Michael’s practice emphasizes the negotiation of collective agreements and the defence of employers before the courts and in arbitration cases, human rights hearings and labour board proceedings. He devotes time to truly understand each client’s business so that he can better assist them to navigate and prioritize their workplace issues.
Practice Area: Litigation
Gabrielle A. Lemoine
Gabrielle provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sector on a wide-range of labour and employment issues. Having recently clerked at the Federal Court of Appeal, Gabrielle is uniquely positioned to assist clients with judicial reviews and appeals.
Danika L. Winkel
Danika represents a broad range of public- and private-sector employers—both small and large—in trials, hearings, motions, applications, judicial reviews and appeals. In addition to that work, she provides proactive, day-to-day advice to help employers avoid litigation.
Eleanor A. Vaughan
Eleanor assists employers and management in resolving litigation and legal disputes, whether through principled settlement negotiations or courtroom advocacy.
Lesley A. Campbell
Lesley provides practical advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sector on a wide-range of labour, employment, and human rights issues. Having previously worked as a general civil litigator, Lesley is uniquely positioned to quickly understand client issues, formulate a fulsome plan of action, and zero in on a real solution that reflects a client’s unique business needs.
Jennifer J. Querney
Jennifer provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sector on labour, employment and human rights issues.
Rebecca Liu
As an experienced litigator, Rebecca represents employers in grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, labour board proceedings and human rights complaints.
Tatiana K. Lazdins
Tatiana provides advice to employers and management in both public and private sectors on management of digital evidence and eDiscovery processes. As a lawyer and electrical engineer with years of experience providing eDiscovery management consulting services, Tatiana is strongly positioned to leverage top technology for timely and thorough analysis of potential evidence in electronic data sets.
Grant R. Nuttall
Grant’s practice is advocacy-focused and includes collective bargaining, labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, wrongful dismissal, human rights and accommodation, and employment standards. He works across the public and private sectors with a focus on the broader public sector.
Sean M. Reginio
Sean collaborates with clients as they navigate complex issues involving workplace accommodation, mental health law, union organizing drives, disciplinary investigations and Education Act obligations for trustees and administrators. He regularly delivers training sessions and presentations regarding a variety of workplace issues including workplace harassment, management/union relations, employee terminations and attendance management.