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About
Provided by Jennifer Bernardo
Practice Areas
Jennifer is an experienced employment law litigator and counselor with a broad trial and appellate advocacy practice, focusing on labour, employment, and administrative law. She has been lead counsel in grievance arbitrations, administrative proceedings and trials, and has served as counsel on judicial reviews, corporate/commercial trials and appeals, class actions, and complex labour and employment hearings and appeals.
In addition to her litigation practice, Jennifer investigates and advises clients on contentious and non-contentious workplace issues, such as employment standards requirements, workplace accommodation, discrimination and harassment, collective bargaining and labour relations, reductions in force, and workplace diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
The Advocates' Society
Publications
Contributor to the Canadian Labour and Employment Law blog
Chambers Review
Canada
Jennifer Bernardo of Baker McKenzie's Toronto office assists with a variety of contentious matters, including representation in court as well as administrative proceedings.
Jennifer Bernardo is based in Baker McKenzie's Toronto office and represents clients in judicial reviews and administrative proceedings.
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"Jen is always very responsive, very well-prepared and thorough. We know that she has looked through everything and isn't reliant on the client."
"Jennifer is always available in a timely way and provides practical, risk-based advice to us on many challenging files. She is sophisticated and savvy."
"Very responsive, effective and extremely diligent."
"Jennifer is very knowledgeable in multiple areas of law and is always up to date on the latest case law and legislative changes."
"We love working with Jennifer. She is skilled, excellent at drafting, does work in a timely way and is responsive to feedback."
"Jennifer is an extremely talented lawyer. She is incredibly smart and thoughtful. She is also a joy to work with: thorough, committed, timely and extremely knowledgeable."
"Jennifer is extremely thoughtful, quite brilliant, meticulous and diligent."
"Jen has incredible legal and client skills. She understands how to resolve problems and finds ways to avoid drawn-out litigation."
"Jen is always very responsive, very well-prepared and thorough. We know that she has looked through everything and isn't reliant on the client."
"Jennifer is always available in a timely way and provides practical, risk-based advice to us on many challenging files. She is sophisticated and savvy."
"Very responsive, effective and extremely diligent."
"Jennifer is very knowledgeable in multiple areas of law and is always up to date on the latest case law and legislative changes."
"We love working with Jennifer. She is skilled, excellent at drafting, does work in a timely way and is responsive to feedback."
"Jennifer is an extremely talented lawyer. She is incredibly smart and thoughtful. She is also a joy to work with: thorough, committed, timely and extremely knowledgeable."
"Jennifer is extremely thoughtful, quite brilliant, meticulous and diligent."
"Jen has incredible legal and client skills. She understands how to resolve problems and finds ways to avoid drawn-out litigation."
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