Lisa Goodfellow is a partner in the Labour and Employment Group of Miller Thomson LLP in Toronto. Lisa represents and advises employers in a wide range of employment and labour relations matters, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, employment standards, certification applications, collective bargaining, unfair labour practice complaints, grievance arbitrations, and protection of proprietary information. Lisa helps clients through complex and ever-changing labour and employment laws to find practical business solutions that work for them. In addition, Lisa is experienced in advising both provincially and federally regulated employers in the public and private sectors. She prides herself in giving practical, pro-active advice on a responsive and timely basis. Representative Work · Counsel to Goldbelt Resources on its $118 million acquisition of Wega Mining · Acted for defendants in Kennedy v. Suburban Distributors Ltd. [2006] O.J. No. 117, Can LII 712 (Ont. C.A.) · Acted for defendant in Gardiner v. i2 Technologies Inc. [2004] O.J. No. 3288, 34 CCEL (3d) 13 (SCJ) · Acted for defendants in Perkins-Aboagye v. Chadwick and MBNA Canada Bank [2002] O.J. No. 1248 (SCJ) · Acted for defendant in Matcom Industrial Installations Inc. v. Canadian Machinery Movers [2001] O.J. No. 3063 (SCJ) · Acted for defendants in Perkins-Aboagye v. MBNA Canada Bank [2001] O.J. No. 3267 (SCJ) · Acted for Oulahen v. Lyn Parks Inns Ltd. [1994] O.J. No. 3381 (Ont. C.A.) · Acted for Zancor Homes in Oxville Homes Ltd. [2000] O.L.R.B. Rep. May 1067 · Acted for Alliance Homes in Alliance v. Homes Inc. [2001] O.L.R.B. Rep. December 1341 · Acted for YCC 506 in Rahman v. YCC 506 [1999] O.L.R.B. Rep. October 905 Memberships · Member, North American Transportation Industrial Relations Association · Member, Canadian Bar Association, Labour and Employment Law Section · Member, International Society for Labour Law and Social Security Publications & Presentations Publications · Co-author and Editor, Employment Litigation Manual, Butterworths · Supreme Court Overturns B.C. Court of Appeal's Ruling on Competition by Ex-Employee · Employment Litigation: Has Overtime Class Action Fever Hit Canada? · Focus on Technology/IP - Volume 1, Issue 2 · Semi-Annual HR Update - Focus on Employment, Labour and Pensions, Spring 2007 · Legal Challenges to Rolling Out the Latest in Biometric Identification Systems · Recent Developments in Employment Law · "Handle with Care: A Clear Relocation Policy will Prevent Employee Relations from Getting Hurt in a Move," Workplace News, March/April, 2006 · "Help for Avoiding Multiple Proceedings," Briefly Speaking, Legal Alert · "Release Bans Pay Equity Complaint," Briefly Speaking, Legal Alert · "Restoring Balance to Pregnancy and Parental Leave," Focus on Canadian Employment & Equality Rights, CCH · "Opting Out of Workers' Comp," Today's Trucking Speaking Engagements · "Changes to Court Procedures: Will You be Facing Litigation?" FMC Employment & Labour Law Update, Toronto, October 20, 2009 · "Employment Agreements," 2009 Negotiating and Drafting Major Business Agreements Conference, Toronto, February 2-3, 2009 · "Get your Shots: How to Immunize Yourself Against Liability Using Employment Contracts," FMC Employment & Labour Law Update, Toronto, October 15, 2008 · "Facing up to Facebook in the Workplace," The Law Society of Upper Canada, Six Minute Labour Lawyer Conference, June 19, 2008 · "Canadian Employment Law," Doing Business in Canada, Lorman Business Seminars, Buffalo NY, June 12, 2008 · Moderator, "Social Networking Websites - Challenges for the Workplace," The Law Society of Upper Canada, CLE Teleseminar, January 15, 2008 · "Termination of Employment and Innocent Absenteeism," HRPAO, Chatham-Kent Chapter, April 24, 2007 · Commentary in "Marketing Tool or Time Waster?" by Heather Campannelli, Canadian Lawyer, November/December 2007 · "Preparing for a Workplace Pandemic: Have the Disaster Plan in Place Before the Disaster Happens," FMC Client Seminar, October 18, 2006 · "Social Host Liability: The Zoe Childs Decision," CTV Newsnet Evening News · "Overtime Rules Exemptions," Lorman Business Seminars, June 2006 · "Bill 211: Eliminating Mandatory Retirement," Osgoode Hall Law School CLE Program, November 2005 · "Labour Law 101," Doing Business in Canada: Issues Across the Border, Lorman Business Seminars · "Employee Terminations: Minimizing the Risk of Wrongful and Unjust Dismissal Claims," Absenteeism Management, Infonex · "Canadian Employment Law: Obligations on Termination of Employment," Doing Business in Canada: Issues Across the Border, Lorman Business Seminars · "NAFTA Business Immigration," Doing Business in Canada: Issues Across the Border, Lorman Business Seminars · "A Canadian Human Rights Law Primer," Doing Business in Canada: Issues Across the Border, Lorman Business Seminars · "Independent Contractors: Statutory Duties and the Employment Trap," Minimizing Liability with Independent Contractors, Infonex · "Employee Terminations: The Employer's Rights and Responsibilities," Infonex · "When Termination is Unavoidable: Most Effective Ways to Discipline or Terminate Employees," Human Resources Law for Aboriginal Employers, Infonex · "Cabotage and Immigration Issues for Drivers," 2nd Annual Transportation Safety and Regulatory Compliance Seminar, Infonex · "Determining Which Jurisdictional Standards take Precedence, and When," Critical Issues for First Nation Employers, Infonex · "The Latest on Just Cause and Reasonable Notice," Keeping Your Edge: Current Issues for Managing People, Fraser Milner Casgrain Client Seminar · "Drug and Alcohol Testing," Workplace Privacy Issues, Fraser Milner Casgrain Client Seminar · "The Canada Labour Code: Key Areas of Interest for Federally-Regulated Employers," Fraser Milner Casgrain National Client Seminar · "The Duty to Accommodate and Undue Hardship: Where is the Limit?" Fraser Milner Casgrain National Client Seminar Faculty Experience · Instructor, University of Guelph, Negotiations and Contract Administration · Frequent author and lecturer on labour and employment topics in Canada and the United States Areas of Focus Health Transportation Information Technology Mining Events April 27, 2011, Toronto, Labour Relations & Employment Conference |