Hum Law Firm
2 lawyers · City of Toronto, York Region
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
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Hum Law Firm is a Toronto employment and workplace law firm headquartered at First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, in the city's downtown core. Lai-King Hum founded the firm in 2014 after earning a law degree from McGill University and being called to the Quebec Bar in 1997 and the Ontario Bar in 1999. The firm's practice centres on workplace and employment law, human rights, professional regulation, workplace investigations and mediation, and litigation, and it represents both employers and employees rather than working exclusively for one side.
Because the founder holds licences in both Quebec and Ontario, the firm handles matters in both provinces and offers services in English and French. Its professional regulation practice defends and advises regulated professionals facing complaints or discipline before bodies such as the Law Society of Ontario, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and the Ontario College of Teachers. In 2025, marking its eleventh year in operation, Hum Law Firm was named a Top Labour and Employment Law Firm in Canada by HR Law Canada.
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Milestones & recognition
- Founded in 2014 by Lai-King Hum, who was called to the Quebec Bar in 1997 and the Ontario Bar in 1999.
- Named a Top Labour and Employment Law Firm in Canada for 2025 by HR Law Canada, in the firm's eleventh year of operation.
- Lai-King Hum was named a 5-Star Employment Lawyer for 2023 by Canadian HR Reporter.
- Lai-King Hum received the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025, after an earlier Lawyer of Distinction Award from the same organization in 2020.
- Lai-King Hum serves as a Deputy Judge of the Toronto Small Claims Court, as Discrimination and Harassment Counsel for the Law Society of Ontario, and as an Independent Complaints Review Officer for the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.
In the community
- The firm's Giving Back program directs client and firm support to organizations including Street Haven at the Crossroads, the CICS Foundation, the Hong Fook Association, the YMCA of Greater Toronto, Lawyers Feed the Hungry, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation.
- The firm was a Silver Sponsor of the Hong Fook Gala in 2024, supporting mental health services in the community.
- The firm offers reduced rates to charitable and non-profit organizations.
- Lai-King Hum chairs the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and serves as a director at Up With Women.
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1999–2023 · median 15 years in practice 2 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- McGill University, Osgoode Hall Law School 2 of 2 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- Cantonese, English, French, Mandarin, Toisan
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
Hum Law Firm's head office sits in First Canadian Place on King Street West in downtown Toronto, but the firm doesn't limit itself to serving clients who can travel there. It keeps a consultation office in Markham, at Allstate Parkway, and holds client meetings by appointment in Mississauga, Richmond Hill and Scarborough, along with London, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, reflecting a client base spread across the GTA and both provinces where its founder is licensed to practise.
That reach connects to the firm's roots in Toronto's Chinese-Canadian community: Lai-King Hum chairs the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Toisan in addition to English and French, so the firm can meet many GTA clients in the language they're most comfortable using.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Hum Law Firm represent employers, or only employees?
- Both. Hum Law Firm's employment law practice acts for employers and for employees rather than working exclusively for one side.
- I'm a regulated professional and my college has opened a complaint against me. Can Hum Law Firm help?
- Yes. The firm's professional regulation practice defends and advises professionals facing inquiries or discipline, including representation before bodies such as the Law Society of Ontario, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and the Ontario College of Teachers.
- Does Hum Law Firm handle legal matters in Quebec as well as Ontario?
- It can. Founder Lai-King Hum was called to the Quebec Bar in 1997 and the Ontario Bar in 1999, and the firm offers its services in both English and French.
- What languages can I get help in at Hum Law Firm?
- The firm offers services in English and French, and Lai-King Hum also speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Toisan, so clients aren't limited to working in English.
- Where is Hum Law Firm located, and can I meet somewhere other than downtown Toronto?
- The head office is at First Canadian Place on King Street West in Toronto. The firm also holds client meetings by appointment in Markham, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, London (Ontario) and Montreal (Quebec).
- I think I was harassed or discriminated against at work. Does Hum Law Firm handle human rights complaints?
- Yes, the firm's human rights practice covers workplace discrimination and harassment matters, including issues based on grounds like race, gender, disability and family status under Ontario's Human Rights Code.
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