MATHEWS, DINSDALE & CLARK - Key Persons
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- Partner
- Co - Presented With Cameron Wardell a Webinar on Behalf of Go2HR
- Partner / Vancouver
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- Partner
- Construction Sector in - House Counsel
- Partner / Toronto
Andrew is a Partner with Mathews Dinsdale, and currently practices in all areas of labour, employment and human rights law. He has represented employers in many different legal forums and, in particular, regularly appears on behalf of employers at the Ontario Labour Relations Board and at labour arbitration.
Andrew Reynolds gave a presentation to a client on sale of business and related employer issues in the context of labour relations. - Counsel: Andrew Reynolds
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- Partner
- Partner / Vancouver
Chris is a leading employer side counsel in drafting drug and alcohol policies for safety sensitive industries, and has acted as counsel in numerous arbitration cases that have helped define employer rights in dealing with substance use and the impacts on the workplace.
Partner Toronto, Sarnia, T: 416.869.8544 F: 416.862.8247 ddefrancesco@mathewsdinsdale.com vCard
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- Partner
- Partner / Fredericton
- Partner at the Firm 's Fredericton
David Clark is a Partner at the Firm's Fredericton office. David has practised labour and employment law for over 35 years and brings a unique perspective when advising employers. His distinct perspective enables him to offer practical and valuable guidance to employers.
Before joining Mathews Dinsdale, David contributed to several noteworthy major projects within the energy and mining sectors in Canada, offering legal and strategic counsel to various project proponents. Earlier in his legal career, after transitioning from the union to the management side, David developed a national labour practice.
While David continues to provide labour and employment advice to a range of national employers, his primary focus over the past 15 years has been in developing and implementing labour strategies designed to mitigate labour risk and enhance productivity for major project proponents in the energy, industrial and mining sectors throughout Canada.
Erich is a Partner in our Toronto office. Erich provides representation to clients in a wide variety of industries in both the federal and provincial jurisdictions, although he has developed particular expertise with respect to the construction and healthcare industries. He has successfully represented employers in related employer / sale of business applications, wrongful dismissal lawsuits, unfair labour practices, human rights complaints, grievances, tax appeals, and certification applications.
Erich is a past Director of CultureLink Settlement and Community Services, an organization that provides a broad range of settlement and community programs to immigrants.
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- Partner
- Legal Advisor
- Member of the Canadian Bar Association
- Partner / Toronto
Joe is an experienced legal advisor and litigator who has been assisting employers in all areas of workplace law for over 20 years.
Joe is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Labour and Employment Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association. He is a regular Speaker in the Firm's webinar series.
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- Partner
- Partner / Vancouver
- Researcher for the British Columbia Annual Practice
Katie Van Nostrand will be presenting at the Ius Laboris webinar titled A Changing Legal Landscape for Immigration and Global Mobility. What are the rules now and what does the future hold? This complimentary webinar will take place Oct 21, 2020.
Kevin is an Associate based in Calgary. Kevin advises employers on various employment related matters including wrongful dismissal claims, human rights complaints, workplace investigations, employment standards, and labour relations. He also assists employers with reviewing and preparing employment-related documents such as employment contracts, workplace policies, and severance packages.
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- Associate
- Associate at the Firm 's Toronto
Nicole is an Associate at the Firm's Toronto office. Her expertise extends to various facets of education, labour and employment law, with a focus on crisis management for institutional employers, such as school boards, municipalities, police services and hospitals. Nicole is experienced in workplace investigations, incident response and defense, drafting employment contracts and policies, mediation and arbitration, discipline and termination of employment, human rights, and other labour relations matters. Nicole provides pragmatic advice to employers, ensuring that their specific circumstances and issues are taken into consideration in the implementation of successful workplace solutions.
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- Partner
- Co - Authors Article for OHS Canada Entitled Tips for Implementing Mental - Health Policy.
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- Partner
- Lead Facilitator at a Mathews Dinsdale Seminar, the Conduct of Workplace Investigations
- Partner in Our Toronto
Sonia Regenbogen has dedicated her practice for more than 15 years to representing employers in labour, employment and human rights law matters. She works with employers through the process of collective bargaining, drafting employment agreements and policies, as well as defending employers before arbitrators, human rights tribunals, labour relations boards and the courts. Sonia has extensive experience litigating complex cases involving claims of wrongful dismissal, sexual harassment, discrimination and disability issues.
In addition, Sonia is frequently retained to conduct independent workplace investigations into allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination and other employee complaints, and has been recognized by Who's Who Legal as having a "top reputation" as a workplace investigator. She also has extensive experience advising on the conduct of investigations, including the implementation of an investigation, decision making, report writing and communication of findings.
Since 2003 Sonia has represented Canadian employers at the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. She is presently the Employer Spokesperson on the Application of Standards Committee at the ILO, a committee which supervises international labour standards on topics such as child labour and anti-discrimination to health and safety and working hours. Sonia sits on the board of the Canadian Employers Council (CEC).
Drawing on her experience with the ILO, she regularly advises both Canadian and multinational employers on a full range of cross-border and international labour and employment matters, including supply chain issues and codes of conduct.
Sonia has served as an adjunct faculty member at Queen's University Faculty of Law where she taught Employment Law for more than a decade. She has also taught Employment Law at Osgoode Faculty of Law. She has completed the Mediator Training Course at Harvard Law School and uses this training to assist her clients resolve even the most difficult disputes.
Sonia Regenbogen was a Panelist, Reading the Tea Leaves: Where are we really going with the Charter of Rights, Lancaster House's Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference in Toronto
Sonia Regenbogen was a lead facilitator at a Mathews Dinsdale seminar, The Conduct of Workplace Investigations.
Sonia Regenbogen was a presenter at the OBA Program: Labour Law Essentials (Labour & Employment Law, Young Lawyers Division) on October 15, 2014.
Sonia Regenbogen, partner in our Toronto office, was recently elected the global employer spokesperson for the Committee on the Application of Standards at the 2022 International Labour Conference at the International Labour Organization. More info.
Sophie Giorno, Law Clerk Assistant 416.862.8280 x219 sgiorno@mathewsdinsdale.com
Tara Erskine, QC was a panelist at the Lancaster audio conference.
Tara Erskine, QC was a panelist at the Lancaster 2016 Human Rights and Labour Law Conference in Halifax.
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2023 recognizes 24 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-cost, as leaders in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law and Immigration Law.
Tara Erskine interviewed as part of a CTV News Atlantic story on Employer and Employee Rights in Dealing with COVID-19.
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- Partner
- Partner / Toronto