Lawyer Profile
Darryl R. Hiscocks
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
From day-to-day employment matters to critical scenarios, Darryl’s comprehensive employment experience cuts quickly to the heart of a matter and keeps the longer-term business impact for clients in view.
Darryl assists clients with all manner of human resources matters, including employee recruiting and hiring, executive compensation, discipline, drug and alcohol issues, individual and mass terminations, discharge, wrongful dismissal, unjust dismissal, departing employees (including with respect to employee common law and restrictive covenant obligations), workplace investigations, grievances, arbitrations, human rights applications, unfair labour practice complaints, workers’ compensation, OHS issues, and statutory complaints and applications. He also drafts and revises a wide variety of labour and employment documents, including employment contracts, employment policies and procedures, collective agreements and human rights documents (including discrimination, harassment and accommodation policies).
Darryl has extensive experience advising employers in the labour and employment implications of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and restructurings. He has worked with clients in a wide variety of industries and contexts, including service, retail, wholesale, pharmaceuticals, medical, technology, publishing, banking, finance, securities, insurance, automotive and others.
TotalEnergies in the C$1.468 billion sale of its Canadian operations, including its 31.23% interest in the Fort Hills oil sands project in northern Alberta, to Suncor Energy Inc.
Sun Life in its C$365 million acquisition of Dialogue Health Technologies Inc., Canada's premier health and wellness virtual care platform
BroadStreet Partners, a portfolio company of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in its partnership with Westland Insurance Group Ltd., one of the largest independent insurance brokers in Canada
Triple Flag in its US$606 million business combination with Maverix Metals Inc., to create the leading emerging gold streaming and royalty company
George Weston in its C$370 million sale of Weston Foods ambient bakery business to affiliated entities of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1996 (ON)