Laura Blumenfeld

Laura is a leading employment and labour lawyer who advises employers across a wide range of workplace matters, from complex corporate transactions to high-stakes litigation to day-to-day compliance. She is a trusted advisor, dedicated to using her knowledge and expertise to achieve client objectives.

Laura provides strategic guidance on a broad spectrum of employment matters, including workplace harassment, accommodation requests, health and safety obligations, and employee disputes. She regularly drafts and negotiates employment, consulting, and termination agreements, and helps clients proactively mitigate risk before disputes arise.

Laura is also a tenacious advocate in employment-related litigation, representing clients in wrongful dismissal actions, human rights applications, and other disputes of significant reputational importance. She is known for combining rigorous legal analysis with a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to dispute resolution.

Laura also guides clients through the employment and labour aspects of corporate transactions, including the negotiation of executive employment, retention, and restrictive covenant arrangements and post-closing workforce integration.

Laura stays up to date and advises on rapidly evolving employment laws, including emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI). She advises clients on the employment law implications of algorithmic decision-making, automated hiring tools, and AI-driven performance monitoring. She helps organizations adopt these technologies in a manner that is compliant with existing human rights, privacy, and employment standards legislation.

Laura is a sought-after speaker and frequently writes on employment law issues.