Matthew L.O. Certosimo

Matthew L.O. Certosimo

(416) 367-6068
(416) 367-6749
22 Adelaide St W, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1995 (ON)
Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Labour Law. Partner and former national leader (2011–2016) of BLG’s Labour and Employment Group. Frequently appears before the courts including the appellate level. Counsels and acts on behalf of private and public sector employers in labour relations, employment law, including wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitrations, collective bargaining, human rights complaints and charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Co-author of Just Cause: The Law of Summary Dismissal in Canada (Canada Law Book). Assistant editor, Canadian Cases on Employment Law, a national law report series (Carswell). Author of Ontario Employment and Labour Law & Commentary (LexisNexis) and Federal Employment and Labour Law & Commentary (LexisNexis). Author of The Regulation of Picketing: An Employer’s Primer to Labour Injunctions (Carswell). Recognized in Chambers CanadaThe Best Lawyers in Canada and The Legal 500 Canada. Chair and speaker at numerous labour and employment law conferences. Adjunct Professor, Employment Law, University of Toronto, 1996–2011. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1995.
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