Lawyer Profile
Andrea J. York
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Andrea regularly works with clients on preparing employment, executive compensation and termination agreements and assists clients with diversity and inclusiveness initiatives and employee policy development and review. She also advises on the employment law aspects of commercial transactions, including M&A transactions, reorganizations, insolvencies and outsourcing transactions.
When disputes arise, Andrea acts for employers in various legal proceedings, including wrongful dismissal, human rights claims and claims enforcing post-employment obligations. She has appeared at all levels of the Ontario courts and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Successfully defended a multinational employer in a credibility-focused Human Rights Tribunal hearing dealing with a claim of pregnancy discrimination following termination
Advised on selection processes and legal requirements related to large restructuring initiatives, and successfully negotiated resolutions to multiple claims made by employees following mass terminations
Advised and successfully defended a technology company before the Ministry of Labour on misclassification claims made by contractors claiming to be employees
Regularly negotiates and drafts executive employment contracts, termination agreements and restrictive covenant agreements, and advises on incentive compensation arrangements and employee policies
Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys – 2022–2025 (Litigation Star – Employment & Labour - Ontario)
Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers – Independently Rated Lawyers – 2022–2023 (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1998 (ON)