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Shari is a partner in the firm's Employment and Labour Relations Group and Advocacy and Litigation Group in the Montreal office.
Shari advises and assists management with respect to all areas of employment and labour law, including hiring, performance management, employment standards, employment contracts, employment policies, human rights issues, compensation plans, employee termination and severance packages.
Shari also provides advice and assistance to vendors and purchasers with respect to the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
Shari has appeared before the Superior Court, the Quebec Court and the Court of Appeal, and has represented employers in labour arbitrations, and before administrative boards and tribunals.
She also has a broad commercial litigation practice which includes experience with shareholder, director and corporate control disputes, succession matters, and construction law matters.
Presentations
Legislative Amendments- Federal and Provincial
Amendments to the Act respecting Labour Standards
Puff Puff Pass-ed: What Employers Need to Know About Cannabis Legalization
Top 10 cases of 2017
Share Purchase and Asset Purchase Transactions
Should it Stay or Should it Go? Litigation Holds
Dealing with the Invisible: Mental Health Accommodation
Employee Privacy & Data Protection upon Employee Departure
Thinking Outside the Box: An Employer's Guide to Rethinking the Traditional Employment Relationship
Publications
Sweeping Changes to Federal Employment Standards Set to Take Effect
Après la France, le Québec sera-t-il la deuxième région au monde à légiférer sur le droit à la déconnexion ?
Amendments to the Act Respecting Labour Standards
Are Better Working Conditions for your Quebec Employees on the Horizon?
Has a third category of workers emerged under Quebec employment law: "dependent contractors"?
Can a Manager be a Member of a Certified Association?
Dangers of Allowing the Tacit Renewal of Fixed-Term Employment Contracts
Major restructuring of the Quebec labour and employment institutions
Protection of Corporate Data from Disgruntled Ex-Employees
News
McMillan LLP Promotions to Equity Partner and Partner
Scientific Games to acquire DEQ Systems
Education
- University of Ottawa, Bachelor of Common Law, LL.B. - 2005
- University of Ottawa, Bachelor of Civil Law, LL.L. - 2004
Year Of Call
- Called to the Quebec bar - 2006
Practices
employment and labour relations
litigation
workplace privacy
Directorships and Professional Associations
- Quebec Young Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Solomon Schechter Academy 2015-2016
- Co-chair of the Solomon Schechter Academy Preschool Parent Advisory Committee
- Co-Chair of the Solomon Schechter Academy HR Committee
Media Mentions