Ron heads Minken Employment Lawyers – a Global Award Winning Employment Law Boutique located in York Region in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. He is well known by clients and the business community, both nationally and in the United Kingdom and the United States, as an energetic and passionate proponent for employment law. He is privileged to be in the ranks of world business leaders who have been invited to speak at the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce at the High Commission located in the Canadian Embassy in London, England. For many years, Ron has also been recognized as one of Canada’s top employment lawyers by Canadian HR Reporter in its Canada’s Employment Lawyers Directory.
A Targeted Approach
What started as an early interest in people’s challenges and rights grew into a career focused on using a comprehensive selection of legal tools available to achieve effective results for his clients. His commitment to keeping abreast of the latest cases and ever-changing laws fuels his ingenuity for strategizing the best result for each client.
Ron’s persistence as a strategic negotiator has also earned him a reputation for his ability in overcoming obstacles to achieve results. He draws on years of experience in employment law to develop streamlined and cost-effective processes for managing each case.
Ron has worked at such downtown Toronto law firms as Cassels Brock and Weir Foulds. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1988 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1990. Ron also holds a Certificate in Mediation from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Over the course of his career, Ron has appeared before many levels of Ontario Courts, including the Court of Appeal. He has also made submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada, and had the honour of working with such eminent counsel as the late Glen W. How, Q.C.
Committed to Sharing Knowledge
Ron has always been an avid communicator on employment law and is frequently interviewed by Carswell/Thomson Reuters for nation-wide webinars on such topics as Bill 168: Violence and Harassment in the Workplace and Constructive Dismissal—Dead or Alive?
Ron is also known in the UK as a source of Canadian employment law expertise and is privileged to be a guest speaker at the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce on the topic of his authored work, Doing Business in Canada—Employment Law Essentials.
Ron also appears as a guest speaker and presenter of authored works at numerous business shows, corporate functions, and professional development seminars including:
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Ontario Bar Association
- Osgoode Hall Professional Development Centre
- Human Resources Professional Association
- York Region Law Association
- Chambers of Commerce throughout Greater Toronto, including the Markham Board of Trade
- Human Resource organizations such as Knightsbridge and Verity International
Ron, along with his team, writes the quarterly column, “Employment Law Issues,” in Magazine For Business, and are also frequent contributors to legal and human resources publications including:
- Canadian Employment Law Today
- Canadian HR Reporter
- The Canadian Employer
- Canadian Safety Reporter
- Law Times
- HR Professional
Ron is an active member of various professional associations including the Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, The Advocates Society, York Region Law Association, the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, Markham Board of Trade, and the Chambers of Commerce of Newmarket, Richmond Hill and Vaughan. Ron also serves as a member of the Markham Theatre Advisory Board.
Ron can be reached at (905) 477-7011, ext. 225 or rminken@minken.com.
