MONTRÉAL and TORONTO – April 22, 2021 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the world’s largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Hugh Christie, Managing Partner of the firm’s Toronto office, and Lucie Guimond, Managing Partner of the Montréal office, have been recognized in The 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. This guide, which is based on an extensive peer survey process, includes profiles of leading practitioners across Canada in more than 60 practice areas and leading law firms in more than 40 practice areas.
Published since 1997, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, through its comprehensive annual peer survey, acknowledges lawyers that are considered leaders in their respective fields, lawyers prominent in their practice areas and professional organizations, and lawyers otherwise enjoying significant recognition from their colleagues. Christie was named in the Employment Law (Employer) practice area and Guimond was named in Workers’ Compensation (Employer) practice area. This is both Christie and Guimond’s ninth time being listed in the directory.
Christie successfully helped build and efficiently leads Ogletree Deakins’ Toronto office. He has practiced employment law for more than 30 years and focuses his practice on a wide variety of employment law issues. Christie provides commercial and public sector clients with advice on all elements of employment law, from pre-hiring through recruitment, drafting agreements, benefit plans and policies, discipline, promotion, succession planning, termination and post-employment obligations. He deals with employment issues arising out of restructuring in the workplace as a result of corporate transactions and trans-border employment issues.
Christie has been highly recognized throughout his career, including listings in The Legal 500 Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada©, and is a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He serves as co-chair of the Advisory Board at the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace (CLCW) at Queen’s University, Faculty of Law. In 2020, Christie was recognized for his lifetime contributions to the legal profession and, in particular, labor and employment law in Canada, by the Queen’s University Alumni Association with their award of highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award.
Guimond expanded Ogletree Deakins’ presence in Canada by successfully opening and effectively leading the firm’s Montréal office. Her well-established practice is exclusively focused on labor and employment law, and includes advocacy and advisory work for both provincially and federally regulated employers in the private and public sectors. With more than 30 years of experience, Guimond counsels her clients on individual and collective labor relations, health and safety, privacy law, and access to information as well as human rights. She is notably a leading lawyer on worker’s compensation issues.
Guimond is highly regarded by her clients for her negotiation skills as well as her practical wisdom. She is first and foremost a business partner for her clients and is constantly striving to arrive at novel solutions in order to achieve conflict resolution. Guimond is a frequent speaker and panelist on Ogletree Deakins’ webinar series and at seminars, covering a myriad of employment and labor related topics ranging from issues raised by the pandemic to workplace safety.
About Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 10 consecutive years. In 2021, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor & Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 900 attorneys located in 53 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies. www.ogletree.com