Watson Jacobs Bosnick LLP
8 lawyers · City of Toronto, Middlesex County (London)
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Watson Jacobs Bosnick LLP
Watson Jacobs Bosnick LLP is a union side labour, administrative, and professional regulation law firm based in Toronto, with a second office in London, Ontario. The firm has practiced for more than 40 years, representing trade unions, trust funds, associations, professional regulators, and individual workers before arbitrators, labour relations boards, human rights tribunals, and the courts. Construction labour law is a particular focus, alongside broader work in employment, human rights, and the discipline and regulation of professionals. Lexpert has repeatedly recommended the firm as a union side labour law practice.
Founding counsel J. David Watson completed the Law Society of Upper Canada's Bar Admission Course in 1983 and has appeared for trade unions, trust funds, and individuals before arbitrators, labour boards, and human rights tribunals for more than three decades. Senior partner David P. Jacobs, also called to the bar in 1983, has practiced across labour relations, human rights, health law, and professional regulation, and is admitted to the International Criminal Court's List of Counsel. Partner Steven G. Bosnick, called to the bar in 2002, holds degrees in mathematics, philosophy, and law from the University of Waterloo, the University of Guelph, and the University of Toronto. Partner Michael Klug has worked from the firm's London office since 2000, representing unions across southwestern Ontario's municipal, education, industrial, and transportation sectors.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm has practiced union side labour, administrative, and professional regulation law for more than 40 years.
- Lexpert has repeatedly recommended Watson Jacobs Bosnick LLP as a union side labour law practice.
- Founding counsel J. David Watson completed the Law Society of Upper Canada's Bar Admission Course in 1983 and has appeared before arbitrators, labour relations boards, and human rights tribunals across a career of more than three decades.
- Senior partner David P. Jacobs is admitted to the International Criminal Court's List of Counsel and served as lead counsel in trials and appeals before the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
In the community
- Partner Steven G. Bosnick interned with the International Labour Office in Geneva in the summer of 1999, working on the International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour.
- During law school, Bosnick volunteered with the Advocates for Injured Workers legal clinic, assisting low income workers with Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims.
- Before joining the firm in 2024, associate Roberto Walcott practiced as an employment lawyer serving low income workers in the Hamilton, Niagara, Stratford, and Brantford regions, and represented clients at the Dalhousie Legal Aid Clinic during law school.
- Associate Patrick Enright represented clients through the Employment Law Division of Downtown Legal Services and worked with the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on matters before the Supreme Court of Canada.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentLawyers 8
Amna Farooqi
Associate
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Caitlin Miller
Partner
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
David P. Jacobs
Partner
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
J. David Watson
Counsel
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Michael Klug
Partner
Employment & Labour Law
Patrick Enright
Associate
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Roberto Walcott
Associate
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Steven G. Bosnick
Partner
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1983–2015 · median 28 years in practice 4 of 8 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School (3), University of Toronto (2), Dalhousie University (Schulich School of Law), University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa 8 of 8 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
Watson Jacobs Bosnick's main office is on Yonge Street in Toronto, one of several office addresses along that stretch north of the downtown core. Because the firm's clients are trade unions, trust funds, and professional regulators rather than walk in individuals, its lawyers spend much of their time at hearings, arbitrations, and tribunal proceedings across the Greater Toronto Area rather than at the office itself.
The London office, on Central Avenue, extends that same union side and regulatory practice into southwestern Ontario. Partner Michael Klug has worked from that location since 2000, representing unions in the municipal, education, industrial, and transportation sectors across the region.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Watson Jacobs Bosnick represent my union in a grievance arbitration?
- Yes. The firm represents trade unions, trust funds, and associations before arbitrators and boards of arbitration across Ontario, including in the education, municipal, industrial, transportation, and construction sectors.
- Does the firm handle construction labour law?
- Construction labour law is a particular focus of the practice, alongside broader union side labour relations work for clients across other sectors.
- I'm a regulated professional facing a discipline hearing. Can this firm help?
- The firm's professional regulation practice represents regulators and regulatory colleges in discipline hearings, appeals, and policy matters, and advises on professional regulation issues more generally.
- Does the firm take on individual wrongful dismissal or human rights claims?
- Yes. Lawyers at the firm handle wrongful dismissal, human rights, and workers' compensation matters, including for individuals who are not represented by a union.
- Where are Watson Jacobs Bosnick's offices?
- The main office is in Toronto at 4711 Yonge Street, Suite 509. A second office is in London, Ontario at 450 Central Avenue, Suite 408, serving clients across southwestern Ontario.
- How long has the firm been practicing labour law?
- Watson Jacobs Bosnick has practiced union side labour, administrative, and professional regulation law for more than 40 years.
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