Anneli LeGault | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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Anneli LeGault LL.B., B.A. (Hons.), Partner

Anneli’s employment law practice is focused on human resources policy issues, including employment agreements, human rights, pay equity, employment equity, reorganizations, outsourcing and terms and conditions of employment. Anneli also advises and represents a wide range of both federally and provincially regulated clients on labour relations and employment law issues before various administrative tribunals, and advises clients on the administration of collective agreements, hiring and termination procedures and other related areas.

Working in close partnership with vendors and purchasers of corporate assets and shares, Anneli negotiates, drafts and reviews the employee and privacy-related terms of acquisition and sale agreements.

She has also been actively educating organizations with respect to compliance with privacy laws and has experience in privacy audits, preparation of privacy policies and advising on revisions to documents and procedures to comply with personal data protection legislation, including issues arising under U.S. and Canadian legislation in the case of cross-border data transfers.

Anneli co-authored Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance, 4th Edition, a key resource on Employment Standards in Canada.

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Anneli’s expertise is built on over 20 years of partnering with unionized and non-union employers and working closely with management to anticipate and prevent workplace problems, and to effectively restructure and reorganize the workforce.

Anneli is on the referral list for a major national U.S. law firm and provides Canadian advice to U.S. parents and Canadian subsidiaries.

Representative Work

Represented Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund on the $120 million acquisition of Con-Force, the related $60 million public offering and on the $105 million amended/restated credit facility

All employee-related aspects of acquisitions by U.S. manufacturer of its first Canadian facility, advice on Canadian laws and business environment and managing in a unionized environment

Acting for one of Canada’s major banks, Anneli represents the bank at the table and negotiates and drafts the bank’s outsourcing agreements with third-party vendors

Reviewing employee profiles and preparing all termination of employment documentation and severance packages, and negotiating settlements with claimants

Defence of national recorded music retailer on basis of freedom of speech and Charter rights with respect to challenge under Human Rights Code of Ontario concerning sale of certain types of music

Publications

Recent Articles:

"Data Protection: Canada-US Cross-Border Data Flow", Corporate Governance, v.8, no. 2 (2010)

"Clicking Away My Personal Data", Focus on Canadian Employment and Equality Rights (August 2010)

"Reducing The Risks of Inducement", Canadian HRReporter, February 8, 2010

"Negotiating and Drafting Major Business Agreements" (Insight Conference, February, 2008)

“It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times...Practicing Employment and Labour Law in Canada in 2009”, New York International Chapter News, NYSBA, Summer 2009

“Calling A Blogger’s Bluff”, On Board, December/January 2007

Chapter contributor to “Ultimate HR Manual”, CCH and HRPAO, 2005

Focus on Privacy, FMC Newsletter, February 2005

“The Office Party Redux”, Workplace News, 2004

“Downsizing – Some Basic Pointers”, in Canadian Industrial Relations and Personnel Developments, CCH Canadian, February 2001

Ensuring Corporate Security in an Age of High Worker Mobility: What You Need To Do Now, January 2001

“The Departing Employee” in Canadian Industrial Relations and Personnel Developments, CCH Canadian, November 2000

“The Internet And The Unionized Employee” in Canadian Industrial Relations and Personnel Developments, CCH Canadian, July 2000

“Canada – A Hidden Nation” in Canadian Industrial Relations and Personnel Developments, CCH Canadian, May 2000

“The Big Trade-Off” in Canadian Industrial Relations and Personnel Developments, CCH Canadian, April 2000

“Canada’s New Privacy Law: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act” in Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 2001 Members Handbook, October 2000

Founding Editor of Canadian Employment and Equality Rights, CCH Canadian, monthly newsletter, 1986 to 1999

Books:

Co-author, “Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance”, 4th Edition, CCH Canadian, 2010, 5th Edition due Fall 2011

Author of “Fairness in the Workplace”, 3rd Edition, CCH Canadian, 2002

Prior Speaking Engagements

"Information and Privacy: Impact on Labour and Employment Law", 8th Annual CACE Conference, Niagara Falls, September 23, 2011

“Privacy Issues in the U.S. – Canada Cross Border Business Context”, Association of Corporate Counsel, Greater New York Chapter, Compliance Seminar, New York, May 19, 2011

"10 Things You Need to Know About Privacy", FMC CPD Seminar Series, Toronto, April 5, 2011

"Privacy Issues in the Cross Border Business Context", FMC Employment and Labour Law Seminar, Vancouver, May 2010

"Employment Law Essentials for HR Professionals", Workshop at Best Employers in Canada, April 2010

"Saying Good-Bye with Grace", FMC Seminar, Toronto, November 2007

Keynote speaker, "Women in Law: Facing the Challenges", Career Women Interaction 2007 Conference Series, Toronto, Ontario, November 2007

"Jurisdiction over Human Rights and Punitive Damages as a Remedy", Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers Conference, Whistler, British Columbia, September 2006

"Is There Enough Gold for the Golden Years? The Issue of Mandatory Retirement", FMC Seminar, Toronto, April 2006

"Negotiating and Drafting Major Business Agreements", Insight Conference, February 2005

"Pay Equity - Does it Matter Any More?" Co-Chair, HR Law Conference, October 2004

"Privacy Law and the Ontario Private Sector: Employee Information", FMC Seminar, Toronto, September 2003

"Workplace Privacy: What the Law Requires Now", "Privacy Compliance", Canadian Institute, November 2003

"Balancing Information Needs and Privacy: Where to Draw the Line", Duty to Accommodate: A Comprehensive Practice Guide, Canadian Institute, April 2003

"The Global Employer and the Diverse Workforce: The View from Canada", Epstein, Becker and Green, P.C., Client Briefing, New York, March 2003

"Canadian Employment Law for Multinational Employers", Labour & Employment Strategic Planning and Managing your Workplace, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York, April 2002

"Benefits, Perks and Miscellaneous Payoffs: Determining Entitlement" at Workforce Restructuring 2002, Canadian Institute, February 2002

"Using Policy Documents to Increase Employer Protection and Limit Employer Liability", Advanced Forum on Employment Law, Canadian Institute Conference, June 2001

"The HR Intranet and New Privacy Legislation: Effectively Managing Data Storage and Liability Issues", 4th Annual Human Resources Intranets, Canadian Institute, June 2001

"Impact of Amendments to Employment Standards Act", Labour Law Update, Law Society of Upper Canada, May 2001

"Internet and E-mail Security", Ensuring Corporate Security in an Age of High Worker Mobility: What You Need to Do Now, Canadian Institute, Ottawa, January 2001

"Employees’ Personal Information and Audio Surveillance", Privacy Protection, Canadian Institute, November 2000

"Federal Privacy Legislation", Corporate Equal Opportunity Group, November 2000

"Employees’ Personal Information and Audio Surveillance", Privacy Protection, Canadian Institute, May 2000