Nini Jones is a partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP. The focus of her practice is employment and union-side labour law, including collective bargaining. In addition, Nini has a special interest and expertise in human rights matters. Nini is recognized for her resolute and effective representation of her clients’ interests, and her ability to achieve results in keeping with their objectives and interests.
Nini’s practice includes a substantial amount of work in the police sector, where she represents Police Associations in labour relations, human rights issues, collective bargaining, discipline, and other work-related disputes. Nini provides comprehensive advice to her clients about all aspects of labour and employment law, including human rights, employment standards, pay equity, and health and safety.
Nini regularly speaks and provides workshops for, and continuing legal education to, other lawyers, organizations, and clients on a range of issues, including administrative law, workplace discipline, addressing workplace criminal conduct, privacy and electronic communications, human rights, the duty to accommodate, grievance handling, labour and employment damages, not-for-profit board governance, and collective bargaining strategy.
Nini has been recognized as a “Best Lawyers in Canada” practicing in Labour and Employment law every year since 2013, and has been repeatedly recommended by Lexpert in her practice area. This year, Nini won the Lexpert Zenith Award for Mid-Career Excellence.
Nini graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and also has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Queen's University at Kingston.
Education
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, LL.B., 1999
- Queen’s University at Kingston, B.A. (Hons.), Economics
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers (CALL)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- The Advocate's Society