Karen Sargeant
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Employment & Labour
Band 1
About
Provided by Karen Sargeant
Practice Areas
Karen Sargeant is Managing Partner of the Firm’s Ontario Region, with primary responsibility for leadership of the Firm’s Toronto and Ottawa offices. As Regional Managing Partner, Karen spearheads the region’s strategic direction, setting the highest standards for legal service delivery. Her leadership centres on fostering an environment that develops exceptional talent, promotes diversity, encourages innovation and prioritizes client service excellence.
In her legal practice, Karen has helped clients identify, and find solutions to, their workplace problems for more than 25 years. In doing so, she has taken the time to understand what’s important to each client’s workplace and helped them advance their objectives.
Chambers Review
Canada
Karen Sargeant is the managing partner of Fasken's Ontario offices. She wins praise for representing both provincial and federal clients in the healthcare, education and industrial sectors and is particularly skilled in collective bargaining agreements, arbitration and employment-related litigation. She also advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Karen is simply the best. She is smart, kind, creative and knowledgeable of our industry. She understands our union partners and has excellently defended our position on many occasions."
"I have really enjoyed working with Karen on several matters. She is thoughtful, smart and solution-oriented."
"She has great knowledge and great service."
"Karen is simply the best. She is smart, kind, creative and knowledgeable of our industry. She understands our union partners and has excellently defended our position on many occasions."
"I have really enjoyed working with Karen on several matters. She is thoughtful, smart and solution-oriented."
"She has great knowledge and great service."