Brian P. Smeenk
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 5300, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E6
416/601-7636
Brian P. Smeenk (Full bio) is a partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP and practices in the firm's Toronto, Ontario office. Since 1981, his practice has focused on management-side labour and employment law. Mr. Smeenk represents both private sector and public sector employers and appears regularly before administrative tribunals such as arbitration boards, labour relations boards, employment standards adjudicators, and human rights boards of inquiry. He also acts as counsel in employment-related civil actions, judicial reviews and appeals at all levels. In 2001, he acted for The National Ballet of Canada in a leading case regarding the departure of principal dancer Kimberly Glasco.
He has extensive experience in labour negotiations for a wide variety of employers in the private and public sectors. In 1995, he was named to national mediation-arbitration panels chaired by Mr. Justice George Adams to resolve national railroad strikes involving CP Rail and five of its unions. He has for many years represented major school boards in bargaining with both teachers and support staff.
E-mail: bsmeenk@mccarthy.ca
Paul Boniferro
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 3300, 421-7th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4K9
403/260-3735
Paul Boniferro (Full bio) is a partner and the National Practice Group Leader of McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Labour and Employment Group practicing in Calgary and Toronto. He is a past member of the firm's Board of Partners. He uses his unique combination of experience gained in the private and government/political sectors to advise clients on a wide spectrum of employment issues, including terminations, wrongful dismissals, grievance arbitration, collective agreement negotiations, human rights complaints, government relations, occupational health and safety issues, and WSIB claims.
Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Paul was a Senior Policy Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Labour during one of the province's most significant periods of labour relations reform, where he advised the government on changes to the Labour Relations Act, the Workers' Compensation Act, the Employment Standards Act, and the Pay Equity Act. Since joining McCarthy Tétrault in 1996, he has been retained by the government on a number of occasions to provide advice on labour relations and employment issues. In 2004, Paul was appointed to the Minister of Labour's Employment Standards Action Group, and prior to that, he was appointed by the Premier of Ontario to act as Special Negotiator with Québec on construction labour mobility.
He represents a wide number of private sector employers, both unionized and non-unionized, including those in manufacturing, energy, property management services, steel, and hospitality.
E-mail: pbonifer@mccarthy.ca
Earl G. Phillips
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 1300, Pacific Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1K2
604/643-7975
Earl Phillips (Full bio) is a partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP and practices in the firm's Vancouver office. He is Practice Group Leader of the National Labour and Employment Group. His recent experience includes: labour arbitrations in the transportation, manufacturing, service, and food industries; labour board hearings regarding true employer, successor, and common employer issues, certification and decertification applications, and unfair labour practice complaints; dismissals and constructive dismissals; human rights issues regarding substance abuse, sexual harassment, age, and race; negotiating and drafting executive contracts; and regular appearances before federal and provincial tribunals and arbitration boards and courts of British Columbia.
He has published papers and delivered lectures on numerous occasions on various topics including, most recently, whistle blowing, punitive damages in employment cases, substance abuse in the workplace, and employment contracts.
E-mail: ephillips@mccarthy.ca
Jacques Rousse
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 2500, 1000 De La Gauchetiere Street West
Montréal, Québec H3B 0A2
514/397-4103
Jacques Rousse (Full bio) is a partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Labour and Employment Group and practices in Montréal. He provides advice on all matters with respect to human resources and in the event of litigation, he acts before arbitration boards, administrative tribunals, and the civil courts in matters related to labour relations and contracts of employment. Jacques also appears before commissions in matters concerning workers' compensation and occupational health and safety. Furthermore, he has acquired considerable experience in collective bargaining as well as in labour and employment matters related to mergers and acquisitions.
E-mail: jrousse@mccarthy.ca
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 5300, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E6
Phone: 416/601-7636
Fax: 416/601-8244
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