Nadia is a dedicated and diligent labour and employment lawyer who understands that work can be, and often is, one of the most fundamental aspects of a person’s life. Having joined the workforce at an early age, Nadia became attuned to the tensions that can arise in a workplace and made it her goal to dedicate herself to workplace law.

She has been practicing labour and employment law since she was called to the Ontario Bar in 2016. She advises and acts for both employers and employees on issues ranging from termination and severance matters, wrongful and constructive dismissals, drafting and reviewing contracts and policies, human rights matters, and workplace harassment complaints. Nadia has appeared on numerous occasions before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and its Divisional Court, the Ontario Small Claims Court, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Nadia received her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, where she graduated in the top 10% of her class. During law school, Nadia completed a practice placement at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, a government-funded institution that provides legal advice and assistance to individuals who have experienced discrimination in Ontario, both within and outside the workplace setting.

Nadia speaks fluent Spanish and is actively involved in the Hispanic community. Most recently, Nadia served on the Board and Executive Committee of the Canadian Hispanic Bar Association from 2017 to 2022.

Nadia have appeared on numerous occasions before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and its Divisional Court, the Ontario Small Claims Court, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Ontario Labour Relations Board. 

These experiences has transpired into some of the following client successes:

• Arora v Techblocks Inc, 2022 – prevailed in assisting an employee to recover unpaid wages from his employer.

• Mohammed v Ralota Technologies Inc. 2018 – successfully represented an employee when the employer appealed the employee’s awarded wrongful dismissal claim.

• Barry v Certified Equipment Sales Services and Rental Ltd. 2017 – effectively represented an employee against just cause allegations.

• Campbell v Paradigm Sports Inc. 2017 – with Nicole Simes successfully represented clients in a discrimination application before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, resulting in award of damages for terminated employees.