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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Biographie
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Experience
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Associations
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Événements
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In The Media
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Recognition
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.
Expériences choisis
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
ÉvénementsPresenter, Davis LLP Employment & Labour Law Conference Series mercredi, 24 octobre 2012 octobre 2012 Panelist, 2012 Osgoode Professional Development Program mardi, 12 juin 2012 juin 2012 Speaker, Davis LLP Annual Employment & Labour Law Conference Series vendredi, 25 mai 2012 mai 2012 Speaker, Davis LLP Annual Employment & Labour Law Conference Series jeudi, 24 mai 2012 mai 2012 Davis LLP Employment & Labour Conference vendredi, 21 octobre 2011 octobre 2011 Davis LLP Employment & Labour Group Conference jeudi, 20 octobre 2011 octobre 2011 Davis LLP mercredi, 19 octobre 2011 octobre 2011 Davis LLP vendredi, 13 mai 2011 mai 2011
Employment Contracts and Employee Terminations
Richard Nixon
Co-Presenter, "Enforceability of Restrictive [more]mardi, 14 septembre 2010 septembre 2010 Davis LLP vendredi, 14 mai 2010 mai 2010
Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times
Richard Nixon
Presenter, [more]lundi, 26 avril 2010 avril 2010 Davis LLP samedi, 16 mai 2009 mai 2009
Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times
Richard Nixon
Presenter, [more]mardi, 28 avril 2009 avril 2009
Osgoode Professional Development CLE: Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times
Richard Nixon
Presenter, [more]lundi, 28 avril 2008 avril 2008
Richard Nixon
Presenter, "The Relationship Begins: Hiring Pitfalls"
[more]mardi, 1 mai 2007 mai 2007
Richard Nixon
Presenter, "Managing the Aging Workforce"
Presenter, "The Employee's [more]dimanche, 1 octobre 2006 octobre 2006
Richard Nixon
Presenter, "The End of Mandatory Retirement at Age 65 in Ontario"
[more]jeudi, 4 mai 2006 mai 2006
Dan Black
Co-Presenter, "Human Resources - Leadership Challenges"
Richard Nixon
Co-P [more]vendredi, 28 octobre 2005 octobre 2005
Richard Nixon
Presenter, "An Update on Non-Accommodation Human Rights Issues"
[more]samedi, 1 octobre 2005 octobre 2005
Richard Nixon
Presenter, "Superior Strategies for Employee and Employer Counsel"
[more]vendredi, 26 novembre 2004 novembre 2004
Richard Nixon
Presenter, "Addressing Post Retirement Benefits/ Pension Issues"
[more]vendredi, 22 octobre 2004 octobre 2004
Richard Nixon
Co-Presenter, "Independent Contractors vs. Employees"
Dan Black
Co-Pre [more]lundi, 1 mai 2000 mai 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]mercredi, 30 mai 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]mercredi, 12 octobre 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]mercredi, 9 juin 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]vendredi, 27 mars 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]mardi, 10 mars 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]mercredi, 14 novembre 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]mercredi, 31 octobre 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]mardi, 4 septembre 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]samedi, 10 décembre 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
Partner
Toronto
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