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The practice group at Gowling WLG regularly assists financial services, manufacturing, tech, life sciences, retail and public sector clients with a range of advisory and contentious labour and employment matters. Leadership is shared between Toronto-based Andrew Bratt, Maxwell Brunette, who splits his time between Calgary and Vancouver, and Montreal-based Josée Gervais. Bettina Burgess of the Kitchener office is an additional key contact.

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Key clients

  • ICF Canada
  • The Genuine Canadian
  • Starbucks
  • Canadian Blood Services
  • Société de développement et de mise en valeur du Parc Olympique
  • Canadian Royalties
  • Government of Québec – Secrétariat du conseil du trésor
  • Suncor Energy Services
  • GTS Canada
  • Government of Quebec
  • Société Ferroviaire et Portuaire de Pointe-Noire (SFPPN)
  • Hydro-Quebec Union
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
  • Siemens
  • Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
  • Intel Corporation
  • Billyard Insurance Group

Work highlights

  • Represented Suncor Energy before the Labour Board following the elimination of the position of a high-level employee.
  • Retained by RBC in connection with the dismissal of an employee involved in an attempted fraud against the bank.
  • Acted as Canadian counsel to Mather with respect to their recent acquisition, supporting Mather's US counsel, Morris Manning & Martin, LLP.

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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Bratt, Maxwell Brunette, Josée Gervais