Labour and Employment Law
Henry Y. Dinsdale
(He/Him)
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Henry Dinsdale is a partner in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. Henry has been advising and representing employers for over 25 years at both the federal and provincial levels and has appeared on behalf of employers in proceedings in every province in the country. His practice ranges from providing sophisticated strategic advice, to collective bargaining and labour and employment law advocacy.
Henry has received both a Masters and Doctoral degree in law from Stanford University Law School and has taught labour law at the University of Toronto Law School, Queen’s University’s Law School and Industrial Relations Centre, and in Osgoode Hall Law School’s Masters of Labour Law programme. He is a Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and has been a member of the Advisory Committee of Queen’s University’s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace since its inception.
Henry loves the cottage, cycling, squash and watching his amazing children blow him away every day.
Overview
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Queen’s University, LL.B.
- Queen’s University, B.A.
- Stanford University, J.S.D. (Doctor of Science of Law)
- Stanford University, LL.M.
- Ontario, 1989
- Advisory Committee of Queen’s University’s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace - Member
- American Bar Association - Member
- Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers - Member
- Canadian Bar Association - Member
- Ontario Bar Association - Member (Administrative Law and Labour & Employment Law)
- The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Elected Fellow
- The Law Society of Ontario - Member
- Ontario, 1989
- Advisory Committee of Queen’s University’s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace - Member
- American Bar Association - Member
- Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers - Member
- Canadian Bar Association - Member
- Ontario Bar Association - Member (Administrative Law and Labour & Employment Law)
- The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Elected Fellow
- The Law Society of Ontario - Member
- Queen’s University, LL.B.
- Queen’s University, B.A.
- Stanford University, J.S.D. (Doctor of Science of Law)
- Stanford University, LL.M.
- Pronouns: He/Him
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 for work in:
- Labour and Employment Law
Awards:
Chambers Canada – Band 3
Employment & Labour
The Canadian Legal® Lexpert Directory
Labour Relations (Most Frequently Recommended); Employment Law (Consistently Recommended)
Who’s Who Legal – Global Elite Thought Leader
Labour & Employment
Who's Who Legal – Global Leader
Labour & Employment (Thought Leader)
Who’s Who Legal – National Leader, Canada
Labour, Employment & Benefits
News & Media
Additional Information
- Areas of Concentration
Employment Law
Labour Relations
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