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About
Provided by Donovan Plomp
Practice Areas
Partner in firm’s Labour & Employment group in Vancouver and co-leader of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Markets Industry Group. Appeared as counsel in matters before all levels of court in British Columbia, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and grievance arbitration panels. Some of his representative experience includes: representing employers in employment related litigation, including wrongful dismissal, human rights, privacy, and departing employee matters; representing unionized employers in grievance arbitration and labour relations board proceedings, including discharge, discipline, interpretation of collective agreements, unlawful strike and unfair labour practice complaints; advising employers regarding union organizing campaigns and certification and decertification applications; advising employers on a wide variety of human resources and labour relations issues, including employee disability and accommodation, attendance management, privacy, human rights and employment policies, and terminations; and advising on labour and employment issues in corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.
Career
BA (Hons) from the University of Ottawa, 1997, and LLB from the University of British Columbia, 2000. British Columbia bar, 2002.
Professional Memberships
Member, Canadian Bar Association and the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association.
Publications
Publishes and presents extensively on labour, employment and human rights legal issues.
Chambers Review
Canada
Donovan Plomp is a Vancouver-based lawyer who operates a broad practice in both contentious and non-contentious employment law. Alongside his experience advising on the employment aspects of M&A transactions, he is also adept at human rights matters, collective bargaining and grievance arbitrations.
Donovan Plomp frequently represents household names, where he is able to showcase his expertise in labour and employment matters. He is based in the firm's Vancouver office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Donovan Plomp is always responsive and available."
"Donovan is a highly trusted advocate and partners with the client to deliver outstanding cost-effective results"
"Donovan's level of knowledge and experience has been great for us in handling any issues given. He is also very responsive to inquiries."
"Donovan is knowledgeable and quick-thinking. He understands our business realities and is able to provide advice that fully explains legal risk, but also considers risk tolerance."
"We consider Donovan Plomp as an extension to our team. I appreciate that he is pragmatic and respectful. If I have a sticky issue, he is one of the first people I reach out to."
"Donovan Plomp is always responsive and available."
"Donovan is a highly trusted advocate and partners with the client to deliver outstanding cost-effective results"
"Donovan's level of knowledge and experience has been great for us in handling any issues given. He is also very responsive to inquiries."
"Donovan is knowledgeable and quick-thinking. He understands our business realities and is able to provide advice that fully explains legal risk, but also considers risk tolerance."
"We consider Donovan Plomp as an extension to our team. I appreciate that he is pragmatic and respectful. If I have a sticky issue, he is one of the first people I reach out to."
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