Legal Assistant
- Angela M. Power
- Phone:(902) 491-6847
- Fax:902-421-3130
- Email:
BIO
Geoff works with businesses to solve their employment & labour problems and commercial disputes. Whether it be detecting compliance gaps, managing complex human resources issues, navigating transactions and reorganizations, or leading litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, Geoff helps businesses find the right track from start to the finish.
Geoff graduated from Dalhousie Schulich School of Law in 2010 and was called to the bar in Ontario in 2011 where he practiced employment & labour law and commercial litigation at a full service Toronto firm until joining Cox & Palmer in 2016. He has appeared before various courts and tribunals throughout Nova Scotia and Ontario, and has successfully completed both the Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop and Certificate in Mining Law through Osgoode Hall Law School.
BACKGROUND
Bar Admission
- Ontario (2011)
- Nova Scotia (2016)
Law School
- Dalhousie University
Education
- Dalhousie University (JD, 2010)
- Concordia University (Grad. Dip., Biotechnology & Genomics, 2007)
- St. Francis Xavier University (B.Sc. Biology, 2006)
Law Society Memberships
- Canadian Bar Association
Languages
- English
ARTICLES
- Reminder: Federally Regulated Employers to post notice regarding Pay Equity Plan by Monday, November 1, 2021
- Dismissed Employee gets his $1 Million Bonus and we get Clarification in the Law: The Supreme Court of Canada Issues its Decision in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition
- Employer’s Challenges and Obligations during the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Employee Refusals to Work: Employer Rights and Obligations under OHS Legislation
- COVID-19 Public Health Measures and Essential Services in Atlantic Canada
- COVID-19 – How Employers Can Manage the Workplace in These Uncertain Times
- How to Prepare for Coronavirus in the Workplace
- Newsflash: Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education Announces Significant Changes to Minimum Wage
- Supreme Court of Canada sets out New Framework in Assessing Standard of Review of Administrative Decisions
- Update: An Overview of Parental and Maternity Leave in Atlantic Canada
- Preparing for Cannabis Legalization: Federal and Atlantic Canadian Regulations
- Are You Ready? Navigating Medical and Recreational Cannabis in the Workplace
- SCC Upholds Inter-Provincial Liquor Trade Restrictions: One Man’s Goodbye to Constitutionally Guaranteed Cheap Quebec Beer and the Broader Implications
- It’s 2018: Here are Three Workplace Policies That Businesses Should Revisit (or Implement)
- Navigating Employment Law Tricky For Startups