Karimjee Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,346 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Karimjee Law
Karimjee Law is a Toronto firm focused on workplace law. It's run by Kumail Karimjee, a lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator who earned an LL.B. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1997 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1999. The practice covers terminations and severance package reviews, wrongful and constructive dismissal, employment contracts, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, independent contractor classification, workplace human rights and harassment matters, HR training, and workplace investigations, along with litigation and mediation.
Karimjee went on to complete an LL.M. at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020 and trained as a mediator through Harvard Law School's Program of Instruction for Lawyers. Trial and appellate experience includes the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. From 2007 to 2012, Karimjee served as a part-time Vice-Chair at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. The firm is included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law and listed in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Employment Law and Workplace Human Rights Law. For mediation, arbitration, and independent workplace investigations, Karimjee also practises through an affiliated practice called Karimjee Resolutions.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Earned an LL.B. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1997 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1999.
- Completed an LL.M. at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020.
- Trained as a mediator through Harvard Law School's Program of Instruction for Lawyers.
- Served as a part-time Vice-Chair at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal from 2007 to 2012.
- Included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law.
- Listed in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Employment Law and Workplace Human Rights Law.
- Inducted into the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
- On the Ontario Minister of Labour's list of approved arbitrators and a member of the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators' Association.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office is in the Simpson Tower at 401 Bay Street, Suite 2008, a 33 storey building completed in 1968 as the head office of the Simpsons department store chain and later home to Hudson's Bay Company. The tower is integrated with the Eaton Centre across Queen Street.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does Karimjee Law handle?
- The firm focuses on workplace matters: terminations and severance package reviews, wrongful and constructive dismissal, employment contracts, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, independent contractor classification, workplace human rights and harassment issues, HR training, and workplace investigations, plus litigation and mediation.
- I was let go from my job in Toronto. Can Karimjee Law review my severance offer?
- Severance package reviews and wrongful or constructive dismissal claims are listed among the firm's employment law services, so this is the kind of matter the firm takes on.
- Does Karimjee Law only go to court, or does it also handle mediation and arbitration?
- Litigation is one part of the practice. Kumail Karimjee is also a mediator and arbitrator, and mediation, arbitration, and independent workplace investigations are handled through an affiliated practice, Karimjee Resolutions.
- Is Kumail Karimjee qualified to act as an arbitrator in a labour dispute?
- Karimjee is on the Ontario Minister of Labour's list of approved arbitrators, is an arbitrator and mediator with the Grievance Settlement Board, and belongs to the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators' Association.
- Where is the office and how do I get there?
- Karimjee Law is at 401 Bay Street, Suite 2008, in Toronto, in the Simpson Tower near the Eaton Centre.
- Does anyone at the firm speak languages other than English?
- The firm's law clerk, Nicoleta Zoltan, speaks English, Romanian, Hungarian, and Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian.
Where to find them
401 Bay Street, Suite 2008, P.O. Box 80, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4 · 416-593-0007
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