Richard J. Nixon
Partner, Toronto
Richard J. Nixon is a partner specializing in employment and labour law practising in Toronto. He provides strategic advice to major employers in the nuclear energy, cable broadcasting, pharmaceutical, insurance, transportation, auto parts, security, construction engineering, consumer products and forest products industries.
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Richard is a trusted advisor on a broad range of employment matters, including executive employment agreements and executive terminations. He has a proven track record of successfully representing employers before Canadian labour relations boards, human rights tribunals, arbitration boards and other tribunals.
Richard is a popular lecturer for the Advanced Program in Human Resources Management at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
He is also frequently invited to chair and speak at conferences on labour and employment law.
Selected Experiences
Professional Associations & Activities
- Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
- Senior vice-president, Government Affairs, Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario
- Lecturer, Advanced Human Resources Management - HRPAO Program at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- Lecturer, The Osgoode Certificate in HR Law for HR Professionals program sponsored by Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Co-chair, professional development seminar on "Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs", Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Publications
EventsPresenter, Davis LLP Employment & Labour Law Conference Series Wednesday, 24 October 2012 October 2012 Panelist, 2012 Osgoode Professional Development Program Tuesday, 12 June 2012 June 2012 Speaker, Davis LLP Annual Employment & Labour Law Conference Series Friday, 25 May 2012 May 2012 Speaker, Davis LLP Annual Employment & Labour Law Conference Series Thursday, 24 May 2012 May 2012 Davis LLP Employment & Labour Conference Friday, 21 October 2011 October 2011 Davis LLP Employment & Labour Group Conference Thursday, 20 October 2011 October 2011 Davis LLP Wednesday, 19 October 2011 October 2011 Davis LLP Friday, 13 May 2011 May 2011
Employment Contracts and Employee Terminations
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Co-Presenter, "Enforceability of Restrictive [more]Tuesday, 14 September 2010 September 2010 Davis LLP Friday, 14 May 2010 May 2010
Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times
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Presenter, [more]Monday, 26 April 2010 April 2010 Davis LLP Saturday, 16 May 2009 May 2009
Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times
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Presenter, [more]Tuesday, 28 April 2009 April 2009
Osgoode Professional Development CLE: Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times
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Presenter, [more]Monday, 28 April 2008 April 2008
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Presenter, "The Relationship Begins: Hiring Pitfalls"
[more]Tuesday, 1 May 2007 May 2007
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Presenter, "Managing the Aging Workforce"
Presenter, "The Employee's [more]Sunday, 1 October 2006 October 2006
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Presenter, "The End of Mandatory Retirement at Age 65 in Ontario"
[more]Thursday, 4 May 2006 May 2006
Dan Black
Co-Presenter, "Human Resources - Leadership Challenges"
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Co-P [more]Friday, 28 October 2005 October 2005
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Presenter, "An Update on Non-Accommodation Human Rights Issues"
[more]Saturday, 1 October 2005 October 2005
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Presenter, "Superior Strategies for Employee and Employer Counsel"
[more]Friday, 26 November 2004 November 2004
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Presenter, "Addressing Post Retirement Benefits/ Pension Issues"
[more]Friday, 22 October 2004 October 2004
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Co-Presenter, "Independent Contractors vs. Employees"
Dan Black
Co-Pre [more]Monday, 1 May 2000 May 2000
In The NewsContinuing the tradition of excellence at Davis LLP, 32 lawyers have been named top practitioners in Canada by Lexpert
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm's lawyers have been [more]Wednesday, 30 May 2012 October 12, 2011 - Richard J. Nixon, Partner in the Davis LLP Toronto office, appeared today on CBC's Lang & O'Leary Exchange to discuss the changing face of Canadian labour relations, with [more]Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Once again Davis LLP is well represented in the annual Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Published since 1997, Lexpert identifies leading lawyers across Canada in 64 practice areas through an extensive [more]Wednesday, 9 June 2010 JETRO Emergency support seminar for Japanese businesses
"Employer strategies during a recession"
Richard Nixon, Karen Bock and Michiko Hara were the guest speakers at a JETRO employment [more]Friday, 27 March 2009 Ontario has introduced a new law that will impose a positive obligation on any person in Ontario, including employers and employees, to report child pornography. For most employers, the new reporting [more]Tuesday, 10 March 2009 On the Move section of Bartalk in the November 13 Globe and Mail references the following "recent raids" by Davis of its "Bay Street competitors":
Employment & Labour:
Richar [more]Wednesday, 14 November 2007 Overview
On October 12th, 2007, the Ontario Government established "Family Day" as a new public (statutory) holiday. Family Day will be the third Monday in February each year. The inaugural [more]Wednesday, 31 October 2007 Richard J. Nixon, located in the Davis Toronto office, practices Employment & Labour law. Richard provides strategic advice to major employers in a variety of industries. He is a trusted advisor [more]Tuesday, 4 September 2007 Richard Nixon is quoted in this article by Jim Middlemass, first published in the National Post, December 10, 1994.
Download a PDF of the article: Beware of constructive dismissal pitfalls. [more]Saturday, 10 December 1994
Recognition- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Employment Law - Management), Repeatedly Recommended, 2006 - Present
- PLC Which Lawyer? (Labour and Employment - Canada, Ontario), 2011
- Best Lawyers in Canada (Labour and Employment Law), 2006
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Richard J. Nixon
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