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Lawson Lundell LLP Offices
1600 - 925 WEST GEORGIA STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6C 3L2
Canada
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Deborah Cushing
Work Department
Hospitality & Tourism; Labour, Employment & Human Rights; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Mining; Northern Group; Occupational Health and Safety; Privacy & Data Management
Position
Deborah practises labour and employment law, advising clients on a range of matters including wrongful dismissal, employment standards, business immigration, labour relations, and human rights issues.
Deborah attended law school following a career in human resources. She worked in labour relations in the public sector followed by experience as an employee relations manager in the financial industry.
Deborah works with clients in a wide range of sectors including mining, retail, hospitality, health care, government and non-profit.
Education
University of Victoria (LL.B)
University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Commerce)
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Labour and employment
The labour and employment practice at Vancouver-headquartered Lawson Lundell LLP is noted for its handling of occupational health and safety matters, collective bargaining, wrongful dismissals, employment standards, employment equity and pension and benefits litigation. The group is frequently instructed by clients in the mining, retail, manufacturing, food and forestry segments. Practice head Robert Sider KC focuses on labour and employment aspects of commercial transactions, as well as litigation and arbitration; Nicole Skuggedal specializes in arbitration and contracts work. Deborah Cushing deals with a range of advisory labour matters, while Ryan Berger majors on litigation.