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McIntyre Awarded the Law Society’s Top Honour - The Law Society
Medal
In a ceremony on May 25, 2006, Liz
McIntyre
was awarded the Law Society Medal. The Law Society Medal is
awarded to members who have made outstanding contributions as a member of the legal
profession. The Medal is awarded annually to selected lawyers who demonstrate in
their work the highest ideals of the legal profession.
Here is the text
of the citation:
Elizabeth McIntyre (Toronto)
"Called to the Ontario bar in 1978, Ms. McIntyre is a dedicated
and steadfast advocate of social justice, particularly in the area of
professional and employment issues affecting women and men in the
nursing profession, other health professionals and working people in
general. A senior partner of Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre &
Cornish LLP since 1988, Ms. McIntyre specializes in collective
bargaining, professional discipline/regulation, human rights,
professional liability and malpractice. She acts for trade unions and
professional organizations in a wide variety of legal proceedings
before the courts and administrative tribunals and has written and
spoken extensively in the areas of human rights, harassment, access to
professions and trades and labour law reform. Certified as a
Specialist in Labour Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada, Ms.
McIntyre is a member of the University of Toronto Law School Planning
Task Force, was an executive member of the Canadian Association of
Labour Lawyers and was chair of the Labour Law Section of the Canadian
Bar Association (Ontario)." -- Leon Paroian, Q.C.
Law
Society Awards its Top Honour - the Law Society Medal - to Paul Cavalluzzo
The Law Society
recently awarded Paul Cavalluzzo
the Law Society Medal. This is the Law Society's top honour and recognizes
Paul for his outstanding contributions as a member of the legal profession.
The Medal is awarded annually to selected lawyers who demonstrate in
their work the highest ideals of the legal profession.
Here is the text
of the citation:
Paul Joseph
James Cavalluzzo (Toronto)
Cavalluzzo will receive the Law Society Medal for using the law to
promote access to justice for those at the economic margins and for
his strong commitment to legal scholarship. Called to the Bar in 1973,
Cavalluzzo began his career at a large firm on Bay Street and left
shortly thereafter to pursue his interest in labour and public law.
He earned a L.L.M. from Harvard Law School. In 1983, he became a founding
partner now known as Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre and Cornish.
Throughout his career, he has represented trade unions, professional
associations and individuals, primarily in the areas of labour, constitutional,
administrative and public law. Cavalluzzo’s commitment to public
service has been demonstrated through his work on two complex public
inquiries. In 2000, he was appointed to serve as Chief Commission
Counsel to the Walkerton Inquiry and again in 2004 to the Arar Inquiry.
His nominators praise Cavalluzzo for demonstrating “the very
best attributes that one would hope to see in an advocate. He has
been fearless in representing the interests of his clients, while
displaying the utmost courtesy to his opponents and the tribunals
before whom he has appeared.”
Founding
Partner Elizabeth Shilton Retires
For the first time in our firm’s history, one of our founding partners
is retiring. After almost a quarter century of dedicated service to
our clients, Elizabeth Shilton has decided to retire. We are grateful
for having had the opportunity to work with so fine and talented a lawyer
and colleague and we congratulate Elizabeth on her retirement.
Many of our clients will be familiar with Elizabeth’s many achievements
in labour law generally and, in particular, in the areas of equity jurisprudence
and education law.
A first generation feminist labour lawyer, Elizabeth has been a leading
thinker and litigator in the development of equality jurisprudence concerning
women in Ontario and Canada. She devoted many hours of service to Canada’s
Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) and has been at the hub
of developing and pursuing strategies for advancing the interests of
women through challenges for substantive legal equality. She was also
counsel to our clients on several precedent-setting pay equity cases
in the province.
Elizabeth also has a long and highly regarded history of representing
teacher federations in Ontario in matters of collective bargaining,
arbitration, professional regulation, legislative challenge and governance.
She was heavily involved in the variety of litigation challenging aspects
of Bill 160, including the successful defence against an application
by the Attorney General to enjoin the teachers' province-wide two-week
political protest. In 1996, Elizabeth authored the definitive labour
text, Education Labour and Employment Law in Ontario, which navigates
the complex statutory and historical context that is education law in
Ontario, and continues to be a first point of reference on matters of
labour law in the education sector.
We wish Elizabeth a full and happy retirement.
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Our
Firm Once Again Grows to Meet Client Needs
As the firm expands its
practice in a number of areas to better service our clients, we are
welcoming new lawyers who bring to the firm a wide range of skills
and experience.
Stephen
Moreau
Stephen Moreau was called
to the Manitoba Bar in 2002 and the Ontario Bar in 2003 after clerking
for Madam Justices Claire L'Heureux-Dubé and Marie Deschamps at
the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the Gold Medalist in his graduating
University of Manitoba law class and has won many academic awards, prizes
and scholarships. Stephen, who is fully bilingual, speaks and writes
in French on legal issues and will be working with Victoria Reaume to
provide the firm's French-language legal services. He will be working
primarily with the firm's civil litigation and labour groups.
Brian
Hanulik
Brian Hanulik articled
with the firm in 2003-2004 and started with the firm as an associate
in July, 2004. Originally from the Yukon, Brian received his LL.B.
from the University of Victoria and his B.A. in Political Science from
the University of Calgary. Brian is very active in social justice and
equality issues, particularly regarding gay and lesbian rights, and
has done research for EGALE's legal issues committee. During law school,
Brian founded a GLBT student organization and worked for a semester
at the Law Centre, a legal clinic offering advice and assistance to
individuals in financial need. Brian's practice will also focus on work
with the firm's Pension and Benefits group, particularly on workplace safety
and insurance issues as well as with the labour and professions
groups.
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Veena Verma appointed Commission Counsel to the Arar Inquiry
Veena Verma and Paul Cavalluzzo will be in Ottawa
over the next several months presenting evidence before Justice O'Connor
on the conduct of Canadian government officials including C.S.I.S, R.C.M.P.,
Foreign Affairs and others, in relation to Mr. Arar. Paul
Cavalluzzo was appointed Lead Counsel to the Arar Inquiry in January.
The Arar Inquiry public hearings will
be televised on CPAC and CBC. The Arar Inquiry has a website at
http://www.ararcommission.ca
Paul Cavalluzzo appointed Lead Counsel on the Arar Inquiry
On January 28, 2004, the government announced the appointment of Mr.
Justice Dennis R. O'Connor to undertake a public inquiry into the actions
of Canadian officials dealing with the deportation and detention of
Mr. Maher Arar and then to make recommendations concerning an independent,
arm's-length review mechanism for the RCMP's activities with respect
to national security.
Paul Cavalluzzo has now been
appointed by Justice O’Connor to act as Lead Counsel to the Commission
of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher
Arar.
Government Press Release
of February 5, 2004:
Deputy Prime Minister issues terms of reference for the public inquiry
into the Maher Arar matter
Toronto Star article of February 7, 2004:
Timely Arar probe vowed: Judge satisfied with mandate: Two inquiry
lawyers appointed
Commission of Inquiry into the Actions
of Canadian Officials in Relations to Maher Arar www.ararcommission.ca
Lexpert rates
firm "Most Frequently Recommended" labour-side firm
Lexpert, a national lawyer rating service
which rates lawyers and firms in many different fields across Canada
issued its 2004 rankings. Our firm again achieved the highest ranking
- namely "Most Frequently Recommended Firm. As well, many of the
firm’s leading practitioners were also given high ratings as most frequently,
consistently or repeatedly recommended in the areas of public interest
litigation, workplace human rights, employment law, labour relations
and construction labour relations - - Paul Cavalluzzo, Mary Cornish,
Jim Hayes, Elizabeth Shilton, Elizabeth McIntyre and David Bloom.
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Paul Cavalluzzo named Chair of Firm
With the growth of our firm to over 30
lawyers, the partners have appointed Paul Cavalluzzo as the firm’s new
Chair. As the head of the firm and Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee,
Paul will provide leadership to the firm’s legal professionals ensuring
that our clients receive only the highest level of legal services. The
firm’s practice group leaders report to Paul in regular meetings which
helps the firm to provide innovative and client-focused legal services
in the firm’s practice areas which include Administrative Law, Bankruptcy
and Insolvency, Charter/Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation/Class Actions,
Construction Labour Law, Criminal Defence, Dispute Resolution, Education
Law, Employment Law/Wrongful Dismissal, Health Law, Human Rights, Inquests,
Interest Arbitration, International Law, Labour Law, Occupational Health
and Safety, Pay and Employment Equity, Pensions and Benefits, Professional
Discipline/Regulation, Public Interest Law and Workers' Compensation
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CAVALLUZZO
HAYES SHILTON McINTYRE & CORNISH LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
474 Bathurst Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S6
Ph: (416) 964-1115 Fax: (416) 964-5895
Email: contactus@cavalluzzo.com
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