Stikeman Elliott : Everything you need to know

Founded: 1952
Office locations: Montréal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, London and Sydney

Stikeman Elliott is a global leader in Canadian business law, offering creative solutions to clients across Canada and around the world. Our Employment & Labour Group brings a business-focused approach to the advice we provide employers on all facets of the individual and collective employment relationship, both at the provincial and federal level. With a team that includes lawyers in Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, Stikeman Elliott provides integrated advisory, litigation, and transactional capability across the country. The Group is a full-service practice area within the firm, delivering advice to employers on a wide range of employment and labour mandates, including all matters of employment and labour disputes, on-going compliance, and advisory matters as well as complex transactions. Members of the Employment & Labour Group also work closely with the Pensions & Benefits Group to deliver bespoke legal solutions on increasingly sophisticated and complex pension executive compensation matters. This integrated capability ensures that clients receive advice in a timely, cost-effective, and efficient manner by calling upon appropriate, targeted resources.

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Stikeman Elliott in the news:

  • Achieved top ranking in Chambers Canada 2023 for Employment and Labour.
  • Leading lawyers ranked in Employment and Labour in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
  • Stikeman Elliott boosts its Employment Group with the addition of 4 new lawyers from across Canada.
  • Continuously recognized in Chambers Canada 2023 for Pensions and Benefits.

Key people as of 2023:

Gary Clarke is a partner and Co-Head of the Employment & Labour Group nationally and Head of the Employment & Labour Group in Western Canada.

Nancy Ramalho is a partner and Co-Head of the Employment & Labour Group nationally and Head of the Employment & Labour Group in Toronto.

Patrick Essiminy is a partner and Co-Head of the Employment & Labour Group nationally and Head of the Employment & Labour Group in Montréal.

Mark Firman is a partner and Co-Head of the Pensions & Benefits Group nationally and Head of the Pensions & Benefits Group in Montréal.

Natasha vanderHoven is a partner and Co-Head of the Pensions & Benefits Group nationally and Head of the Pensions & Benefits Group in Toronto.

Stikeman Elliott : In the news

How should an employee on a fixed term contract be dismissed?

How should an employee on a fixed term contract be dismissed?

Ontario case deals with 'invalid' termination clauses in fixed term agreements

Just 7% of employees report sexual harassment to HR – here’s why

Just 7% of employees report sexual harassment to HR – here’s why

New report paints worrying picture of abuse in Canadian workplaces

Workplace violence: Understanding legal obligations and provincial mandates

Workplace violence: Understanding legal obligations and provincial mandates

Employers required to 'take any measures consistent with the nature of the work' to protect employees

Modern slavery bill nearing enactment, imposes reporting obligations on businesses, public entities

Modern slavery bill nearing enactment, imposes reporting obligations on businesses, public entities

Legislation at committee stage, could receive Royal Assent as early as Jan. 1, 2023

Acheson Sweeney Foley appear in Federal Court for systemic racism suit against CSC

Acheson Sweeney Foley appear in Federal Court for systemic racism suit against CSC

Class actions dealing with racism, harassment, condo refurbishment bid rigging in Federal Court