professional Development program.
SEPTEMBER 2009
Friday, September 18th:
Jonathan Dawe participated in a panel discussion on “Civil and Criminal Constitutional Remedies” at the Ontario Bar Association's 8th Annual Charter Conference
Tuesday, September 22nd:
Peter Engelmann discussed Human Rights in the New Economy at Insight's Employee Terminations and Restructuring Conference.
Wednesday, September 30th:
Jonathan Dawe discussed the impact of the recent Supreme Court cases interpreting s.24(2) of the Charter (exclusion of evidence cases) at a workshop sponsored by the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights.
JUNE 2009
Wednesday, June 17th:
Bill Thompson discussed the overlap between labour law and criminal law and Jim McDonald reviewed cutting edge arbitration issues at the Law Society of Upper Canada's "Six Minute Labour Lawyer".
130 Queen Street West, 2 p.m.
MAY 2009
Friday, May 8th:
Fay Brunning gave an update on Honda v. Keays at the 15th East Region Solicitors' Conference held by County of Carleton Law Association.
Friday, May 22nd:
Steven Barrett discussed The Outer Limits of the Duty to Accommodate in Canada at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Arbitrators.
Thursday, May 28th:
Steven Barrett discussed collective bargaining and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the annual meeting of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association.
APRIL 2009
Tuesday, April 14th:
Emma Phillips presented a seminar on privacy issues in the workplace for representatives of the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild. The seminar included such issues as when and how an employer is allowed to monitor employees’ use of e-mail and internet, and when unions may use the employer’s server for union communications.
Wednesday, April 15th:
A number of SGM's experts in bankruptcy, insolvency and pension law gave a seminar for SGM clients on "Shutdowns, Bankruptcy and Restructuring: A Guide for Unions".
Tuesday, April 21st:
Darrell Brown participated in a roundtable discussion on “Pension Law Reform in Today’s Challenging Economic Times: What Happens Next?” at Osgoode Professional Development's program on Pension Plans in a Changing Economy: Managing the Legal Risks.
Thursday April 30th:
Lorne Richmond addressed "Recession issues: Local area modifications, project agreements, stabilization funds, enabling clauses" at Insight's Construction Labour Relations conference.
Tuesday, March 10th:
Peter Engelmann discussed getting what you need from doctors, recent cases on medical privacy and accommodating substance addiction at the Centre for Labour-Management Development's 2009 Accommodation Law Conference.
FEBRUARY 2009
Saturday February 21st:
Jonathan Dawe participated in a panel discussion of Evidentiary Challenges for Criminal Lawyers, as part of the Law Society of Upper Canada's continuing legal education program.
Wednesday, February 25th and
Thursday, February 26th:
Steven Shrybman discussed the impact of international trade agreements on regulatory regimes for public health, human rights and environmental protection at a conference on EC Law and trade agreements’ impact on public health and alcohol policy, organized by the Expert Group on Social Inclusion, Healthy Lifestyles and Work Ability (SIHLWA) and the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being.
Saturday, February 28th:
Steven Shrybman discussed globalization, water and human rights at the annual Law Union Conference.
DECEMBER 2008
Wednesday, December 10th:
Fay Brunning will present a paper on the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Honda v. Keays at the Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2008 hosted by the County of Carleton Law Association.
NOVEMBER 2008
Saturday, November, 22nd:
Fay Brunning will discuss the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Honda v. Keays at the County of Carleton Law Association's 28th annual Civil Litigation conference.
OCTOBER 2008
Tuesday, October 7th:
Steven Barrett addressed the implications of the B.C. Health Services case for freedom of association and collective bargaining at the Lancaster House Canadian Labour Board Law Conference.
Thursday, October 16th:
Louis Sokolov discussed unpaid overtime class actions and how to avoid them at The Canadian Institute's 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Employment Law.
Friday, October 17th:
Steven Shrybman participated on a panel discussing the Legal Challenges to North American Integration: Balancing Trade, Harmonization and Security at the 2008 Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law
Wednesday, October 22nd:
Louis Sokolov discussed unpaid overtime class actions at the HRPA's Annual Human Resources Conference.
Thursday, October 23rd:
Steven Shrybman discussed the general impact of custom and soft law on public interest litigation in Canada at the Canadian Bar Association's International Law Conference.
Wednesday, October 29th:
Fay Brunning chaired the second day of the Canadian Institute's two-day conference, Advanced Administrative Law and Practice.
Steven Barrett co-chaired the Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference 2008, sponsored by Lancaster House.
Thursday, October 30th:
Jim McDonald discussed Technology in the Workplace - Privacy, Social Networking and Other Related issues at the Law Society of Upper Canada's 9th Annual Employment Law Summit.
Friday, October 31st:
Lindsay Lawrence spoke at the Lancaster House post-conference workshop on Investigating Harassment.
