RavenLaw lawyers chaired, moderated, and presented on panels at the annual Lancaster House Labour Law Conference in Ottawa on October 17 and 18, 2024.

Wassim Garzouzi was a conference co-chair and moderated the panel on workplace harassment. Morgan Rowepresented on the “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied” panel, addressing solutions to delays and other obstacles to timely grievance arbitration. Alison McEwen moderated the panel on gender inclusivity in the workplace, which focused on ensuring the full inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse people at work.

On October 15, 2024, RavenLaw will be chairing and presenting panels at the Law Society of Ontario’s 25th Employment Law Summit. Kim Patenaude will be co-chairing the Summit, and Raphaelle Laframboise-Carignanwill be presenting a legislative update.

The Summit is dedicated to keeping lawyers and paralegals abreast of the year’s crucial judicial rulings and legislative advancements. The Summit involves legal practitioners from across the province and addresses important topics, such as mitigation, as well as developing areas, such as privacy and data retention and dismissal for off duty conduct and/or political expression.

To register and for more information, click here.

RavenLaw lawyers presented on panels at the annual Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference in Quebec City during the week of June 6, 2024. Morgan Rowe moderated and presented on the “Reimagining Workplaces for Workers with Disabilities” panel, Julia Williams spoke on a panel on free expression in the workplace, Fathima Cader was a panelist for the “AI, Algorithms, and Work – What Labour Lawyers Need to Know” session, Dayna Steinfeld moderated and Andrew Astritisspoke on “The Status of Family Status Discrimination” panel, Wassim Garzouzi spoke on the “Interest Arbitration: A Strategic Toolkit” panel, and Sevda Mansour coordinated several panels across the entire conference.

We thank all the union lawyers from across the country who joined us for these sessions and for the conference!

On May 30, 2024, Morgan Rowe will present as part of the County of Carleton Law Association’s Equity Conference. Morgan will appear on a panel discussing approaches to interventions, specifically in the Supreme Court context, on behalf of equity seeking/equity denied groups. The panel will discuss the special considerations involved in providing intervener representation to these groups, as well as practical advice for potential interveners.

For more information or to registry, visit the conference website.