George Vassos is a partner in Littler’s Toronto office, with more than 43 years at the Ontario Bar. He focuses on employment law advocacy before mediators, adjudicators, and administrative tribunals, and provides strategic counsel on a wide range of workplace issues. His practice includes executive employment contracts, wrongful and federal unjust dismissal, reductions in force, layoffs, employer policies, employment standards, human rights, and alternative dispute resolution. George has acted as counsel in numerous reported decisions, serves as an expert witness, and is a frequent speaker, author, and media commentator on employment law developments.
George is consistently recognized as a leading employment lawyer by Best Lawyers™ (20 consecutive years), Lexpert (27 years), and Chambers. He was also recognized by JD Supra’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards as a Top 10 Labour and Employment Author and by Mondaq as a Thought Leading Co-Author for Canada Employment and HR. George was also the co-founder and former senior partner of Kuretzky Vassos Henderson, a leading Canadian employment law boutique that integrated into Littler in 2015.