Bio
Elise is a lawyer known for her deep understanding of the challenges faced by organizations and professionals.
With a practice focused on labour and employment, Elise frequently handles workplace investigations, restructuring and constructive dismissal, employment agreements, implementing and strengthening workplace policies, wrongful dismissal, and unjust dismissal complaints. In the area of human rights, she is skilled in assessing and recommending accommodation possibilities, evaluating undue hardship, providing internal human rights training, and responding to human rights complaints and claims. She also has extensive experience in the area of sexual harassment, and has advised employers on responding to and investigating claims of sexual harassment.
Informed by her valuable experience as in-house Legal Counsel for a federally regulated company, Elise regularly works with federally regulated employers, and has extensive knowledge of the Canada Labour Code. On the management side, Elise works with employers to mitigate the severity of conflicts and implement internal changes to prevent future occurrences.