Best Lawyers in Ontario, Canada for Labour and Employment Law

Rachel practices labour, employment, and human rights law. She provides advice and representation to employers on a wide range of workplace issues. Rachel has represented provincially and federally regulated employers on wrongful dismissal, accommodation and disability, discrimination, and harassment matters. Rachel has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, and Court of Appeal in Ontario. Rachel also provides proactive advice to employers on all areas touching the w...

Patrick Twagirayezu is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Patrick, who practices law in Ottawa, Ontario, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Alessia Grossi is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Alessia practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Alessia Grossi since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alessia Grossi is held by other lawyers.

Dan Rosenbluth is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Labour and Employment Law. Dan is an accomplished advocate with a practice focused on commercial disputes, employment law, and public law. He has represented clients successfully in complex applications, arbitrations, and appeals involving issues such as shareholder disputes, commercial insolvencies, and real estate matters. In his employm...

Kate Shao is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Kate is a union-side labour lawyer. She represents trade union clients at grievance arbitrations, administrative tribunals, and courts in Ontario. Prior to joining Paliare Roland in 2021, Kate worked in the City of Toronto’s Legal Services Division and Human Rights Office and began her career at a leading labour and employment law boutique. Kate is a passionate advocate for human r...

Mary-Elizabeth Dill protects and advances the rights of working people with passion and skill in equal measure. Through both collective bargaining and litigation, she helps trade unions and faculty associations secure the rights and protections they and their members deserve. Mary-Elizabeth is particularly proud to have assisted unions in combating discrimination in the workplace and in defending employees facing unjust discipline for speaking out against unsafe working conditions. Whatever t...

Seth Holland is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Seth practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Seth Holland since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Seth Holland is held by other lawyers.

Zoriana Priadka is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Zoriana practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Zoriana Priadka since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Zoriana Priadka is held by other lawyers.

Riley Palmer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Riley, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Riley is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. He is a relentless advocate, committed to securing exceptional outcomes for the clients and unions he serves. His practice is...

Rayaz Khan is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour, employment and human rights issues. Rayaz’s practice includes wrongful dismissal litigation, grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, and human rights applications as well as helping employers navigate accommodation and employment standards issues. He has also advised and a...

Glynnis Hawe is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law and Labour and Employment Law. A partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, Glynnis has earned a reputation as a sophisticated and thoughtful advocate. She acts as counsel in all manner of commercial disputes, professional regulatory prosecutions, judicial reviews and appeals, and Indigenous rights cases. Glynnis has app...

Sydney Lang is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Sydney practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Sydney Lang since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sydney Lang is held by other lawyers.

Lauren is an associate lawyer in the Pension & Benefits group. Lauren first joined Koskie Minsky as a summer student in 2015, and returned to complete her articles in the Labour and Pensions Departments. Lauren is dedicated to providing advice and representation to employees, trade unions, plan administrators, trustees and their advisors and consultants on a range of pension, benefits, privacy and employment issues. Lauren has experience representing trade unions in a broad range of matte...

Laura maintains a broad labour, employment, and human rights practice. She advises private and public sector employers in the provincial and federal sector on various workplace matters related to labour relations, workplace investigations, employment agreements, workplace policies and procedures, drug and alcohol testing, employment litigation, human rights, and accommodation issues. Laura has represented both unionized and non-unionized employers in different matters of labour and employment...

Lucas is a partner of the firm, practicing out of the Hamilton office. Lucas represents employers in all areas of labour and employment law, with a particular emphasis on labour relations, privacy law compliance and employment litigation. With a practical and client-driven approach, Lucas appears regularly before courts, arbitration boards, the Ontario Labour Relations Board and various administrative tribunals. Lucas also regularly represents clients in collective bargaining negotiations and...