Katy Allen
Canada Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Employment & Labour
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About
Provided by Katy Allen
Practice Areas
Labour, Employment & Human Rights; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Occupational Health and Safety
Career
Katy Allen is a partner in the Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group in Vancouver. Katy approaches legal issues with pragmatism and a focus on each client’s unique business needs. She advises and represents clients regarding a broad range of issues relating to labour, employment, employment standards, and human rights. She regularly works with our corporate lawyers on labour and employment issues arising from business transactions.
In her practice, Katy has assisted clients with matters being litigated at all levels of court and has appeared before the British Columbia Employment Standards Branch, Human Rights Tribunal, Labour Relations Board, Provincial Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeal. Katy’s experience includes disputes relating to wrongful dismissal, labour arbitrations, interpretation and negotiation of collective agreements, post-employment competition, employment standards and human rights. Katy regularly deals with sensitive workplace issues and works with employers to avoid such issues turning into litigation, including providing legal advice to employers who are conducting harassment investigations.
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association, Member
Law Society of British Columbia, Member
Chambers Review
Canada
Katy Allen is an increasingly prominent Vancouver-based lawyer, who often assists with high-profile workplace investigations. She also excels at handling labour and employment aspects of M&A transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Katy is excellent to work with and her level of professionalism and knowledge is appreciated."
"As a client, I have significant trust in and respect for Katy Allen. She has always provided us with excellent legal counsel, in a prompt, concise, efficient and well-thought through manner."
"Katy has assisted us in some challenging member related issues and the experience has been excellent. She is capable and explains things in a very understandable way."
"Katy is very knowledgeable and has guided us through some complex employee matters. She gives us options and the opportunity to ask questions and choose the right path to proceed."
"Katy is excellent to work with and her level of professionalism and knowledge is appreciated."
"As a client, I have significant trust in and respect for Katy Allen. She has always provided us with excellent legal counsel, in a prompt, concise, efficient and well-thought through manner."
"Katy has assisted us in some challenging member related issues and the experience has been excellent. She is capable and explains things in a very understandable way."
"Katy is very knowledgeable and has guided us through some complex employee matters. She gives us options and the opportunity to ask questions and choose the right path to proceed."