Justine B. Laurier

Partner

Montréal
JLaurier@blg.com
514.954.2558
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Justine specializes in complex litigation and is trusted by clients to handle their most sensitive matters. Her practice focuses on all areas of labour and employment law for both federally- and provincially-regulated undertakings.  Justine is the Regional Manager of BLG’s Labour and Employment group in Montréal.

Justine provides strategic advice on collective labour relations to numerous companies across sectors. She acts on their behalf before civil and administrative law courts and tribunals, including, but not limited to, the Administrative Labour Tribunal, the Superior Court, the Québec Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Experience

  • Lead Counsel for Technicolor Canada Inc. with respect to employment matters.
  • Lead Counsel for Rolls-Royce Canada Ltd. with respect to various labour and employment matters.
  • Lead Counsel for The CSL Group Inc. with respect to various labour and employment matters.

Beyond our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Board member, Canadian Bar Association’s Québec Division
  • Member, Wage and Hour Defense Institute (WHDI), U.S.
  • Member, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee and Co-Chair of the International Law Subcommittee - American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Governor, Fondation du Barreau du Québec
  • Member, Mediation and Arbitration Institute of Québec
  • Instructor, Québec Bar School (2018-2022)

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2022) of Best Lawyers in Canada (Labour and Employment Law)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2024) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Employment Law) and in 2024 (Labour Relations)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2019) of Benchmark Canada - Canada's Leading Litigation Law Firms and Attorneys as a Future Star.
  • Recognized in the 2021 edition (and since 2020) of the Benchmark Litigation Canada's "40 & Under Hot List"
  • Finalist at the 11th "Les Leaders de demain" (The Leaders of Tomorrow) Gala of the Young Bar Association of Montréal in the civil and commercial litigation category

Bar Admission & Education

  • Québec, 2009
  • LLB, Université de Montréal, 2004
  • MA, Political Science, Université de Montréal, 2007
  • Graduate, Microprogram in Law and Labour, Université de Montréal, 2012
  • Completed her Barreau du Québec articling period with the International Labour Standards Department of the International Labour Office, Geneva, 2009