Arleen Huggins is a partner at Koskie Minsky LLP and the head of the firm’s Employment Law Group (an area ranked as the top-rated Toronto firm). Her expertise lies in employment law, human rights, commercial, mortgage, commercial leasing and real estate litigation. Her clients include private corporations in a variety of industries, pension and trust funds, disability plans, Not-For Profit organizations, and individual employees.
In the employment law area, Ms. Huggins acts on behalf of both employers and employees. She provides opinions and litigates all types of employment-related disputes in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal and administrative tribunals. She has extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex employment contracts and related documents, including non-solicitation and non-competition agreements and shareholder agreements for employers and executives. She also represents both employer and employees in disability claims and in the area of human rights. She is also experienced in investigating workplace harassment allegations and related matters.
Arleen has been a speaker for the Ontario Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, Lancaster House and Osgoode Hall Law School, including presenting at a variety of seminars on employment law, human rights and other civil commercial matters. She has authored various topical articles and papers in her areas of expertise.
