Our lawyers represent management in all sectors, including financial services,
manufacturing, technology, transportation, oil and gas, natural resources, public
utilities, health care, accounting, logistics services, retail and wholesale industries.
We keep our clients up to date on new legislation and the evolution of policies of
labour relations tribunals and government agencies. We represent clients before the
Canada and Provincial Labour Relations Boards, before other tribunals dealing with
labour and employment-related issues, at arbitration hearings and before the courts.
We provide responsive and innovative legal advice as well as expert representation.
Our comprehensive knowledge of labour legislation and case law, our extensive
experience in all facets of labour and employment law, and our keen appreciation of
the economic and business pressures constantly facing our clients have enabled us
to successfully represent employers in many leading cases. The firm provides
extensive and varied services in the field of labour, employment, and employee
benefits law, as well as labour-related civil and criminal litigation.
We have served as general, local or special counsel to various unions, whose interests
we have represented in administrative and court proceedings as well. The firm has
also represented individuals, businesses, and labour organizations in litigated and
arbitrated employment disputes, including claims of discrimination. We have
negotiated employment and severance agreements for businesses and individuals. On
numerous occasions, we have represented corporate and union officials in the defense
of directors and officers and errors and omissions claims, both under insurance
policies and otherwise.
