181 Bay St, Suite 2100, Brookfield Pl, Bay/Wellington Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1999 (ON)
George Avraam practises trial and appellate litigation. He has been lead counsel on cases before administrative tribunals, trial courts, and courts of appeal, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He represents parties in high-profile and reputation threatening cases, such as high-stakes labour and employment litigation, class actions, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty litigation, governance matters, shareholder and partnership disputes, and administrative and public law issues, including those involving the Charter. Avraam also provides high-value, complex strategic advice to Boards and executive leadership teams. He has advised on several matters, including cross-border investigations, executive compensation, governance issues, and #MeToo matters. Avraam has a broad trial and appellate litigation practice that is focused on complex litigation. He has been consistently recommended in The Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory and recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada, and Chambers Canada, among others, as one of Canada's leading labour, employment, administrative, and public law litigators. He has also been designated as a Certified Specialist in civil litigation by The Law Society of Ontario.