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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 6 37 Top 10 Labour and employment boutiques Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP Toronto cavalluzzo.com Emond Harnden LLP Ottawa ehlaw.ca Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP Toronto, Hamilton, London, Ont. filion.on.ca Paul Cavalluzzo, Jim Hayes, and Elizabeth Shilton founded the firm in 1983 with a social justice and equality focus. The 35-lawyer firm now represents clients such as the Ontario English Catholic Teachers, the Ontario Nurses Asso- ciation, and Laborers' International Union of North America. The firm's notable mandates include representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression on the Bill C-51 constitutional challenge, serving as counsel to Canadian non-residents in their constitutional challenge relating to their right to vote, and advocating on behalf of complainants and the CCLA in the disciplinary hearings for Supt. David (Mark) Fenton for his role in police "kettling" during the G20 summit in Toronto. "Depth of talent, longtime commitment to union cause." Founded in 1987 by Jacques Emond and Lynn Harn- den, Emond Harnden says it's grown to become one of Canada's largest fully bilingual boutique labour and employment law firms exclusively representing the interests of management. The firm works with clients in a broad range of sectors, such as hospi- tals, school boards, aviation, universities/colleges, manufacturing, municipalities, and governmental and non-governmental employers. Its areas of spe- cialization include education, privacy, human rights, occupational health and safety, pension and benefits, civil litigation, and the Workplace Safety and Insur- ance Board. "Talented, personable individuals who deal fairly with all parties in a matter." The firm's history dates back to the establishment of full-service firm Ferguson Montgomery Cassels and Mitchell in 1953. In the early '80s, the firm's labour department founded Winkler Filion & Wakely, which became Filion Wakely & Thorup in 1993 when founding member and former Ontario chief justice Warren Winkler was appointed to the bench. The firm gained its current name in 2001 with the addition of partner Frank Angeletti's name to the brand. All of the firm's 42 lawyers practise exclusively on behalf of employers in industries that range from education and health to transportation and retail. Its clients include Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Home Depot, National Steel Car, McMaster Uni- versity, and Roots. Filion Wakely cites depth of experience and a focus on the clients' businesses as its greatest strengths. "Top expertise in all areas of labour and employment, and good talent at all levels." Harris & Co. LLP Vancouver harrisco.com Founded in 1992 by 12 partners, the firm has grown to 45 lawyers today and holds the status as the largest management-side employment and labour firm in Western Canada. It acts for leading companies in sectors such as forestry, mining, oil and gas, banking, airline, entertainment, retail, food, and construction. In the public sec- tor, the firm represents most post-secondary institutions and health authorities in the region, as well as school boards and municipalities. It's currently representing Seaspan ULC in an interest arbitration involving a major restructuring of its collective agreements. It represented the B.C. Public School Employers' Association in the 2014 provincial teacher labour dispute, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in a challenge to its attendance management program, and the Pacific Newspaper Group in its restructuring. "Great lineup of top lawyers."

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