Overview

George practices trial and appellate litigation. He has appeared as lead counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada and at every level of court in Ontario. He has also represented clients before arbitration panels and administrative tribunals. His practice focuses on high stakes matters, including:
As a trusted advisor to Boards and executive teams, George also provides strategic counsel on sensitive matters that range from cross-border disputes and investigations to crisis management.
George practices trial and appellate litigation that is focused on complex litigation.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Qualified Arbitrator and a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation (LSO).
George is also ranked in Chambers (Ontario: Employment & Labour, Band 1; Ontario, Litigation, Administrative & Public Law, Band 3; Ontario), Legal 500 (Leading Partner), Lexpert, Lexology, Best Lawyers in Canada (Labour & Employment Law; Public and Administrative Law), and Benchmark Litigation.
George has worked on several high-profile and precedent setting cases, including:
Acting as lead litigation counsel for McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario, and Guelph University in successfully ending encampments on their campuses.
defending a leading Ontario university in the Divisional Court over its mandatory vaccine policy (Michalski).
defending Facebook Canada Ltd. and Meta Platforms, Inc., in a case involving Restricted Stock Units (Wigdor).
whether an employer must provide an employee consideration for a termination clause in an asset transaction (Olympus, leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada denied).

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Human Rights
• Class Action Plaintiff
• Labour Law
• Employment Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1999 (ON)

Professional Details