Employment & Labour: Labour for Unions

Melançon Marceau Grenier et Sciortino has a highly regarded team of employment and labour law specialists based in Montréal. Often cited as one of the best union-side law firms in Québec, it operates a wide-ranging practice and offers counsel on matters such as union certification, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, labour relations and class action lawsuits. Clients include trade unions, and professional and artists' associations, as well as non-unionised employees from both the public and private sectors. Its lawyers also provide expert advice on workplace health and safety, pension plans, pay equity issues and duty of fair representation.

Founding partner of the firm, Claude Melançon boasts a lengthy track record of representing trade unions and employees in both the public and private sectors in collective agreement negotiations and grievance arbitrations. Based in Montréal, he also acts on international labour law and cooperation agreements.

Michael Cohen is widely esteemed as a market leader in collective negotiations, judicial review and grievance arbitrations. Based in Montréal, he is particularly skilled in acting before industrial labour relations boards and administrative tribunals.

Based in Montréal, Pierre Grenier is well respected as a union-side labour litigator. He possesses notable experience acting before both courts and administrative tribunals on grievance arbitrations and judicial review matters.

Sibel Ataogul is based in Montréal and has a solid presence across labour law and human rights law. She is well versed in grievance arbitrations, constitutional challenges to regulation and occupational health and safety. She regularly appears before administrative tribunals and civil courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.