EMPLOYMENT & Litigation LAWYERS
Vanguard Law helps employees and employers resolve wrongful dismissals, human rights violations, severance issues, long term disability denials, shareholder disputes, and corporate litigation across Ontario.
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Employment lawyers who move first.
Workplace issues reward early strategy. Vanguard Law helps Ontario employees and employers understand the risks, protect their position, and move decisively - whether the issue is a severance package, workplace complaint, investigation, or wrongful dismissal claim.
For Employees
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Wrongful Dismissal Litigation
Fired without proper notice? Pushed out through sudden changes, demotions, pay cuts, or a toxic workplace? Vanguard Law helps Ontario employees assess wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, human rights, and workplace reprisal claims - then builds a strategy to pursue fair compensation through negotiation or litigation when needed.
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Severance Package Review
Received a severance offer? Do not sign before knowing what it may really be worth. Vanguard Law reviews termination letters, employment contracts, release terms, bonuses, commissions, benefits, restrictive covenants, and notice entitlements so employees can understand their rights and negotiate from a position of strength.
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Long Term Disability Denial
Denied long-term disability benefits? A denied LTD claim can put your income, health, and stability at risk. Vanguard Law helps employees challenge LTD denials by reviewing insurer letters, policy language, medical evidence, appeal deadlines, and bad-faith conduct, then pursuing the disability benefits and compensation available under the law.
For Employers
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Wrongful Dismissal Defence
Defending a wrongful dismissal claim? Employers need a clear strategy early. Vanguard Law helps businesses assess liability, respond to demand letters, review termination documents, manage settlement negotiations, and defend claims through litigation where a practical resolution is not possible.
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Workplace Investigations
Facing a workplace complaint? Workplace complaints require a fair, organized, and defensible process. Vanguard Law helps employers respond to allegations involving harassment, discrimination, bullying, misconduct, reprisals, and toxic workplace concerns by guiding investigation strategy, documentation, procedural fairness, and risk management from the start.
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Business Owner Disputes
Disputes between business owners can put operations, finances, and relationships at risk. Vanguard Law helps Ontario business owners, shareholders, partners, directors, and co-founders assess their rights, review corporate documents, manage negotiation strategy, and pursue practical resolutions where ownership, control, compensation, fiduciary duties, or business separation issues arise.
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“Andre always looks out for his clients and is knowledgeable in employment law. He is approachable and very understanding of employee and employer situations. With this understanding, he will find you the best solution.”
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“I had the opportunity to work with Andre and was impressed by his professionalism, integrity, and attention to detail. Beyond his knowledge of the law, Andre is approachable, reliable, and genuinely committed to helping people. I trust him completely and would recommend him without hesitation.”
Our Process
1. Book Your consultation
Not sure where to start? Call our office to complete a free case assessment with our Case Assessment Coordinator, and if a paid consultation is the right next step, we’ll guide you from there. If you’re ready to speak directly with Andre Issa, Founding Lawyer, you can book a paid 30-minute consultation by clicking the Book Now button below.
2. Complete your intake form
After booking, you’ll receive an intake form. Please complete it before your consultation so we can review the key facts, documents, deadlines, and goals in advance.
3. REVIEW YOUR CASE OPTIONS
During your consultation, we’ll assess whether we can help, explain your next steps, and walk you through the fee options available for your matter.
FAQs
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Every case is different, so there isn’t one exact timeline. If we can settle your dispute through talks, most clients see results in about 4–6 months. If we need to start a lawsuit in an Ontario court, the process can take 12–18 months or longer, depending on court dates and how the other side responds. Once we review the facts, your lawyer will give you a clear, step-by-step timeline and keep you updated in writing at every stage.
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Most cases are billed by the hour, which means you pay for the time we spend working on your matter. Before we start, you usually pay money upfront, called a retainer. The retainer is held for your legal work, and as we work on your case, our time is billed from that money. We will explain our hourly rate and how billing works before you decide to move forward. If the retainer starts to run low, we may ask you to add more money. If there is money left over when the work is finished, it is returned to you. In some cases, a different payment arrangement may be available if it is appropriate for your matter.
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Our lawyers have handled countless files for wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, executive compensation packages, severance pay, workplace harassment, and long term disability denial claims. Because we work on these problems daily, we spot risks fast and build strong strategies that get results.
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From your first email or phone call, your details are kept strictly confidential. We store all files in secure, encrypted systems, and only the lawyers and staff working on your case can open them. We will never contact anyone about your case. In short, when you hire our firm, your conversations, documents, and strategy stay between you and your lawyer.
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Yes, in limited cases. We help employees and employers with some union-related issues. This may include help with a grievance, a workplace human rights issue, or a Duty of Fair Representation (DFR) claim. We review your case and explain your options in simple terms.
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We proudly serve every corner of Ontario, so no matter where you work, help is only a call or video chat away. We regularly represent clients in the Greater Toronto Area – including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville and Burlington – as well as Hamilton, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and the entire Niagara Region from St. Catharines to Niagara Falls. Clients in Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Belleville and the rest of Eastern Ontario rely on us too, and we are just as active across Central and Northern Ontario in cities like Barrie, Orillia, Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins. Whether you live in Windsor, Sarnia, Chatham, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Newmarket, Aurora, Collingwood, Owen Sound – or any other Ontario community – we are ready to stand up for your rights and empower them.
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