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Editorial shortlist / 2026

Top 10 labour lawyers in Ottawa (2026).

A supplied editorial shortlist spanning union-side and employer-side counsel. Use it to begin your own review, not as a guarantee that any lawyer is objectively the best fit.

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Collective bargaining, grievances, arbitration, certification, and labour-board matters can require very different union-side or employer-side experience.

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Ten profiles to consider

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Individual profiles included · 2026 list
01Individual profile

George G. Vuicic

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Employer-side

The supplied research note describes management-side labour relations, arbitration, labour-board proceedings, litigation, and regulatory work. Confirm current recognition and practice focus directly with the linked professional source.

02Individual profile

Paul Champ

Champ & Associates

Union-side / employee-side

The supplied research note describes labour-relations work for trade unions and public-sector employees alongside employment, constitutional, and human-rights practice. Confirm current role and focus directly with the linked professional source.

03Individual profile

Leanne N. Fisher

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Employer-side

The supplied research note describes public- and private-sector employer work in collective bargaining, rights arbitration, labour relations, and human rights. Confirm current recognition and services directly with the linked professional source.

04Individual profile

Alison McEwen

RavenLaw

Union-side / employee-side

The supplied research note describes union representation, collective-agreement negotiation, court, labour-board, and arbitration experience. Confirm current role and practice focus directly with the linked professional source.

05Individual profile

Charles V. Hofley

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Employer-side

The supplied research note describes employer-side collective-agreement negotiation and administration, arbitration, human rights, and labour relations. Confirm current role and services directly with the linked professional source.

06Individual profile

Michael Fisher

RavenLaw

Union-side / employee-side

The supplied research note describes exclusive representation of trade unions and employees before labour boards, arbitration panels, federal courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Confirm current focus directly with the linked professional source.

07Individual profile

Andrew J. McCreary

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Employer-side

The supplied research note describes employer-side labour and employment work involving union organizing, grievance arbitration, labour-board proceedings, and human-rights litigation. Confirm current practice focus directly with the linked professional source.

08Individual profile

Anna Lichty

RavenLaw

Union-side / employee-side

The supplied research note describes labour, employment, and human-rights practice for employees and unions, including federal public-sector tribunal experience. Confirm current role and focus directly with the linked professional source.

09Individual profile

Nigel McKechnie

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Employer-side

The supplied research note describes labour-board, industrial-relations board, arbitration, collective bargaining, and judicial-review experience. Confirm current recognition and practice focus directly with the linked professional source.

10Individual profile

Lydia Dobson

Champ & Associates

Union-side / employee-side

The supplied research note describes labour, employment, and human-rights practice for union members, including federal public-sector labour proceedings and prior union representational work. Confirm current services directly with the linked professional source.

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