Bird Richard are the lawyers for employers. Our goal is to find tailored solutions to ensure that our clients comply with the legal obligations without compromising their business needs. We provide direct day-to-day legal services and representation to private and public sector organizations on the complete range of employment issues.

Although Bird Richard is located in Ottawa, we serve clients nationally. Our clients range from large Crown Corporations with national operations to small local construction firms. We also provide services to corporations in Alberta, in the Northwest Territories and in Nunavut.

We serve both provincially and federally regulated employers and our lawyers are experienced in the interpretation, application and implementation concerns of all legislation impacting on employers under both legislative spheres.

We are prepared to defend important issues on behalf of our clients before the appellate courts, including the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

We are proud that our expertise is recognized by our clients who utilize our services not only in Eastern Ontario, but across Canada:

• Wrongful dismissal litigation in Yellowknife, NWT and in Iqaluit, NU;
• Labour arbitration litigation in Toronto, Midland, ON, Calgary, AB, Iqaluit, NU and Vancouver, BC;
• Employment and human rights advice to a national chain store across Ontario;
• Occupational Health and Safety Appeals in Abbotsford and Maple Ridge, BC, Brampton, Newmarket, Midland and Haliburton, ON, Ste. Foy and St. Leonard, QC, Dauphin, MN and Fredericton, NB;
• Workers’ compensation appeals in Vancouver, BC, Thunder Bay, ON and Truro, NS.

We have been chosen by one of Canada’s largest consulting firms to assist their Human Capital Group on a wide range of change management projects with the Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa offices.