What areas of law does the firm practice?

Labour law, employment law, human rights, pensions and benefits, workers' compensation, class actions, administrative law, and civil litigation, along with copyright, privacy, and libel law work that comes up in union and workplace representation.

How did Koskie Glavin Gordon form, and when?

It formed in September 2013, when the Vancouver firm Glavin Gordon Clements entered a strategic affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP of Toronto.

Does Koskie Glavin Gordon have an office in Toronto?

Yes, through its affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto. The firm's own office remains in downtown Vancouver.

Is the firm recognized in legal rankings?

Chambers Canada ranks it Band 1 for Employment and Labour, representing unions, in British Columbia, and individual lawyers at the firm have been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert.

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About Koskie Glavin Gordon

Koskie Glavin Gordon is a Vancouver based labour and employment law firm. It came together in September 2013, when Glavin Gordon Clements formed a strategic affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP of Toronto to create a full service, union side firm. The firm provides legal services to trade unions, pension plans, and health and welfare trusts, along with individual and groups of workers in both the private and public sectors.

Its 19 lawyers handle labour law, employment law, human rights, pensions and benefits, workers' compensation, class actions, administrative law, and civil litigation, as well as copyright, privacy, and libel law matters that come up in union and workplace representation. Clients come from sectors that include construction, transportation, education, mining, and health care. Chambers Canada has ranked the firm Band 1 for Employment and Labour, representing unions, in British Columbia.

Counsel Leo McGrady K.C. brings more than 50 years of litigation practice, including cases at the Supreme Court of Canada, and continues to teach and write on protest law. The firm's own office is in downtown Vancouver. Its Toronto presence runs through the affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP rather than a separate Koskie Glavin Gordon location.

Practice areas

Employment & Labour Law

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Class Actions

Intellectual Property

Milestones & recognition

The firm formed in September 2013, when Glavin Gordon Clements and Koskie Minsky LLP of Toronto entered a strategic affiliation to create Koskie Glavin Gordon.
Chambers Canada ranks the firm Band 1 for Employment and Labour, representing unions, in British Columbia.
Partner Anthony Glavin has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Employee Benefits Law and Labour and Employment Law, and rated Band 1 by Chambers and Partners Canada for employment and labour relations in BC.
Partner Charles Gordon holds the King's Counsel designation and served a term as Past President of the Canadian Bar Association's Labour Section.
Counsel Leo McGrady holds the King's Counsel designation and has more than 50 years of litigation practice that included cases at the Supreme Court of Canada.

In the community

The firm has sponsored the UFCW Local 247 Golf Tournament and the Light the Night Walk, both benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.
It has sponsored the Operating Engineers Golf Tournament and the BC and Yukon Construction Trades Golf Tournament, which support Variety, the Children's Charity, and, in the case of the latter, the UBC Centre for Research in Childhood Diabetes.
For 10 years the firm was a major supporter of the Just Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the Burma Relief Centre that funded the Dr. Cynthia Mae Tao Clinic and the Backpack Health Worker Team.
It also supports A Beef with Hunger and West Coast LEAF.
Its Toronto affiliate, Koskie Minsky LLP, takes part in the 16 Firms for 160 Girls campaign organized by the charity The Equality Effect.

Good to know

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By appointment

Lawyers 19

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1994–2024 · median 8 years in practice 5 of 19 lawyers
Law schools: University of Toronto (3), University of British Columbia (2), University of Manitoba (2), McGill University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Panjab University and 8 more 18 of 19 lawyers
Languages on the roster: English, French, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

Who handles what

Offices 2

Vancouver604-734-8001

1630 – 1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3

Toronto (affiliate - Koskie Minsky LLP)

Suite 900—20 Queen Street West Box 52, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R3

The neighbourhood

Koskie Glavin Gordon's office is in a highrise tower at 1177 West Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver. That's useful for a firm whose union and worker clients travel in from across British Columbia, and, through counsel Leo McGrady's practice, sometimes from the Yukon. The firm doesn't have its own Toronto office. Its Toronto work runs through the affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP, so its home base stays downtown Vancouver.

Frequently asked questions

Does Koskie Glavin Gordon represent individual workers, or only unions?: Both. The firm describes its practice as serving trade unions, pension plans, and health and welfare trusts, along with individual and groups of workers, in the private and public sectors.
What areas of law does the firm practice?: Labour law, employment law, human rights, pensions and benefits, workers' compensation, class actions, administrative law, and civil litigation, along with copyright, privacy, and libel law work that comes up in union and workplace representation.
How did Koskie Glavin Gordon form, and when?: It formed in September 2013, when the Vancouver firm Glavin Gordon Clements entered a strategic affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP of Toronto.
Does Koskie Glavin Gordon have an office in Toronto?: Yes, through its affiliation with Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto. The firm's own office remains in downtown Vancouver.
Is the firm recognized in legal rankings?: Chambers Canada ranks it Band 1 for Employment and Labour, representing unions, in British Columbia, and individual lawyers at the firm have been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert.
What does counsel Leo McGrady K.C. do at the firm?: Leo McGrady K.C. serves as counsel, bringing more than 50 years of litigation practice, including cases at the Supreme Court of Canada, and now focuses on advisory work, teaching, and writing on protest law.

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