Kumail Karimjee
- Lawyer, Mediator, and Arbitrator
- 25 years of experience
- 1997 University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
- 1999 Called to the Bar, Law Society Ontario
- Recognized as a leading practitioner in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada
- Thoughtful, Strategic, Results-Driven
For Mediation and Arbitration visit Karimjee Resolutions
Kumail is a lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and independent investigator with a practice focussed on workplace legal matters. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1997, completed his LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020, and trained as a mediator with Harvard Law School’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers. In his litigation practice, in addition to appearing before boards and tribunals, Kumail conducted trials before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and appeared before the Divisional Court, Ontario Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada. He was a part-time Vice-Chair at the Workplace Safety Insurance Appeals Tribunal (2007-2012), adjudicating workers’ compensation matters. As part of his ADR practice, he conducts restorative mediations and designs dispute resolution systems.
Kumail has been recognized by his peers as a leading practitioner through inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for both Employment Law and Workplace Human Rights Law. Kumail has also been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
