Background

Brian D. Mulroney is a partner in the Labour and Employment Group in our Toronto office. Brian was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1981.  He is a graduate of Harvard University (A.B., summa cum laude 1976) and the University of Toronto (LLB., 1979). Brian was also leader of the Firm's Toronto Labour and Employment Group from 2001 to 2007 and is currently Managing Partner – Professional of the Toronto Office.

Areas of Practice

• Labour Relations and Employment Law

Rankings and Recognitions

• Recognized in the 2012 edition of Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Employment & Labour)
• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada® 2012 (Labour and Employment Law)
• Recognized in the 2011 edition of PLC Which lawyer? (Labour and Employment - Ontario)
• Martindale-Hubbell BV® Peer Review Rating
• Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Employment Law - Management; Employment Law - Labour)

Professional Experience

• Brian has extensive experience in advising in connection with wrongful dismissal litigation, including numerous trials and appeals on behalf of a variety of private and public sector clients.
• He has acted as counsel for employers appearing before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and boards of arbitration.
• He has also acted as an employer spokesperson during labour negotiations.
• Brian has considerable experience defending Human Rights complaints and has appeared before the Human Rights Tribunal.

Conferences and Papers Delivered

• Jackson Lewis LLP: ‘Doing Business in Canada Seminars’, New York, September, 2011 and Boston, November, 2011
• Federated Press: ‘2nd Workplace Mental Health Course’, September, 2011
• Chair, Canadian Institute Conference: `Workforce Restructuring`, July, 2009.
• Insight Conference: `Charter Updates and Recent Supreme Court of Canada Decisions: The Labour Relations Implications`, May, 2009.
• Chair of Canadian Institute Conference on Duty to Accommodate, January 2009.
• Federated Press: `10th Annual Retention and Recruitment`, September, 2008.
• Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers: `Cross-Canada Employment Law Update – Ontario`, September, 2008.
• Infonex: 'Meeting Your Duty to Accommodate', October, 2007.
• Federated Press: 'Recruitment and Retention'. September, 2007.
• Canadian Institute Conference: 'The Duty of Accommodate'. May, 2007.
• Canadian Institute Conference: 'Duty to Accommodate', April, 2006.
• Infonex Conference: 'Meeting Your Duty to Accommodate', October, 2005.
• Infonex Conference: 'Key Information and Practical Advice on Employment Law', March, 2005.
• Seventh Annual Employment Law Summit, November 2006.
• Sixth Annual Employment Law Summit, November, 2005.
• Fifth Annual Employment Law Summit, November, 2004.
• Osgoode Hall Conference: 'Medical Emergencies and the Law', September, 2003.
• Speaker on Labour and Employment Law Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business, Law Society of Upper Canada, January, 2003.
• Chair of Lexis/Nexis Conference on Occupational Health and Safety, November, 2002.
• University of Toronto/Lancaster House Conference on Human Rights, Labour Relations and WSIB, June, 2000.
• The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer, May, 2000.
• Osgoode Hall Conference on Employment Law, April, 2000.
• Federated Press Conference on Dismissals in a Climate of Business Change, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
• Speaker at Federated Press Due Diligence Conferences: September, 1997 and April, 1999.
• Canadian Institute seminar on Issues in Employment Law, August, 1992.
• Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) seminar on Employment Law Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions, 1986.