Geoffrey Howard is the founder and principal of Howard Employment Law* where he provides strategic and practical advice on employment and labour law matters and represents clients in employment-related litigation.
Geoffrey has extensive experience representing both employers and employees in all aspects of the employment relationship, including employment agreements, termination of employment, and human rights issues such as discrimination and the duty to accommodate. Geoffrey also has considerable experience advising employers on benefit plans, including pension, disability and group insurance coverage and regulatory compliance issues. He advises companies and owners on shareholder disputes arising out of termination of employment.
A senior advisor to multi-national and regional employers in respect of their Canadian workforce, Geoffrey Howard helps clients solve workplace issues in a practical and cost-effective way.
Geoffrey’s clients come from industries ranging from high-tech, health care, biotech, and mining, to travel, retail and professional services. They stay for his expertise in managing relations between employers and non-union employees. He frequently advises on stock options, restricted stock units (RSU), pensions, bonuses, shareholder agreements and constructive dismissals. He also advises and represents clients in disputes over post-employment competition arising from non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants.
When working with his clients, Geoffrey Howard combines regular client communication and follow-up, with a cost-effective and creative approach to resolve employment problems and litigation. He is responsive, practical and aims to ensure that there are no surprises for his clients.
Geoffrey also speaks and writes on a wide range of employment law topics, including authoring articles for a variety of publications and delivering training seminars to clients, managers and professionals on workplace law issues.
Outside of work, Geoff enjoys biking, hiking, tennis and recovering from it all with yoga.
See also Geoff’s Employer Alerts