The Co-operators. His firm worked on the Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. case, which reached the Supreme Court for its verdict. Levitt's team represented Matthews, a former Ocean Nutrition Canada employee who sought damages over his exclusion from the company's long-term incentive plan (LTIP). In 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that Matthews was entitled to over $1 million in damages for the loss of the LTIP payments. In February 2023, he co-counselled with local counsel and won the largest compensation ever awarded for an employment law case in New Brunswick. Political career Levitt was Ontario Counsel for the Jean Chretien for Leadership campaign in 1990. At the time of the Meech Lake Accord, Levitt was co-chair, along with the Honourable John Roberts, of ALARM, an organization of Liberals across Canada opposing the Accord which included Premiers and provincial Opposition Leaders. Pierre Trudeau provided this group with support at the time. Author In 1985, Levitt authored The Law of Dismissal in Canada, a bestselling book analyzing wrongful dismissal cases. A Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies reviewer praised it as "an indispensable addition to any course on employment law." After his first publication, Levitt also wrote five other books in his career. His titles include The Law of Dismissal for Human Resources Professionals and War Stories from the Workplace: Columns by Howard Levitt. Since 1985, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the Dismissal and Employment Law Digest covering all employment law cases across Canada. Columnist Levitt has a twice weekly column in the Financial Post section of the National Post. He writes about legal topics in the workplace. Levitt appears in radio programs, such as 680 News. Over the years, he has been interviewed regularly by numerous media sources as an authority on labour law, including CBC News, CTV News, Global News, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. He is interviewed more than any other lawyer in Canada in any field. Philanthropy Levitt's philanthropy includes giving $1,000,000 to the Sinai Health Foundation, a charitable organization serving Mount Sinai Hospital. In 2022, Levitt donated a large sum to the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. The funds support the law school's Indigenous initiatives and postgraduate research. An Indigenous sculpture, donated by Levitt, will be placed in the Howard and Pamela Levitt Square at Falconer Hall. Awards Levitt received the Governor General's Award for Community Service and