David J. Bannon

Biography

David Bannon appears before many courts and tribunals, including boards of arbitration, the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Canada Industrial Relations Board, employment standards referees, occupational health and safety adjudicators, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court and the Ontario Court of Justice. Mr. Bannon has been certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Labour Law.

Mr. Bannon represents management in all areas of employment and labour law. He regularly represents clients in collective bargaining, union certification matters, labour board proceedings, grievance arbitration, construction labour law proceedings, occupational health and safety matters, human rights issues and wrongful dismissal claims. He frequently acts as a spokesperson in collective bargaining and provides strategic advice to assist bargaining teams when he is not at the bargaining table. He also advises employers on employment and labour issues arising in corporate transactions.

Year of Call

• Ontario Bar 1994

Law School

• LL.B., Osgoode Hall - York University, 1992

EDUCATION

• B.A. (Hons.), Wilfrid Laurier University, 1989

Publications

• "2004 Annual Review, Workers Safety & Insurance Board" (L'Expert), February, 2005
• "2003 Annual Review, Workers Safety & Insurance Board (L'Expert), February, 2004
• "Sarnia Cranes Ltd., Construction Industry Drug Testing", (Bennett Jones, Labour and Employment Review, Summer, 1999)
• "Collecting Early Retirement Pensions and Severance Entitlements - Double Dipping?", (Compensation and Benefits Update, March, 1999)
• "Editor, Labour and Employment Law Review", (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Spring/Summer 1997)
• "Employment Standards Act Amended", (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Labour and Employment Law Review, Spring/Summer 1997)
• "Occupational Health and Safety Act Section 50 Charges Quashed", (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Labour and Employment Law Review, Spring/Summer 1997)
• "Union Organizing Campaigns: Management Response and Strategy", (Canadian KFC Franchisees' Association Annual Convention, September 1994)
• "Labour and Employment Law", (Osler Renault: Canada Law Letter Special Issue, Autumn 1994)

Speaking Engagements

• "Managing Employee Terminations" (Ontario Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, with Elisabeth Campin), February 3, 2005
• "Bill C-45 How Have Things Changed" (Private Client Seminar), April 6, 2004
• "Conducting an Effective Workplace Investigation" (Ogilvy Renault Labour & Employment Law Group Client Seminar), March 3, 2004
• "Union/Management Relations, Effects of Organizational Restructuring (Infonex)", December 6, 2002
• "Young Presidents' Organization, Positive Employee Relations: What to do Before a Union comes Knocking at your Door and What to do After", (April 9, 2003)
• "Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Recent Amendments to the Labour Relations Act, (Ogilvy Renault, Ontario Labour and Employment Law Group Client Seminar)", February 15, 2001
• "Occupational Health & Safety: Legislative Changes and Current Trends, (Ogilvy Renault, Ontario Labour and Employment Law Group Client Seminar)", December 6, 2000
• "The Departing Employee, Non-Competition Agreements & Other Critical Employer Issues in Ontario, Toronto, October 24, 2000, Lorman Education Services
• Ontario Issues Extra Hours Permit for Y2K Work", (Bennett Jones Brief, October 28, 1999)
• "Understanding the Impact of Provincial Occupational Health and Safety & Workers' Compensation legislation", (Minimizing Liability with Independent Contractors, Infonex Seminar, October 7, 1999)
• "Speaker, Continuing Education Program for Justices of the Peace, Provincial Offences Act Trials, Part II", March 9, 1998
• "Sexual Harassment Training Seminars", (Various Clients, 1997 - Present)
•  "Guest Instructor, Engineering Law Course, Labour and Employment Law Component, Civil Engineering Department, Ryerson Polytechnical University", (1997 - Present)
• "Occupational Health and Safety Act Reforms: A Review", (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt client seminar, September 1996)
• "Consequences of the Repeal of the Employment Equity Legislation", (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt client seminar, October 26, 1995)

Media Highlights

• Globe & Mail
• National Post
• Workplace News
• CityTV
• Global Television

Rankings and Recognitions

• BV Peer Review Rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Memberships and Activities

• Canadian Bar Association, Labour Law Section 
• American Bar Association, Labour Law Section
• Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario
• The Advocates' Society
• The Toronto Board of Trade
• Toronto Lawyers Association