Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : Ontario
Band 3
Contact number
416-630-4737Chambers Review
Rae Christen Jeffries is an increasingly prominent employment and labour boutique based in Toronto. It represents major provincial and national employers in collective agreement negotiations, and is also well placed to advise on grievance arbitrations, most significantly concerning labour relations in the construction industry. The firm's employment practice covers severance negotiations and employee benefits.
Strengths
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"The firm was agile and remarkable in providing excellent strategic advice during such a complex time."
"Rae Christen Jeffries are experts in their field and extremely responsive to my needs. They are able to accommodate all my needs and they have a variety of experts to cater to our different queries."
"Rae Christen Jeffries is able to provide all services we have needed and able to offer support and advice in unexpected and challenging circumstances. The firm is highly responsive and available."
"The firm was agile and remarkable in providing excellent strategic advice during such a complex time."
"Rae Christen Jeffries are experts in their field and extremely responsive to my needs. They are able to accommodate all my needs and they have a variety of experts to cater to our different queries."
"Rae Christen Jeffries is able to provide all services we have needed and able to offer support and advice in unexpected and challenging circumstances. The firm is highly responsive and available."
Notable Practitioners
Toronto-based Angela Rae of Rae Christen Jeffries possesses considerable strength in the field of collective bargaining. She is also highly experienced in grievance arbitrations and labour board proceedings, with particular skills in wrongful dismissal and human rights issues.
"Angela Rae is an exceptional lawyer who has provided invaluable service to our organisation. We have been consistently impressed by the level and quality of service provided."
"I would work with her every day if I could. She is lovely, incredibly smart, an amazing litigator, advisor and her impeccable reputation proceeds her."
"Angela's practical, grounded and sophisticated advice is honed from decades at her craft. Her advice is thoughtful and considers all aspects of the problem including the trickiest."
"Angela Rae is very professional and is an expert in this arena. Angela possesses a keen awareness of our agency needs and is able to provide exceptional results."
Toronto-based Brett Christen of Rae Christen Jeffries is a widely respected labour lawyer who acts for major national clients in relation to collective bargaining and mass lay-offs. He is also seasoned in defending employers against union grievances.
"Brett has provided extraordinary service. He is keenly aware of the pressing issues facing our sector and provided strategic services, while also keeping the future in mind."
"Great strategist and insights to cases."
Daryn Jeffries of Rae Christen Jeffries is based in Toronto and offers clients extensive support on grievance arbitrations and collective bargaining. He is experienced in representing a variety of public and private entities.
"Daryn is a great lawyer. I can rely on him to provide solid and informed advice, and is also a great sounding board for us."
"Daryn is able to help us through difficult and complex situations. He is practical and offers solutions/strategies, while clearly identifying risks."
"Daryn is an exceptional lawyer."
Carla Black offers strengths across a broad spectrum of labour and employment matters, acting for corporates, healthcare institutions and not-for-profits on operational matters and litigation proceedings.
"She is a trusted and valued partner and she has taken the time to understand our organization."
"Carla has been a great asset to us. She is extremely responsive and provides great advice and support."
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Rae Christen Jeffries LLP
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