Stephen J. Shamie
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Recognized since 2006
Toronto, Ontario
Labour and Employment Law
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.
- E-mail: stephen-shamie@hicksmorley.com
- Direct Phone Number: 416-362-1011
- Phone Number: 416-362-1011
- Lawyer Page: https://hicksmorley.com/people/stephen-j-shamie/
- 77 King Street West
TD Centre, 39th Floor
P.O. Box 371
Toronto, ON M5K 1K8
Canada
- Queen’s University, LL.B.
- McGill University, M.B.A.
- University of Toronto, B.A. (Hons.)
- Ontario, 1988
- 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
33 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
3 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
- Labour and Employment Law, Toronto, Canada (2016)
- Labour and Employment Law
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 (2018–2019)
Labour and Employment Law (Most Frequently Recommended)
Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2005–2021)
Labour and Employment Law
The Legal 500 Canada (2015–2021)
"Leading Practitioner" – Labour and Employment Law
Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leader (2021–2023)
Labour & Employment
Who’s Who Legal – Global Leader (2021–2023)
Labour & Employment
Who’s Who Legal – National Leader, Canada (2013–2022)
Labour, Employment & Benefits
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