Claire practices labour, employment, and public law in our Ottawa office. She received her B.C.L./L.L.B from McGill’s Faculty of Law, and her B.A. (Hons.) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Davis Scholar.

Claire has provided representation to clients in a range of workplace contexts federally and provincially, including on the legal issues surrounding whistleblower legislation, novel human rights claims, and emerging issues in workplace privacy law. In recent years, she has provided representation at all levels of court.

As a former Judicial Law Clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, she also brings significant expertise to administrative law issues. Claire is an alumnus of the Parliamentary Internship Programme and takes an interest in questions of law and public policy. She is the author of a procedural textbook on the role of public interest interveners in courts across Canada, titled Intervening in Canadian Courts.

Claire brings to her practice experience working and volunteering with a range of advocacy organizations—locally and internationally—to advance issues of social justice. Claire speaks English, French, Spanish, and some mandarin Chinese.

Mikaela Cheslock practices in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law in the firm’s Kingston office. Prior to joining the firm, Mikaela articled at a union-side labour law firm and worked for a prominent healthcare union.

Mikaela’s longstanding passion for advocacy and workers’ rights has led her to become involved with numerous advocacy groups over the years. Mikaela worked with the Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre to support low-wage, student, and injured workers through advocacy and education. Recognizing the need for stronger campus-based support, she founded the Laurentian University Student Workers Advocacy Group to empower student workers and equip them with the knowledge of their workplace rights. She also completed an internship with the South African Society for Labour Law – Pro Bono, where she assisted in representing workers before the Labour Court.

Outside of the office, Mikaela enjoys reading, spoiling her cat, and a good game of curling with friends.

Keagan Davis-Burns practices labour and employment law in our Kingston office. She has experience practicing in Ottawa, Toronto, and Kingston and has represented both employees and employers. She now focuses her practice exclusively on assisting employees.

Keagan assists clients throughout the employment relationship, from reviewing initial employment contracts, to advising on discrimination, harassment, accommodation and short- and long-term disability benefits, to negotiating wrongful dismissal settlements. Keagan has represented clients before the Ontario Small Claims Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Keagan aims to use her time outside of the office to support the community that supported her growing up in Kingston. She sits on the YGK Healthcare Champions executive of the University Hospital Kingston Foundation, whose fundraising efforts supports local health organizations. Keagan also sits on the EDI Committee of the Prince Edward County Chamber of Commerce, is the Social Events Chair of the Frontenac Law Association, and is actively involved with the Ontario Bar Association and Pro-Bono Students Canada.

Outside of work, Keagan can be found at local restaurants and cafes and attempting to train her rescue Husky-mix.