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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP is one of Canada's leading management labour and employment law firms. The firm has developed its specialty in labour and employment law over several decades, evolving from the firm of Ferguson, Montgomery, Cassels & Mitchell, which was founded in 1953. The founding partners, Robert S. Montgomery and George S.P. Ferguson, are retired Justices of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In 1982, Warren K. Winkler, Q.C., Roy C. Filion, Q.C. and David I. Wakely, formed Winkler, Filion & Wakely. With the appointment of Warren Winkler to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in September of 1993, the present partnership was formed. The firm acts for a wide variety of employers in the private and public sectors, ranging from multi-national corporations and large government bodies with thousands of employees to small and medium-sized businesses. It advises on all aspects of labour relations, employment-related litigation, negotiations, and strategic planning. Explanatory Brochure available.

Statement of Practice

Practice Limited To Labour Relations and Employment Law For Management.

Address

Suite 2601, Box 32
150 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 4B6, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-408-3221
Fax: 416-408-4814

Email

Website

http://www.filion.on.ca

Firm/Affiliate Offices

London, Ontario Office: 620A Richmond Street, Suite 621, N6A 5J9. Telephone: 519-433-7270. Fax: 519-433-4453. Email: london@filion.on.ca

PARTNERS

Roy C. Filion, Q.C. (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, August 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario; Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1983. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1964); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1968). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Roy C. Filion, Q.C.

David I. Wakely (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, December 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: University of Montreal (B.A., 1970); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1973). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Labour Law and Civil Litigation). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: David I. Wakely

Frank A. Angeletti (Partner) born Italy, September 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1973); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Frank A. Angeletti

Peter J. Thorup (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, October 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1980). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Peter J. Thorup

John W. Woon (Partner) born Niagara Falls, Ontario, March 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., Honours, 1977; LL.B., 1981); University of Toronto (M.I.R., 1978). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: John W. Woon

Carl W. Peterson (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, August 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1979); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Carl W. Peterson

Paul A. Young (Partner) born Scarborough, Ontario, February 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1979); Queen's University (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Paul A. Young

Frances R. Gallop (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, May 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: Trent University (B.A., 1978); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1983). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Labour Law). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Frances R. Gallop

James G. Knight (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Privacy Law.Email: James G. Knight

Donald B. Jarvis (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta, April 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., First Class Honours, 1983); Dalhousie Law School (LL.B., 1986). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Labour Law). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Donald B. Jarvis

Angela E. Rae (Partner) born Tillsonburg, Ontario, November 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A., 1984); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Angela E. Rae

Brett A. Christen (Partner) born St. Stephen, New Brunswick, July 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Saint Mary's University; Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1987). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Labour Law). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Brett A. Christen

Robert B. Bayne (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, February 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Comm., 1985; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Robert B. Bayne

Mark A. Stone (Partner) born Saint John, New Brunswick, January 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: St. Francis Xavier University (B.A., First Class Honours, 1986); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Mark A. Stone

Daryn M. Jeffries (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, October 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Daryn M. Jeffries

Christopher M. Little (Partner) born Kingston, Ontario, March 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., with Honours, 1990; LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Christopher M. Little

Cheryl V. Rovis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1991); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Cheryl V. Rovis

Sharon L. Chilcott (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario; 1999, as solicitor of England and Wales. Education: University of Alberta, Faculté Saint Jean; York University (B.A., French, 1992); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1995). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Sharon L. Chilcott

Carol S. Nielsen (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, August 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1993); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Carol S. Nielsen

Ron A. LeClair (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 2005). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Ron A. LeClair

Melanie D. McNaught (Partner) born Oakville, Ontario, April 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.J., 1999); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Melanie D. McNaught

Laura Karabulut (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, March 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 2000); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Laura Karabulut

ASSOCIATES

Roslyn E. McGilvery (Associate) born Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, July 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.J., 1999); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Roslyn E. McGilvery

Casey Dockendorff (Associate) born Edmundston, New Brunswick, September 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: St. Thomas University (B.A., with distinction, 2001); University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Casey Dockendorff

Geoffrey R. Ryans (Associate) born Peterborough, Ontario, February 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., Honours, 2003); Queen's University (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Geoffrey R. Ryans

Bonnea Channe (Associate) born Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 2004); Queen's University (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Bonnea Channe

Deborah J. Hudson (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, January 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours, 2004); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Deborah J. Hudson

Carla V. Nassar (Associate) born Kitchener, Ontario, April 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., 2003; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Carla V. Nassar

Lauren Chang MacLean (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, April 24, 1983; admitted to bar, 2010, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., Joint Honors in English and Creative Writing, 2005); McGill University (LL.B., 2009; B.C.L., 2009). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Lauren Chang MacLean

Brian MacDonald (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, May 24, 1983; admitted to bar, 2010, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours, 2006); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2009). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Brian MacDonald

Russell D. Groves (Associate) born Milton, Ontario, February 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 2011, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1997; B.Sc., Honours, 1998); Osgoode Hall (J.D., 2010). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Russell D. Groves

Paula J. Pettit (Associate) born Orillia, Ontario; admitted to bar, 2011, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours); University of Toronto (J.D., 2010). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Paula J. Pettit

Christopher A. Sinal (Associate) born Newmarket, Ontario, January 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2012, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honors, 2005; J.D., 2011); University of Alberta (M.A., 2008). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Christopher A. Sinal

Alexander J. Sinclair (Associate) born Oakville, Ontario, July 19, 1987; admitted to bar, 2012, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.A., 2008); Queen's University (J.D., 2011). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Alexander J. Sinclair