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reviews & endorsements

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Rika provided our public sector organization with expert representation on a number of complex legal matters, which led to highly successful outcomes. She provides intelligent insightful counsel and she has an unparalleled work ethic. Rika is able to pull on her wealth of knowledge and legal expertise while quickly comprehending the nuances of issues that are essential to problem solving. Rika is results driven and articulate in communications. From a client perspective, Rika is highly responsive and she demonstrates true caring.

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JOHN HODGKINSON, SENIOR MANAGER, EMPLOYEE & LABOUR RELATIONS

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I had the pleasure of working closely with Rika during her time with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, where she drafted legislation, and provided oral and written advice to clients and senior officials. Rika is an incredibly smart and adaptive lawyer that excels in working with her clients to find creative solutions by using analytical approaches. Personally, it was a pleasure to work with Rika and I could not recommend her more highly!

 

BRANDON PARLETTE, SENIOR COUNSEL, MINISTRY OF LABOUR, IMMIGRATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

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Rika is an excellent lawyer who pays attention to detail, has terrific writing skills, and is a wonderful person to work with. I highly recommend her for labour and employment matters.

 

JOHN STOUT  MEDIATOR/ARBITRATOR​​​​​​

​Rika is an excellent lawyer. She learns the complicated details of a case and finds creative solutions by building rapport with allied and opposing parties to come to a positive resolution for her clients. 

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IGOR  GIMELSHTEIN, CEO, ECHELON WELLNESS​

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Rika learned and applied the complex industrial terms and working procedures of our North American company incredibly quickly, all the while managing tight litigation timelines and multiple points of contact within our organization.  Her personable nature and ability to explain legal concepts in plain language made her a joy to work with. 

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LABOUR RELATIONS MANAGER​​​

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Rika Sawatsky is smart and comes with impressive experience. At the same time, she is very respectful of the expertise of others. Rika is a natural collaborator and working with her helped me to see my own work from new perspectives. It’s the best kind of work experience.​​

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DIRECTOR, RESEARCH CENTRE​​

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I couldn't recommend Rika more highly. She's the rockstar of any legal team: motivated, forward-thinking, and incredibly approachable. As my articling principal, she created an environment that made it impossible not to succeed. I am truly grateful. 

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SONYA MOLYNEUX, COUNSEL​​​​​​

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