Partner, Toronto
Direct: 416.864.7275
Main: 416.362.1011
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Year of Call: Ontario, 1998
Biography
Donna D’Andrea is a management-side labour relations and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. Donna provides practical and strategic advice to employers in all matters related to wrongful dismissal, human rights complaints, employment standards claims, union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration and occupational health and safety.
Donna leads the firm’s Hospitality & Gaming Practice Group and she serves as chief spokesperson for most major hotel chains in their negotiations with unions and is known for her expert negotiation skills. Donna regularly appears before the Human Rights Tribunal, the courts, grievance arbitrators and the Ontario Labour Relations Board. She also participates in the employment and labour law aspects of business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and business restructurings.
In addition to speaking at employer organization and industry meetings, Donna conducts in-house seminars for clients on such topics as harassment, discrimination, accommodation, terminations, performance management and management/union relations.
Practice Areas
Employment Law Human Rights Labour Relations Litigation Occupational Health
Industries
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Financial Services Hospitality & Gaming Manufacturing Media & Communications Mining & Natural Resources Retail & Wholesale Trade Technology Transportation & Warehousing
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada™ (2014–2025)
Labour and Employment Law
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2014–2025)
Employment Law, Labour Relations (Consistently Recommended)
Chambers Canada – Band 4 (2025); Band 5 (2020–2024)
Employment & Labour, Ontario
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – Thought Leader (2024)
Labour & Employment
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – Global Leader (2022–2024)
Labour & Employment (Recommended)
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – National Leader, Canada (2020–2023)
Labour, Employment & Benefits
Memberships & Affiliations
Canadian Bar Association – Member
Ontario Bar Association – Member (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation and Labour & Employment Law)
The Advocates’ Society – Member
Notary Public
Humber College Program Advisory Committee, Graduate Certificate in Hospitality Operations Management and Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management – Member
Select Publications & Presentations
“Employment Law for Hospitality Operators: A Crash Course in Employment Law and What Every Operator and Manager Should Know and Be Prepared For” Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association: Ontario Hospitality Conference 2023 (October 3, 2023)
Education
University of Western Ontario, LL.B.
York University, B.A. (Hons.)