Andrea York

Andrea is the national Practice Group Leader of the Blakes Employment & Labour group and co-chair of the Firm's Privacy group. She is an experienced advocate with over 25 years of experience in the areas of employment and privacy law. Her practice is devoted exclusively to advising corporations and other employers on employment and privacy law matters. Andrea provides clients with practical advice on day-to-day human resources and employee relations issues that impact their workplaces. She works with employers across various industries, including banking and financial services, retail, manufacturing, medical and consumer products, technology, pharma, and marketing and advertising. Andrea also works with clients on preparing employment, executive compensation and termination agreements and assists clients with diversity and inclusiveness initiatives and employee policy development and review, and advises on the employment law aspects of commercial transactions, including M&A transactions, reorganizations, insolvencies and outsourcing transactions. When disputes arise, Andrea acts for employers in various legal proceedings, including wrongful dismissal and human rights claims. She has appeared at all levels of the Ontario courts and the Supreme Court of Canada.