Background

Jennifer Fantini is a partner in our Toronto office. Jennifer was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2001. She graduated from the University of Toronto with Bachelor of Arts in 1995, majoring in labour-management relations. Jennifer then completed a joint M.B.A./LL.B. at York University/Osgoode Hall Law School, graduating in 1999.

Areas of Practice

• Jennifer practices in the areas of labour relations and employment law.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Recognized in the 2012 edition of Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Employment & Labour)

Professional Experience

• Jennifer advises public and private sector employers with respect to:
  • employee discipline and termination;
  • wrongful dismissal;
  • employment policies and contracts;
  • employment standards;
  • human rights issues;
  • employment contracts and wrongful dismissal.
• She also acts for employers in litigation involving wrongful dismissal claims, injunctions and other related matters.
• Jennifer has a special interest and expertise in constructive dismissal law.

Professional and Community Activities

• Member, Canadian Bar Association of Ontario
• Co-author of the legal text Quitting for Good Reason: The Law of Constructive Dismissal in Canada, with Randall Scott Echlin, (Canada Law Book, 2001).
• Co-author of articles in Legal Alert, Lexpert, and Supreme Court Law Review on various Labour and Employment Law issues.