Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : Alberta
Band 4
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+1 403 260 9600Chambers Review
Blake, Cassels & Graydon often provides employment and labour advice relating to complex corporate transactions. In addition, team members demonstrate expertise in negotiating new and ongoing employment agreements and in workforce management issues. The firm also represents clients in labour litigation, including claims of wrongful dismissal. The team frequently assists clients from the energy and oil and gas sectors.
Work Highlights
- A Blake, Cassels & Graydon team advised TC Energy Corporation on the employment aspects of its proposed spin-off into two independent publicly listed companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Blakes' employment lawyers consistently provide strong advice to help us navigate complex and sophisticated employment matters."
"Blakes' lawyers are extremely calm under pressure and effective with tight timelines."
"The team provides excellent service. They are very responsive and communicative."
"The lawyers take the time to fully understand the issue and help tackle each element until we have a fulsome plan to address the issue."
"Blakes' employment lawyers consistently provide strong advice to help us navigate complex and sophisticated employment matters."
"Blakes' lawyers are extremely calm under pressure and effective with tight timelines."
"The team provides excellent service. They are very responsive and communicative."
"The lawyers take the time to fully understand the issue and help tackle each element until we have a fulsome plan to address the issue."
Notable Practitioners
Birch Miller often assists clients with the employment law aspects of corporate transactions. She also assists with hirings, terminations, and employment agreements and policies.
"Birch Miller is very knowledgeable but also practical. I appreciate her ability to simplify the complex and work through issues in a structured but also flexible way."
"Birch brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to every matter and provides consistently strong advice across numerous complex employment matters."
"Birch not only provides strategic advice for my business, but the effective and thorough responses give me the confidence to know that any future outcomes have been looked at and proactively handled."
"Birch is extremely intelligent, diligent and responsive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Alberta
