Does Israel Foulon Wong LLP represent employees or employers?

Both. The firm's lawyers act for employees, from entry-level staff to executives, on issues like wrongful dismissal and severance, and they also advise employers on hiring, workplace policies, and terminations.

I think I was wrongfully or constructively dismissed. Can the firm help?

Yes. The firm's employment lawyers review and negotiate severance packages and represent employees in wrongful and constructive dismissal claims.

My workplace is unionized and I'm an employer dealing with a grievance or certification drive. Can the firm help?

Yes. The firm's management-side labour law practice supports employers with union certification and decertification, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and other labour disputes.

Does the firm conduct workplace investigations?

Yes. The firm conducts confidential, third-party investigations into harassment, discrimination, and workplace misconduct complaints for employers, HR departments, and in-house counsel.

Where is Israel Foulon Wong LLP located and who does it serve?

The firm's office is at 65 St. Clair Avenue East in Toronto, and it serves clients across Ontario and Canada, not only the Toronto area.

Does the firm offer flexible billing arrangements?

The firm's services page notes that alternative billing arrangements are available and invites clients to ask about flexible options.

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About Israel Foulon Wong LLP

Israel Foulon Wong LLP is an employment and labour law firm in Toronto, with its office on St. Clair Avenue East. Peter Israel is the firm's founding partner, and Chris Foulon serves as managing partner. Partner Carita Wong's name appears alongside theirs in the firm's current name. Peter Israel was called to the Ontario bar in 1978, Chris Foulon in 2001, and Carita Wong in 2002. By the firm's own account, it has spent more than 20 years guiding employers and employees in Ontario and across Canada toward solutions to workplace disputes.

The firm represents both sides of the employment relationship. Its lawyers advise and represent employees, from entry-level staff to executives, on matters such as wrongful and constructive dismissal, severance negotiations, and human rights complaints, and they advise employers on hiring, workplace policies, and terminations. A separate management-side labour law practice handles union certification, collective bargaining, and grievance arbitration for employers in unionized workplaces, and the firm runs a distinct workplace investigations practice for harassment, discrimination, and misconduct complaints. Peter Israel also offers employment dispute mediation through a separate practice, PI Mediation. The firm describes its lawyers as experienced in representation before administrative tribunals and all levels of court, and Peter Israel's bio notes appearances before numerous tribunals and courts.

Practice areas

Employment & Labour Law

Milestones & recognition

Peter Israel, the firm's founding partner, has been named to the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory every year since 1998.
Peter Israel is the recipient of the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin award for mentorship.
The firm's lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers Canada, the Globe and Mail's Canada's Best Law Firms list, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Post City Magazine, and Martindale-Hubbell.
Chris Foulon, the managing partner, was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada from 2013 through 2023 for labour and employment law, and was ranked Most Frequently Recommended in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory from 2018 through 2023.
Carita Wong is listed in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and has been named repeatedly to Post City Magazine's Top Lawyers List.

In the community

Krista Kais-Prial is a past Vice-Chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division and a past Member at Large of its Labour and Employment Law section.
Krista Kais-Prial has spoken at events organized by the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, Osgoode Continuing Professional Development, Humber College, RDEE Ontario, La Maison Francophone Women's Centre, and the International Young Lawyers' Association.
Behzad Hassibi served on the Ontario Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Division Executive from 2018 to 2021 and its Labour and Employment Executive from 2018 to 2020.
Chris Foulon has taught the course The Legal Environment for Human Resource Managers at Seneca College and has been a guest instructor for the Lawyer as Negotiator course at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Lawyers 11

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1978–2020 · median 16 years in practice 8 of 11 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (2), Osgoode, Queen's University, Queen's University Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 7 of 11 lawyers

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

The firm's office is on St. Clair Avenue East near Yonge Street, in what the building's leasing listing identifies as Toronto's St. Clair district, an area organized as the Yonge and St. Clair Business Improvement Area, which represents more than 450 local businesses. The building was completed in 1984 and holds office space across nine floors, one of several mid-rise commercial buildings along this stretch of St. Clair.

Frequently asked questions

Does Israel Foulon Wong LLP represent employees or employers?: Both. The firm's lawyers act for employees, from entry-level staff to executives, on issues like wrongful dismissal and severance, and they also advise employers on hiring, workplace policies, and terminations.
I think I was wrongfully or constructively dismissed. Can the firm help?: Yes. The firm's employment lawyers review and negotiate severance packages and represent employees in wrongful and constructive dismissal claims.
My workplace is unionized and I'm an employer dealing with a grievance or certification drive. Can the firm help?: Yes. The firm's management-side labour law practice supports employers with union certification and decertification, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and other labour disputes.
Does the firm conduct workplace investigations?: Yes. The firm conducts confidential, third-party investigations into harassment, discrimination, and workplace misconduct complaints for employers, HR departments, and in-house counsel.
Where is Israel Foulon Wong LLP located and who does it serve?: The firm's office is at 65 St. Clair Avenue East in Toronto, and it serves clients across Ontario and Canada, not only the Toronto area.
Does the firm offer flexible billing arrangements?: The firm's services page notes that alternative billing arrangements are available and invites clients to ask about flexible options.

Where to find them

65 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M4T 2Y8 · 416-640-1550

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