Experience

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Practice Leader, Labour & Employment Law - Samfiru Tumarkin LLP

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  David Vaughan is a Toronto employment lawyer and National Practice Leader of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s Labour and Employment Law practice group. David works with employers and employees with respect to all aspects of employment and labour law, including terminations, employment contracts, human rights issues, and restrictive covenants. David is well-respected by his colleagues and has a reputation for providing thoughtful, timely, and strategic advice to clients.David has an established track record of successfully resolving wrongful dismissal and other legal claims and regularly represents the interests of his clients before Ontario courts and other administrative tribunals. David takes great pride in understanding the specific needs of his clients and representing them with both passion and vigour.

• Partner

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2022

  David A. Vaughan is a Partner with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s Labour and Employment practice group. David completed his law degree at the University of Western Ontario. As a law student, David worked as a Case Manager for Sport Solution, a clinic that assists Canadian National Team athletes resolve their sported-related issues, including appeals, mediation and arbitration. Prior to law school, David completed both his Master of Arts degree in Political Science and Bachelor of Arts, Honours degree in Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. David articled with one of the top labour and employment law firms in Toronto and, after his call to the bar, joined Samfiru Tumarkin LLP as an associate in 2012. David represents and advises employers and employees in both the unionized and non-unionized settings. David has an excellent understanding of his clients’ needs and provides thoughtful, timely and strategic advice with respect to all areas of labour and employment law and related workplace matters, including wrongful and constructive dismissals. David has developed a keen understanding of how prompt action, combined with shrewd advice, can assist clients in avoiding and resolving disputes without the need for protracted and costly litigation.



Hicks Morley

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student-At-Law

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012