Simmy Sahdra

Practice Areas

Simmy Sahdra is a senior associate in the Employment & Labour group in Dentons’ Toronto office. She provides strategic labour and employment advice and representation to clients of all sizes, including multinational corporations, mid-market businesses, start-up businesses, and not-for-profit based organizations. Simmy represents provincially and federally regulated clients in both the private and public sector across various industries. With her diverse client service experience, she offers customized solutions to address the specific labour and employment needs of each client.

Simmy delivers clear practical advice to her clients in all areas of labour and employment law, including: worker classification, employment standards compliance, hiring practices, contract drafting, workplace policy development, termination-related risks, accommodation, human rights, accessibility compliance, workers’ compensation benefits, contingent workforce management, union certification, collective agreement interpretation, workplace violence and harassment, performance management, business restructuring, workplace investigations, and restrictive covenants enforcement.

Simmy is focused on providing targeted labour and employment advice, which reflects an incorporation of the necessary legal compliance balanced with an understanding of unique business needs and industry norms.

Simmy is committed to achieving favourable outcomes for her clients in a wide range of workplace-related matters. She routinely represents management in all aspects of labour and employment related disputes, including: employment standards claims, labour claims, wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitrations, interest arbitrations, occupational health and safety claims, and human rights litigation.

Simmy also acts as a lead labour and employment lawyer advising on all labour and employment matters arising in corporate transactions.

Simmy obtained her Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, where she focused on labour, employment, and human rights law. She completed a practicum at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, honing her advocacy skills and human rights law specialization. In 2013, Simmy received her Master’s Degree in Critical Disability Studies from York University, where she focused on complex disability and accommodation matters. Simmy holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Global Development Studies from Queens University.

Career

Called to the bar: Ontario, 2018

Professional Memberships

Ontario Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers; South Asian Bar Association; Young Women in Law