Employment & Labour

Shelley-Mae Mitchell is the national business leader of the Borden Ladner Gervais' labour and employment group. She based in Vancouver, where clients appreciate her adept advice on a range of employment issues, from workplace human rights to wrongful dismissals. She is also experienced in collective bargaining and applications to the labour board.

Shelley-Mae understands our business needs and urgency of the situations we deal with and responds quickly and thoughtfully.

Shelley-Mae has navigated some very difficult matters for us with favourable outcomes

Shelley-Mae is beyond bright and capable. When I see her in action, I am glad she represents my interests and isn't working against me!

Shelley-Mae is smart, quick thinking and creative in her problem solving, while being able to think ahead, consider all sides and give strong counsel that meets both business needs and employment law.

Jennifer Fantini is a highly regarded Vancouver-based lawyer, who is qualified to the Bar in both Ontario and British Columbia. She is notably skilled in handling termination disputes and collective agreements for a variety of national and international clients.

Jennifer always delivers.

Jennifer is fantastic. She is extremely responsive and has good attention to detail.

Jennifer is a true professional, who provides guidance on a variety of issues around employment and labour law in the federal sector as well as interpretation of the Canada Labour Code.

Steve Winder is the managing partner of Borden Ladner Gervais' office in Vancouver and excels in employment litigation, most notably concerning wrongful dismissals. Furthermore, he is well respected for his strengths in non-contentious labour matters, including providing employment advice in the context of mergers and acquisitions.