Laura J. Freitag
Partner
Executive Summary
As a partner at Filion, Laura practises in all areas of labour and employment law with a focus on employment litigation, human rights proceedings, grievance arbitrations, and workplace investigations. Laura has litigated before various tribunals and all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. She also has experience in confidential mediation and arbitration.
Laura provides strategic advice in employment litigation, human rights, and labour relations matters. She has particular expertise in complex wrongful dismissal claims involving departing executives and breaches of restrictive covenants, including confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation clauses. She is well-versed in injunctions and employment-related shareholder disputes as well.
Laura advises clients in both the private and public sectors across a range of other industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology, government services, school boards, financial and professional services.
Before joining the Firm, Laura practiced as an associate in the Toronto office of a national full-service law Firm, focusing on litigation involving commercial, employment, human rights, constitutional, and fraud matters.
