Michelle D. MacGillivray

Michelle MacGillivray is a labour and employment lawyer who takes a focused, strategic, and practical approach to solving workplace problems. Michelle works to find the most efficient way to resolve issues, or to support employers through major initiatives, including sale and acquisition of businesses, reductions in force, and policy changes. She prides herself on providing proactive, timely, and high-quality advice to her clients to help them manage the litigation and reputational risks that they face.

Michelle advises federally and provincially regulated employers in the public and private sectors on a broad spectrum of labour, employment, and human rights matters. Michelle also regularly represents employers before arbitrators, mediators, administrative tribunals, and courts, and advises on issues arising from corporate reorganizations, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. She is often retained to conduct training for managers and supervisors as well as workplace investigations into allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination, and other employee complaints.

A frequent writer on workplace law developments, Michelle has authored, co-authored, and contributed to numerous articles, papers, and books. She is also routinely asked to speak as an expert on workplace issues in the media.