Luc Beaulieu practises in the areas of employment and labour law, human rights and freedoms and administrative law (litigation and judicial review). He frequently represents federal and provincial public and private corporations before various judicial and quasi-judicial bodies with jurisdiction in such matters. Mr. Beaulieu regularly advises companies on management styles that contribute to reducing, if not eliminating, their employees' interest in unionizing. He has particular expertise in manufacturing, air transport, aeronautics, broadcasting, cable television, bus transportation, and relations between producers and performers. For several years, the Conseil du patronat du Québec has retained Mr. Beaulieu's services in connection with and before parliamentary and government committees and commissions, including as a delegate to the Consultative Council on Labour and Manpower. In October 1992 Mr. Beaulieu was appointed amicus curiae by the Department of Justice Canada to defend the respondents' position regarding the powers of inquiry of the Canada Labour Relations Board before the Supreme Court of Canada in the matter of Canadian Labour Relations Board v Nolisair International Inc. A decision favourable to the position defended by the amicus curiae of the Supreme Court of Canada was handed down on October 21, 1993, and was published in the Supreme Court Reports at [1993] 3 SCR 724. Mr. Beaulieu is national chair of our Canadian employment and labour law group. Selected client work · Conseil du patronat du Québec Speaking engagements · "Labour relations: Repercussions from the ruling in B.C. Health Service," Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals, Montréal, May 30, 2010. Mr. Beaulieu has also been a guest speaker of the following organizations: · Canadian Bar Association · Conseil du patronat du Québec · Labour Commissioner General's Office · Labour Court · Commission des relations du travail Rankings and recognitions · Best Lawyers in Canada, 2012 - Labour and Employment Law: Employment, Labour, Management · The International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers, 2011 · PLC Which Lawyer? Cross-border Labour and Employee Benefits Handbook · Practical Law Company: Which Lawyer? Canada - "leading" in Labour and Employment Law · Lexpert / American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada - Most frequently recommended for Labour Law · Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, cited for his "exemplary reputation and well-established practice" · Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, "most frequently recommended" in labour relations and "repeatedly recommended" in employment law Memberships and activities · Canadian Bar Association
- Labour Relations, Human Rights and Freedoms and Constitutional Law Sections Directorships · Canadian LabourWatch Association (2009- ) |