Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : Alberta
Band 3
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+1 403 268 7000Chambers Review
Dentons offers a well-regarded employment practice in Alberta with expertise based across both its Calgary and Edmonton offices. The team has experience in both litigation and advisory employment work, acting for clients in sectors such as oil and gas and education. It represents clients in disputes over unfair dismissals and terminations with cause. Team members have notable experience in employment law arbitrations.
Work Highlights
- A Dentons team represented BDO Canada in proceedings brought by a former employee concerning breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons team always provides practical advice in a timely way to address complex matters. The lawyers always respond quickly while still being thorough."
"Dentons has a strong team with technical skills and experience to be able to handle a high volume of complex matters."
"When complex issues arise in the space, the Dentons team has been able to communicate with management effectively and easily by taking complex issues and putting it into a more digestible format."
"The lawyers are excellent - they are responsive, provide reliable and practical advice, and are always able to refer us to someone at Dentons in another location if we need assistance elsewhere."
"The Dentons team has a keen understanding of the risks of our particular business and tailor the advice to our particular risks."
"Dentons team always provides practical advice in a timely way to address complex matters. The lawyers always respond quickly while still being thorough."
"Dentons has a strong team with technical skills and experience to be able to handle a high volume of complex matters."
"When complex issues arise in the space, the Dentons team has been able to communicate with management effectively and easily by taking complex issues and putting it into a more digestible format."
"The lawyers are excellent - they are responsive, provide reliable and practical advice, and are always able to refer us to someone at Dentons in another location if we need assistance elsewhere."
"The Dentons team has a keen understanding of the risks of our particular business and tailor the advice to our particular risks."
Notable Practitioners
April Kosten regularly advises on contentious employment matters, including litigation relating to dismissals and breaches of contract. She represents clients in a number of grievance arbitrations and disputes relating to employer status for contractors.
"April Kosten has spent years learning about our industry to provide us with insightful advice and tailored her advice to our specific risks."
"April is highly skilled, experienced and has a depth of technical knowledge."
Fausto Franceschi assists clients with employment law advice on workplace policies and diversity and inclusion initiatives. He also advises clients on employment agreements and represents them in arbitration hearings.
"Fausto is knowledgeable, practical and responsive.He understands business drivers and helps us find legally compliant solutions to our challenges that also consider our business strategies."
"Fausto Franceschi has worked with us for many years on various employment-related matters. We very much appreciate his expertise in this area and his business-oriented advice."
"I can always rely on Fausto Franceschi to give me great advice from not only a legal perspective but a business perspective also."