Andy Pushalik

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2007

Areas of Practice
Employment Law

Description
Andy Pushalik is a partner and lead of the Employment and Labour group, both nationally and in the Toronto office.

Recognized in The Legal 500 Canada as a “Next Generation Partner,” Andy has a broad labour and employment practice serving as “go to” outside labour and employment counsel to a wide variety of companies, charities and public sector organizations. His client roster includes a diverse mix of businesses operating in the retail, mining, energy, transportation, healthcare, sports and entertainment, media, manufacturing, insurance and financial and professional services industries.

Clients frequently seek Andy’s advice on sensitive human resources matters including workplace restructurings, discrimination and harassment complaints and workplace investigations. In addition, Andy regularly represents employers in all aspects of labour and employment litigation, including wrongful dismissal matters, grievance arbitrations and restrictive covenant disputes. He has appeared as lead employer’s counsel before all levels of court in Ontario, the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, the Federal Court of Canada and a number of administrative tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Canada Industrial Relations Board. In all matters, Andy is focused on providing clients with practical advice in real time.

Andy is a former executive member of the Ontario Bar Association’s labour and employment law section and is a frequent speaker and author on labour and employment law topics directed to in-house counsel and human resources professionals. He holds degrees from Wilfrid Laurier University (B.B.A.), the University of Windsor (LL.B.) and the University of Cambridge (LL.M.), and before joining the firm he clerked for the Honourable Mr. Justice Allen M. Linden and the Honourable Mr. Justice John M. Evans of the Federal Court of Appeal.

Andy is currently a member of Human Resources and Compensation Committees for the Wilfrid Laurier University Board of Governors.