CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Sarah C Crossley, Laura J Freitag and Naomi Santesteban, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP (FWTA) is one of Canada’s leading management-side employment and labour law boutiques. The Filion legal team, con - sisting of 30 partners and 21 associates, advises and represents employers on all workplace laws, in both the unionised and non-unionised contexts. FWTA is active in both the private and public sectors with clients ranging from multinational corporations and large government bodies to small and medium-sized businesses across a broad range of industries. FWTA
is one of the founding members of the Advocates for Employers of Canada, an alliance of management- side labour and employment practices in Canada. FWTA is also the sole Canadian labour and employ - ment firm of L&E Global, an alliance of over 1,700 labour and employment lawyers in more than 150 of - fices around the world. L&E Global is the worldwide leader in cross-border labour and employment law services.
Authors
Sarah C Crossley is a former partner of Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP and currently runs her own mediation and workplace investigation practice at Sarah Crossley Mediation & Workplace Investigations. Sarah has
Laura J Freitag is a partner at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP. Laura practises in both private and public sectors in all areas of labour and employment law. She has a focus on employment litigation, human rights
been recognised as a leading practitioner in employment, labour and workplace human rights and is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (US). She is regularly retained to conduct workplace investigations as an external, independent investigator on topics such as discrimination, workplace harassment, bullying, sexual harassment and/or assault, and other areas of general workplace misconduct (including policy violations). In addition to conducting workplace investigations, Sarah is retained to conduct independent reviews or culture assessments.
proceedings, grievance arbitrations, and workplace investigations. Laura has experience appearing before various tribunals, all levels of court in Ontario, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Laura has particular expertise in complex wrongful dismissal claims involving departing executives and breaches of restrictive covenants, such as confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses across multiple industries. She also has experience assisting on injunctions and employment-related shareholder disputes.
Naomi Santesteban maintains a broad practice and provides advice to a wide range employers on of various labour and employment matters. Naomi has experience assisting clients with grievance arbitrations,
employment disputes, workplace investigations, human rights, workers’ compensation, and other related issues. Naomi is also keen on exploring her interests as they relate to more specific industries including construction, education, and non-profit organisations. As part of her articles, Naomi participated in a seven-week secondment at the Ontario Labour Relations Board where she performed legal research and shadowed mediators, vice-chairs and board members.
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