Christopher J. Foy Dispute Resolution
1 lawyer · Metro Vancouver, City of Toronto
One of 709 law firms listed in Vancouver, and one of 135 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Christopher J. Foy Dispute Resolution
Christopher J. Foy Dispute Resolution is a solo arbitration, mediation, and workplace law practice run by lawyer Christopher J. Foy, with offices in Vancouver and Toronto and appointments available across Canada. Foy holds a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University and the University of Toronto and a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School, with graduate work that focused on workplace law. Foy also completed a certificate in Mediation and Conflict Management at Harvard Law School and a certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals at Osgoode Hall. Foy is on the Ontario Minister of Labour's List of Grievance Arbitrators and in the Register of Arbitrators for the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, and holds the Qualified Mediator designation from the ADR Institute of Canada.
Before establishing this practice, Foy articled at the Toronto firm Weir Foulds LLP, then moved to Vancouver and worked at Paine Edmonds before joining the labour law firm McGrady & Company in 2003. A secondment to the Ontario Ipperwash Inquiry followed in July 2004, then a 2008 to 2009 sabbatical at Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto, before a partnership at the Vancouver firm Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP. Foy provided legal services to individuals and unions in both the private and public sector, with more than twenty years of union and non-union advocacy across sectors including aviation, banking, construction, health care and telecommunications, before turning to dispute resolution work as a neutral, deciding matters rather than arguing them.
Milestones & recognition
- A 2008 Supreme Court of Canada case with Foy as co-counsel is now considered a key precedent on a dismissed employee's duty to mitigate damages.
- Queen's University recognized Foy with the McDougall-Watson Memorial Award in 1999 and the Dan Soberman Award in 2000 for work with Queen's Legal Aid.
- Foy has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Society of British Columbia since 2002, and is also a member of the Law Society of Yukon.
- Foy is a former Member/Adjudicator of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.
- Foy is a mediator on the Associate Civil Roster of Mediate BC.
In the community
- According to an archived firm biography from 2016, Foy taught legal topics through the University of British Columbia's Humanities 101 programme and designed and led workshops on legal topics for clients.
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The neighbourhood
The practice keeps two offices rather than one, a reflection of a career that has moved between British Columbia and Ontario. The Vancouver office, at 2695 Granville Street, Suite 702, is the same suite where Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP operated for years before Foy moved into independent practice. The Toronto office, at 18 King Street East, sits in the city where Foy articled at Weir Foulds LLP and later returned for a sabbatical at Koskie Minsky LLP.
Because Foy works chiefly as an arbitrator and mediator rather than a firm serving walk-in clients, hearings and mediations are arranged by appointment and can be held at either office or by video-conference for parties elsewhere in Canada.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Christopher J. Foy represent one side in a dispute, or act as a neutral?
- As arbitrator and mediator, Foy acts as a neutral rather than an advocate for one side. The firm's website describes Foy as available for appointments Canada wide to offer solutions to workplace issues and, where needed, to decide litigation fairly and impartially.
- What kinds of disputes does Foy handle?
- The practice covers workplace law, including labour and employment matters, discipline and dismissal, collective agreement interpretation, human rights, civil litigation, and class actions, drawing on more than twenty years of union and non-union advocacy before the move into neutral work.
- Is Foy qualified to arbitrate matters in both Ontario and British Columbia?
- Yes. Foy is on the Ontario Minister of Labour's List of Grievance Arbitrators and in the Register of Arbitrators for the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, and previously served as a Member/Adjudicator of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.
- Where are Foy's offices located?
- There's an office in Vancouver at 2695 Granville Street, Suite 702, and an office in Toronto at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, with appointments available Canada wide.
- How do I check Foy's availability or request a hearing date?
- Foy's open dates are posted on the Arbdates booking calendar, and parties can also reach the office directly by email or by phone.
- Is Foy a Qualified Mediator?
- Yes. Foy holds the Qualified Mediator designation from the ADR Institute of Canada and is a mediator on the Associate Civil Roster of Mediate BC, and completed a certificate in Mediation and Conflict Management at Harvard Law School.
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