Specialties
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Employment Lawyers specializing in Employment Law, is a unique law firm in Toronto comprised of some of the leading legal experts in Canada who have helped thousands of clients. The firm believes in strong advocacy, practical solutions and proven results for its clients.
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP provides employment law services to both employees and employers. Areas of expertise include:
Wrongful Dismissals
Severance Pay
Severance Package Review and Negotiations
Termination For Cause
Just Cause for Dismissal
Constructive Dismissal
Working Notice and Notice Periods
Workplace Harassment
Sexual Harassment
Bullying in the Workplace
Employment Contract Review, Drafting, and Disputes
Independent Contractor vs. Employee Misclassification
Fixed-Term Contract Disputes
Human Rights Applications
Disability Leave Terminations
Non-competition and Non-solicitation Clauses
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is also positioned to provide optimal results for clients on matters related to Personal Injury Law and Disability Law, including long-term disability claim denials by an insurance company, car accidents, slip and fall injuries, depression and anxiety, mental health issues, and more.
History
Established in 2007.
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has fully staffed offices in Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Our numerous lawyers have appeared before all levels of court and tribunals in both provinces.
Since 2013, Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has aired radio and TV programs in Ontario and British Columbia, designed to inform employees, employers and injured Canadians about their workplace, disability and insurance rights.
Due to our expertise and our determination to make every case a success, many lawyers in Ontario and throughout Canada choose to refer their clients to us. Samfiru Tumarkin LLP does much more than help resolve disputes and provide legal advice: we offer peace of mind to each of our clients.
Meet the Business Owner: Lior S.
Lior is a co-founding member of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and heads the firm's Labour and Employment Law practice group.
Lior resolves workplace problems. He has established a reputation as a leading employment lawyer in Ontario. Lior represents and advises both employees and employers with respect to all workplace matters, including employee terminations, wrongful dismissal, disciplinary issues, employment contracts and human rights.
Lior has a long and established track record of successfully resolving wrongful dismissal and other legal claims and regularly represents the interests of his clients before Ontario courts and administrative tribunals, including the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
Lior is respected by his colleagues and clients for his straightforward, practical, "no nonsense" approach to advocating on behalf of his clients' interests. In conducting his practice and leading the employment and labour practice group at the firm, Lior st