Dylan has a broad civil litigation practice, with a focus on business and employment litigation. His experience includes disputes involving corporate/commercial litigation, international trade, intellectual property, restructuring and insolvency law and administrative law, including government contracting disputes, regulatory compliance, anti-corruption and judicial review of government decisions. He is licensed to practice in Canada (Ontario) and the United States (New York).
Dylan also regularly provides employment law advice to employers on a variety of workplace issues, including discipline and wrongful dismissal matters, human rights management and litigation and health and safety issues. He advises and assists employers with the drafting of employment agreements, workplace policies, severance packages and the resolution of workplace disputes.
Outside of the office, Dylan volunteers as duty counsel at the Toronto Small Claims Court where he provides pro bono services on behalf of unrepresented litigants.
Dylan also regularly provides employment law advice to employers on a variety of workplace issues, including discipline and wrongful dismissal matters, human rights management and litigation and health and safety issues. He advises and assists employers with the drafting of employment agreements, workplace policies, severance packages and the resolution of workplace disputes.
Outside of the office, Dylan volunteers as duty counsel at the Toronto Small Claims Court where he provides pro bono services on behalf of unrepresented litigants.
Education & Credentials
Education
Lakehead University
B.A. (Hons), 2013- Dean’s Scholar Award for Highest Standing in Political Science
- Marrgaret R. Sideen Memorial Award for Political Science (2012 & 2013)
- Geoffrey Engholm Award
- President’s List (2009-2013)
- Full Entrance Scholarship
Osgoode Hall Law School
J.D., 2016- Charles Edward Woodrow Award
- Osgoode Centennial Entrance Scholarship
Bar Admission
Prominent Assignments
Counsel to Raytheon Canada ULC in bid a dispute before the CITT regarding procurement of the Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) by PND/PWGSC
Counsel to the Western Canadian Alliance of Gypsum Contractors before the CITT in the dumping of gypsum from the USA
Counsel to Baosteel in the CBSA investigation regarding the dumping and subsidization of fabricated industrial steel components
Professional Involvement
- New York State Bar Association
- Law Help Ontario (Pro Bono Ontario)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- The Advocates' Society
- Toronto Lawyers Association
Publications/Presentations
- Author, “New Year, Same Employment Standards”, HR Professional Magazine, February 2019
- Author, “What’s old is new with Ontario’s sweeping employment law changes”, The Law Times, December 8, 2018
- Quoted in “Ontario employment standards to undergo another revamp”, Canadian HR Reporter, November 2, 2018
- Quoted in “Labour law changes to impact lawyers, clients”, The Law Times, October 15, 2018
- Co-Author, "Unprecedented is the New Norm in Canada – U.S. Trade Relations,” The Lawyer's Daily, June 2018.
- Author, “Softwood lumber duties seen as Trump’s opening salvo on NAFTA,” The Lawyer’s Daily, May 2017.
- Speaker, “From NAFTA to CETA: How Canadian and U.S. Businesses Can Leverage a New Era in Global Trade,” Dickinson Wright Webinar, May 2017.
- Contributor, Brenda Swick, "International Procurement Developments in 2016: Canada," Paper delivered at the Thomson Reuters West Government Conducts Year In Review Conference, Washington D.C., February 2017.
- Author, "Review of the Significant Canadian Federal Government Contracting Cases in 2016," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, January 2017.
- Author, “Gypsum industry hit with new Canadian duty case”, Construction Canada, August 30,2016.