Andrew Wray
Toronto Lawyer

Mr. Wray is the managing partner of Pinto Wray James LLP.  He brings a strong client focus to his work, seeking practical resolutions to complex legal issues.  

Mr. Wray practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation, labour and employment, disability insurance and benefits litigation, human rights and administrative law.

Mr. Wray appears regularly before various levels of Federal and Provincial Courts and Tribunals for a wide range of clients on actions, motions and applications.  Mr. Wray represents both applicants and respondents in applications for judicial review.

Mr. Wray has presented at and chaired numerous continuing legal education programs particularly in the area of workplace law and administrative law. He recently prepared a submission on behalf of the Ontario Bar Association to a Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario regarding human rights law in Ontario. In addition, Mr. Wray also recently presented a paper at the “Six-Minute Administrative Law Lawyer” on judicial review of administrative tribunal decisions following the release of an important Supreme Court of Canada decision.

Mr. Wray is currently the Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association and a member of the Canadian Bar Association National Administrative Law Section.

Mr. Wray co-chaired the joint Ontario Bar Association and Law Society of Upper Canada conference on Human Rights in 2008 and will do so again in June 2009.

Mr. Wray is fluent in English, French and Spanish and serves clients of diverse backgrounds.

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Labour Law and Employment Law
• Human Rights
• Administrative Law

Representative Cases

Some of the cases Mr. Wray has recently been involved in include:

• Several small and medium sized businesses before government regulatory bodies
• Numerous employers and employees in wrongful and constructive dismissal matters
• Property owners involved in real estate litigation matters
• Partners and shareholders in the midst of potential or active business disputes
• Investors seeking redress for economic losses
• Disabled persons in coverage disputes with public and private insurers
• A Respondent in a Judicial Review Application to the Federal Court of Appeal regarding a decision of the Pensions Appeal Board
• Employees and employers in complex human rights proceedings before the Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Tribunals

Membership and Education

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association
• Legal Committee Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples
• Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario
• Member of the Practice Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• University of Ottawa (LL.B.)
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City (Faculty of Graduate Studies of Law)
• University of Toronto (Honours B.A.)