Atty. Richard J. Charney
Richard Charney is a senior partner in our Toronto office, where he practises management labour relations and employment law, a field in which he is widely recognized as an advocate on behalf of national and local clients. For more than 10 years, he was Norton Rose Fulbright's global head of employment and labour.
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Richard J. Charney is a employment attorney, practicing at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Labour and Employment Law (2026).
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- Richard Charney is a senior partner in our Toronto office, where he practises management labour relations and employment law, a field in which he is widely recognized as an advocate on behalf of national and local clients
- For more than 10 years, he was Norton Rose Fulbright's global head of employment and labour
- Mr. Charney acts for numerous employers and employers’ organizations and appears at provincial and federal labour relations boards and the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and before rights and interest labour arbitration tribunals
- He also advises on all matters of employment and labour law and legislative reform
- Mr. Charney’s practice also involves collective bargaining on behalf of employers, employment standards, human rights, wrongful dismissal, workplace health and safety and constitutional law
- He is particularly active as an advocate before national labour tribunals such as the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which has jurisdiction over transportation and similar national industries
- the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which has jurisdiction in provincial industries such as construction
- and in judicial review challenges to tribunal determinations in the federal and provincial superior courts
- Mr. Charney is also a leading labour counsel to a variety of well-known arts and cultural organizations in Canada
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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