Stephen J. Shamie

Stephen J. Shamie


Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Recognized since 2006

Toronto, Ontario

Practice Areas

Labour and Employment Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Labour and Employment Law
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Stephen Shamie is a senior labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He has over 30 years of experience advising and representing employers on a wide variety of matters relating to human resources law.

Stephen’s practice emphasizes the negotiation of collective agreements and the defence of employers in arbitration cases, human rights hearings, labour board proceedings and before the courts. He regularly negotiates collective agreements in the hospitality, media, sports and industrial sectors. Stephen has acted as lead employment and labour counsel on many different corporate transactions and has been retained on numerous occasions by both corporations and other law firms.

Stephen served as the firm’s Managing Partner for 18 years and is general counsel for the Canadian Football League.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 77 King Street West
    TD Centre, 39th Floor
    P.O. Box 371
    Toronto, ON M5K 1K8
    Canada
Education
  • Queen’s University, LL.B.
  • McGill University, M.B.A.
  • University of Toronto, B.A. (Hons.)
Bar Admissions
  • Ontario, 1988
Affiliations
  • 30% Club Canada - Member
  • Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers - Member
  • Canadian Bar Association - Member
  • Canadian Bar Association Law Firm Leadership Conference - Co-Chair (2014, 2016, 2017), Organizing Committee Member (2013, 2015)
  • H.J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd. - Member, Board of Directors
  • Ontario Bar Association - Member (Labour & Employment Law)
  • Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workforce - Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Dean's Council - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Labour and Employment Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labour and Employment Law, Toronto, Canada (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for work in:
  • Labour and Employment Law
Awards:
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2015–2023)

    Labour Relations (Most Frequently Recommended); Employment Law (Consistently Recommended)

  • Chambers Canada – Band 1 (2016–2023)

    Employment & Labour – Ontario

  • Chambers Global – Band 1 (2008–2018)

    Employment & Labour

  • Expert Guides Best of the Best (2017)

    Labour and Employment

  • Lexpert® US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada (20182019)

    Labour and Employment Law (Most Frequently Recommended)

  • Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (20052021)

    Labour and Employment Law

  • The Legal 500 Canada (20152021)

    "Leading Practitioner" – Labour and Employment Law

  • Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leader (2021–2023)

    Labour & Employment

  • Who’s Who Legal – Global Leader (20212023)

    Labour & Employment

  • Who’s Who Legal – National Leader, Canada (2013–2022)

    Labour, Employment & Benefits

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