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McCarthy Tétrault
SUITE 4000, 421 7TH AVENUE SW
CALGARY AB T2P 4K9
Canada

Work Department

Employment & Labour

Position

Emphasis on: occupational health and safety (investigations, defence of charges, policy creation, training and implementation); alcohol and drug policies; cannabis (assisted growers and retailer operations through to workplace management of safety sensitive); white collar crime and employee trust thefts; mergers and acquisitions; privacy; workplace employment policies, including training; workplace investigations including training; employee discipline and dismissal; disability and accommodation; human rights and discrimination; workers’ compensation; pension and benefits; and, unionized workforce issues.

Career

Alberta Bar, 2004. Guest lecturer, Employment Law, University of Calgary. CBA Mentor.

Memberships

CBA (Labour and Employment – South – Past Chair; and, Privacy). Alberta Director, CACE.

Personal

Keep Calm and … Understand Cannabis: What Employers in the Energy Sector Want to Know About Legalized Cannabis in the Workplace – Canadian Energy Law Foundation, Volume 56, Issue 2 of the Alberta Law Review; Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide – published article on Cannabis FAQs; A Look at Canadian Privacy and Anti-Spam Laws – International Association of Defense Counsel, Volume 84, Issue 4 of the Defense Counsel Journal; Various McCarthy Tétrault L&E Blogs including: Obtaining Marevas During Times of Increased Fraud; COVID-19 Update: Moving Forward – Considerations for the Re-Opening of Physical Workplaces.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Labour and employment

(Next Generation Partners)

Shana WolchMcCarthy Tétrault

The labour and employment practice at McCarthy Tétrault provides advisory and litigation support to finance, mining, retail and beverage-sector clients across Canada, delivered from offices in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, Calgary and Vancouver. Toronto-based Tim Lawson leads the group at the national level, handling contentious and non-contentious work including collective bargaining and appearances before provincial and federal labour boards, often assisting clients in the energy, finance, transportation, retail and construction segments. Additional key contacts in Toronto include Toronto practice lead Sunil Kapur and all round labour practitioner Kate McNeill-KellerShana Wolch directs the Calgary team, which saw the promotion of Justin Turc to the partnership in January 2023. Partners André Baril (Montreal) and Christopher McHardy (Vancouver) are also noted for their activity in the practice area.