Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : Alberta
Band 2
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Bennett Jones is a renowned Calgary-headquartered law firm that maintains a robust employment and labour practice, with noted expertise in high-level mandates arising from M&A transactions. The team has further strengths in complex, high-value litigation concerning issues such as wrongful dismissal, privacy, occupational health and safety, and workers' compensation. The firm also handles union and labour issues. It offers advice to clients in sectors such as real estate, energy and natural resources.
Work Highlights
- A Bennett Jones team acted as counsel for TELUS in arbitration proceedings concerning its Alberta workforce.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bennett Jones's lawyers offer practical and sound advice couched in an understanding of our business. This often leads to excellent work conducted in an efficient and cost-effective manner."
"All of the lawyers we have worked with have provided us with excellent yet practical advice on various complex matters, often on very short timelines."
"The Bennett Jones team has successfully navigated through a multitude of issues which vary in scope, area of law, expertise and complexity."
"This is a very knowledgeable and experienced team."
"Bennett Jones's lawyers offer practical and sound advice couched in an understanding of our business. This often leads to excellent work conducted in an efficient and cost-effective manner."
"All of the lawyers we have worked with have provided us with excellent yet practical advice on various complex matters, often on very short timelines."
"The Bennett Jones team has successfully navigated through a multitude of issues which vary in scope, area of law, expertise and complexity."
"This is a very knowledgeable and experienced team."
Notable Practitioners
Christine Plante has established a strong reputation for wrongful dismissal claims and human resources matters in Alberta. She is based in Calgary, where she has a prolific practice representing clients in litigation surrounding employment and oppression claims, as well as allegations of harassment and abuse. On the non-contentious side, she assists clients with the employment law aspects of corporate transactions.
"Christine Plante is a true partner in resolving complex files, taking into consideration the client's needs and desired outcomes."
"Christine is a pleasure to work with and always very responsive as issues arise."
"Christine Plante is skilled, smart, articulate and knowledgeable on both the employment and labour sides. I have not had a conversation with her where I had any questions left unanswered."
Stephanie Henry is an up-and-coming partner in Bennett Jones's Calgary office. She is well placed to assist clients with contentious employment matters, including arbitration concerning workforce. She also assists with employment aspects of corporate transactions.
"Stephanie Henry is strategic, organised, comprehensive and pragmatic."
"Stephanie has an excellent knowledge of our industry and is able to craft a strategy on any file quickly and efficiently."
"Stephanie has a genius level of sophistication and an excellent understanding of the clients' interests."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bennett Jones LLP
Alberta