Lisa Cabel
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Employment & Labour
Band 4
About
Provided by Lisa Cabel
Practice Areas
Employment and Labour Law
Career
With over 20 years of experience, Lisa is a Partner at KPMG Law and the National Leader of KPMG law’s Employment and Labour practice.
Lisa's practice is one of the only national, female led, labour practices in the country. She is an experienced management side employment, labour and human rights lawyer, whose practice focuses on all matters relating to employee relations. Lisa works with a diverse array of clients across all industries, from start-ups and family businesses to large cap public or private sector employees and companies.
Lisa provides her clients with advice on a broad range of employment, labour relation and human rights issues such as collective agreement interpretation and negotiation, collective bargaining, employee discipline and terminations, wrongful dismissal claims, health and safety issues, harassment claims, workplace policies, workplace investigations and provides clients with day-to-day legal advice. She is a frequent conference speaker with expertise in Human Rights, Pay Equity and Bill S-211 relating to Canada’s new Modern Slavery laws.
Professional Memberships
Ontario Bar Association
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Lisa Cabel is a seasoned lawyer who leads KPMG's national labour and employment practice in Toronto. She regularly advises clients on drafting workplace policy and is particularly well regarded for her experience in negotiating collective bargaining agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lisa is very professional, competent, friendly and solutions-oriented. She helps interpret complex labour and employment legislation."
"Lisa provides excellent client service and really dives in to understand the business need."
"Lisa has been great to work with. In our conversations she provides such deep expertise and perspective in the space of leavers."
"Lisa is knowledgeable, personable and smart. I can't say enough good things."
"Lisa is very knowledgeable in both her area of expertise as well as how our business operates, and how to blend the two."
"Lisa is very professional, competent, friendly and solutions-oriented. She helps interpret complex labour and employment legislation."
"Lisa provides excellent client service and really dives in to understand the business need."
"Lisa has been great to work with. In our conversations she provides such deep expertise and perspective in the space of leavers."
"Lisa is knowledgeable, personable and smart. I can't say enough good things."
"Lisa is very knowledgeable in both her area of expertise as well as how our business operates, and how to blend the two."
