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Sarah Langille is a Partner in Miller Thomson’s Business Law Group, with a focus on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, as well as the emerging growth and venture capital sectors. She excels in private M&A, acting for private corporations engaging in asset or share sales. She also provides general business and corporate advice to clients regarding operational and transactional matters and has advised early-stage start-ups and high-growth companies on all legal matters in order ...

Charles Gluckstein was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999 and is a Specialist in Civil Litigation, which encompasses personal injury , medical and professional negligence, motor vehicle claims , occupier’s liability issues , and product liability . An award-winning lawyer himself, Charles is known for his active support within the medical and disability communities and his innovative mindset for providing better and faster resolution to all Gluckstein client cases, without sacrificing ev...

Jane’s practice focuses exclusively on advice and advocacy to public and private sector employers in all areas of workplace law. Jane represents both union and non-union clients. Jane has extensive experience assisting clients in addressing labour law, employment law, human rights and disability management matters. She regularly advocates for clients during labour relations disputes, collective bargaining, interest arbitration and grievance arbitrations. She also regularly represents cl...

Bettina Burgess is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Bettina, who practices law in Kitchener, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bettina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sean is a Partner at Ross & McBride LLP, practising in the Labour & Employment Law Group. Sean's practice encompasses a wide variety of employment law matters including drafting and negotiating employment contracts, advising employees on employment and human rights matters, and employment litigation.

David graduated with Honours from Montreal’s McGill University in 1978. He next received his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. In 1982 he was admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice as an Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law in the courts of California. After receiving his Certificate of Qualification through the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, in 1985 David was admitted by the Law Society of Ontario as a Barrist...

Jennifer is a Labour, Employment, and Human Rights lawyer and partner at Ross & McBride LLP. She was called to the bar in July of 2003 and has practiced exclusively in the firm's Labour and Employment Group since that time. She regularly appears before the Courts, the Human Rights Tribunals, Arbitrators, the Labour Board, and other administrative tribunals on employer and employee issues. In addition, she also regularly advises employers on matters dealing with employment relations, emplo...

Jeffrey is Criminal Lawyer and Associate Counsel at Ross & McBride LLP. A criminal lawyer in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. Manishen commenced his practice of with Ross and McBride in 1985. Prior to that he was an Assistant Crown Attorney in Hamilton from 1977 - 1985. Over the years, he has defended a similarly-wide range of criminal charges as well as drug offences, tax evasion and proceedings under the Provincial Offences Act. He has also, on occasion, been retained by the Ministry of the Attor...

Mike McCluskey helps his clients resolve all types of litigation disputes from the early stages of an issue all the way through to trial. Mike understands that litigation can be an intimidating process for many clients. Because of this, he works closely with his clients at every step of the process believing that open communication is a key ingredient for success. Mike has specific experience with contract disputes, commercial and residential real estate disputes, construction disputes and li...

Jamie has more than 40 years of experience representing management in labour and employment law, working out of both the Hamilton and Toronto offices. Jamie regularly appears before the courts, arbitration boards, and federal and provincial labour relations tribunals, as well as before adjudicators in human rights, employment standards and health and safety matters. He has extensive experience in collective bargaining and in guiding employers through the process of responding to union organiz...