Lawyer Profile
Julia M. Nanos
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Julia Nanos is a labour and employment lawyer at Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. She advises employers on a wide range of labour and employment issues, with particular focus on labour disputes, grievance and interest arbitration, collective bargaining, human rights and accommodation, workplace investigations, wrongful dismissal litigation, employment contracts and employment standards.
As an advocate, Julia regularly appears on behalf of employers before labour arbitrators, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Superior Court of Justice, and the Federal Court.
A significant portion of Julia’s practice is focused on representing employers in the public sector including municipalities, hospitals, long-term care homes, and school boards, among others.
Julia has particular experience advising municipalities with respect to their fire department labour and employment matters. She has represented municipal fire departments at grievance and interest arbitrations, and in collective bargaining negotiations with both volunteer and career fire unions. She also regularly speaks at fire services-related conferences.
Colleges Construction Financial Services Healthcare Hospitality & Gaming Manufacturing Membership Associations Municipalities & Municipal Agencies Retail & Wholesale Trade School Boards Social Services Transportation & Warehousing Universities
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2023–2025)Employment Law, Labour Relations (Repeatedly Recommended)
Ontario Bar Association – Member (Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, Education Law, and Labour & Employment Law)
“Labour Arbitration Update” Police Association of Ontario 35th Annual Police Employment Conference (February 24, 2026)
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2012 (ON)