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42 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 8 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP Toronto, Hamilton, London, Ont. filion.on.ca Founded in 1982 by Warren Winkler, Roy Filion and David Wakely, this 43-lawyer firm acts exclusively for employers in diverse sectors of the economy — from energy and manufacturing to healthcare, education, transportation and government. Clients include Enterprise Rent-a-Car, National Car Steel, Roots and McMaster University. Filion cites depth of experience and a focus on its clients' businesses as its greatest strengths. The firm's lawyers are regularly recognized for excellence, including most recently the Canadian HR Reporter 2017 Employment Lawyer of the Year (Jamie Knight) and the Lexpert Zenith Awards, celebrating women in the law. Filion is the single Canadian member of L&E GLOBAL, an alliance of over 1500 employers' counsel worldwide, giving clients requiring complex cross-border labour and employment services access to a single global legal powerhouse. "Number of lawyers recognized by lawyer ratings organizations compared to size of firms, strong client service, international network with other boutiques via L & E Global." "Lawyers are invested members of their clients' teams. Committed to excellence." "Outstanding talent, expertise, experience and client service." Harris & Co. LLP Vancouver harrisco.com Harris & Co. LLP's roots date back to the labour department of Campney and Murphy, a large general practice in Vancouver which formed in the late 1940s. Ten lawyers stepped out in 1992 to found a boutique labour and employment law firm that has grown to become a management-side workplace law and advocacy firm in Western Canada. In addition to labour and employ- ment, Harris' 45 lawyers also practise in privacy law, workers' compensation, occupational health and safety, administrative law and education law. In the public sector, the firm represents many of the post-secondary institutions and health authorities in the region; as well as the province's 60 public school boards. Harris practitioners advise leading companies in the entertain- ment, forestry, airline, food and construction sectors, amongst others, and have acted in some of the most high profile litigation cases and strategically important labour and employment negotiations in the province's history. "Great leadership, diverse practice and depth of personnel." hitten_CL_Jan_18.indd 1 2017-12-08 11:21 AM ntitled-4 1 2017-12-08 11:14 AM