Jessica Greenwood
Jessica Greenwood is our firm’s lead lawyer in Kingston. She practices in the areas of labour, employment and administrative law.
Jessica has been successfully advocating on behalf of unions and employees her entire career. Before joining Ravenlaw, Jessica worked at one of the largest trade unions in the country, where she regularly appeared before labour arbitration boards. She also represents individual employees in court, as well as before administrative tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
She is a proud Kingstonian and a graduate of the Combined Masters of Industrial Relations/JD program at Queen’s University. She is a keen baker, entry-level gardener and, thanks to her boys, has developed a strong knowledge-base of all things related to excavators, firetrucks and tow trucks.
Adam Gregory
Adam Gregory is committed to supporting the labour movement as an advocate for workers’ rights. He joined RavenLaw as a summer student in 2021 and completed his articles with the firm. He practices in the fields of labour, employment, administrative, and human rights law.
Adam received his law degree from Queen’s University where he received academic awards in labour, constitutional and administrative law. During law school, he represented low-income clients on landlord-tenant, human rights, and employment matters volunteering with Queen’s Legal Aid. He also worked extensively with the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, representing federal prisoners and assisting with strategic litigation aimed at addressing systemic issues facing incarcerated people.
Outside of work, Adam enjoys reading, playing with his cat Frida, and watching Arsenal Football Club find new and inventive ways to disappoint him.
Susan Hendley
Maddy Horne
Maddy Horne practices labour and employment law in our Kingston office. Maddy completed the work practicum portion of the Law Practice Program at RavenLaw LLP before joining the firm as an associate. Prior to joining the legal profession, Maddy cultivated her passion for client service through her work in university alumni affairs.
Maddy enjoys spending her free time by the water playing with the family dog, Sam, and attempting to maintain her camp counsellor canoeing skills. She is passionate about sports and can typically be found watching F1, hockey, or a variety of Bravo reality TV shows (she firmly believes keeping up with the Real Housewives is a sport).
Barhilla Jesse-Buadoo
Barhilla is an associate practicing in the areas of labour and employment law. She advises and represents clients on labour, employment, administrative, constitutional, and human rights issues.
Barhilla received her JD/BCL from McGill University. She practices law in Ontario and Quebec.
Prior to joining RavenLaw, Barhilla worked at a regional firm where she represented clients in employment matters and Indigenous Law.
In her free time, Barhilla enjoys boxing and checking out Ottawa’s restaurant scene.
Kaitlin Kreczmer
Brad Koné
Lina Lapierre
Amarkai Laryea
Amarkai Laryea maintains a dynamic, fully bilingual practice working to advance the rights of unions, workers, and individuals. He has extensive experience and expertise in all areas of labour, human rights, and administrative law. He provides strategic advice to unions on both internal matters and external campaigns. He also represents athletes in processes including Safe Sport/UCCMS complaints, doping-related disputes, discrimination, and discipline. He currently sits as a member on Canada Soccer’s Disciplinary Panel.
He is a co-founder of the Workers’ Education and Rights Collective (WERC-CÉDT) and has dedicated his career to working within Canada’s labour movement. Amarkai was previously a senior leader in the legal services department of one of Canada’s largest unions. He has been an executive union member and staff representative for both private and public sector unions and has experience developing comprehensive organizing campaigns with the Strategic Affairs section of an international union. He also led a new initiative focused on increasing access to justice at a federal tribunal.
Amarkai’s lived experience as a Black person continuously impacts his work and community activities. He sits on the Board of the African Canadian Association of Ottawa; he has been pro bono counsel for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canada; he is a mentor with the McGill Black Alumni Association; and a member of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and the Black Legal Action Centre.