Richard J. Charney

Senior Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Richard Charney is a senior partner in the Toronto office of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, specialising in management labour relations and employment law. Widely recognized throughout Canada, Richard serves as a trusted advocate for both national and local clients, providing strong representation and strategic counsel across a diverse range of employment and labour-related matters.

With more than 10 years as the firm’s global head of employment and labour, Richard has acted for numerous employers and employers’ organizations, and has extensive experience appearing before provincial and federal labour relations boards, as well as various courts including the Supreme Court of Canada. He regularly represents clients in rights and interest labour arbitration tribunals and offers insights on legislative reform, collective bargaining, employment standards, human rights, wrongful dismissal, workplace health and safety, and constitutional law.

Richard is particularly active before national labour tribunals, such as the Canada Industrial Relations Board—serving transport and national industries—and the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which addresses provincial sectors like construction. His practice includes judicial review challenges to tribunal determinations in both federal and provincial superior courts.

Practice Areas: Labour Relations, Employment Law, Labour Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Human Rights, Wrongful Dismissal, Workplace Health and Safety, Constitutional Law
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year Called to Bar: 1983 (ON)

Phone: (416) 216-1867
Fax: (416) 216-3930
Email: [email protected]

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