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Cristina Wendel

Cristina Wendel

Dentons, Canada

Work Department

Employment and Labour; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Insurance; Manufacturing; Energy

Position

Partner

Career

Cristina Wendel practices employment and labour law from Dentons’ Edmonton office.

Cristina advises and represents employers in all aspects of occupational health and safety matters, including day-to-day compliance, incident response, investigations and defending employers charged with occupational health and safety offences. She also represents federally and provincially regulated, unionized and non-unionized employers in a variety of employment and labour law matters such as wrongful dismissal claims, employment standards disputes, human rights issues, labour arbitrations and labour relations board proceedings.

Cristina is a regular presenter at seminars and courses, including Dentons’ Breakfast for the Mind series, on a variety of current occupational health and safety, employment and labour topics. She is also a member of Dentons’ National Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Read Cristina’s full biography here.

Languages

English

Memberships

Executive Member, CBA Labour and Employment Law Section (North), – 2013-present Member, Law Society of Alberta, Canadian Bar Association, Edmonton Bar Association Member, Dentons' National Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Education

University of Alberta, 2003, LL.B (with distinction) University of Alberta, 1997, BA (with Distinction)