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Pink Larkin (Halifax, Fredericton) With a web address like labour-law.com, it's clear that Pink Larkin is well established in the field. It all started in 1989 when four lawyers left Nova Scotia's largest full-service firm to better service Atlantic Canada's labour-side employment law needs. The Halifax office now has 12 lawyers, plus four more in Fredericton, which opened in 1993. Its clients include the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union, major teachers unions, and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The firm certainly has the Maritimes covered, recently negotiating a funding deal on behalf of doctors in P.E.I. Rivest Schmidt (Montreal) This union-side outfit traces its roots to 1970, when the firm was named Décary Jasmin Rivest. It now has eight lawyers, representing unions, pro- fessional associations, and individuals in employment matters. In 2011, La Presse ranked it the second-best labour law firm in Montreal, behind national firm Norton Rose OR LLP. That followed a busy year — the firm represented Quebec prosecutors in negotiations following a bitter strike and back-to-work legislation, which eventually resulted in a new contract signed in September. The firm has also represented the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union and the Hydro-Quebec Pensioners' Association. Roper Greyell (Vancouver) This 24-lawyer firm is the exclu- sive British Columbia represen- tative of the Employment Law Alliance, a worldwide network of labour and employment lawyers. Former partner Bruce Greyell was named to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2009. He was among the founding partners in 2006 when the Vancouver employment and labour practices from Ogilvy Renault LLP and Greyell MacPhail LLP combined to form the new firm. The firm deals with matters involving man- agement-side labour law, human rights law, wrongful dismissal litigation, drafting employment contracts, privacy law, workers' compensation, employment stan- dards, and employment-related immigration. Ball Professional Corporation Excellence in Employment & Labour Law • Counsel in Leading Cases • • Author of Leading Treatise • Wrongful Dismissal Employment Law Human Rights Post Employment Competition Civil Litigation Appellate Advocacy Disability Referals on behalf of employees and employers respected 82 Scollard Street, Toronto, Canada, M5R 1G2 Contact Stacey Ball at (416) 921-7997 ext. 225 or srball@82scollard.com web: www.staceyball.com 42 JAN UARY 2012 www. CANADIAN Lawyermag.com operGreywell_CL_Jan_12.indd 1 11-12-12 8:36 AM all_CL_Jan_12.indd 1 11-12-13 4:34 PM www.ropergreyell.com www.labour -law.com www.rivestschmidt.qc.ca