Employment Law
Our expertise
Throughout the employment process, Woods plays a leading role, from drafting and negotiating employment contracts to ensuring compliance with post-employment obligations. Working exclusively for executives and senior managers, we support both employers and employees in resolving complex and varied disputes. We regularly achieve settlements before court proceedings are initiated, keeping the majority of our cases confidential.
As seasoned litigators, Woods’ lawyers are well versed in the application of confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, as well as the legal duty of loyalty. Our most common mandates involve allegations of entitlement to notice (notice period or severance pay) and the determination and calculation of its components (benefits, bonuses, etc.), whether in arbitration, before the courts or before certain administrative tribunals.
Representative Work
Bondil v. de la Chenelière & al., n. 500-17-113688-207
Represented the former Director and Chief Curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Nathalie Bondil, in a high-profile wrongful dismissal action involving a $2M defamation and injury to reputation claim arising from an alleged defamation campaign undertaken by the Board of Directors of the MMFA in the context of Ms. Bondil’s sudden and allegedly wrongful dismissal.
Financière Banque Nationale v. Bouchard et al, n. 500-17-077928-136
Represented a securities firm against a team of advisors who left for a competing firm in a manner allegedly contrary to their duty of loyalty.
Khalifé v. McGill University Health Center, 2010 QCCS 5386
Represented McGill University in its claim for reinstatement of a professor.
Desjardins Securities Inc. v. Lambert, 2009 QCCS 4278
Obtained orders on behalf of Desjardins Securities preventing two former employees and RBC Dominion Securities from disclosing confidential information and soliciting their clients.
