Melanie advises and represents employers and management on a wide range of issues in labour relations and employment law, including employment contracts, employee terminations, employment standards, grievance arbitration, human rights and workplace accommodation, occupational health and safety, workers' compensation and corporate transactions. She routinely represents clients in employment litigation and proceedings in a variety of forums, including civil court, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ministry of Labour, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and the Ministry of the Solicitor General. Melanie also has experience advising on employment matters in the insolvency context.
Melanie joined the firm as an associate in 2017. She articled at a large global law firm, where she worked on a variety of labour and employment litigation matters.
Representative Work
- Hard Rock Digital
Hard Rock Digital in its acquisition of WGames
- Promise Robotics
Promise Robotics in its closing of a $20.8 million Series A financing round
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$25 million acquisition of ResortSuite
- Higher Logic
Higher Logic in its acquisition of Vanilla
- The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund
The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan
- MindBeacon Software Inc.
MindBeacon Software Inc. in its Series A Financing Round
- Inversago Pharma Inc. and Genesys Capital
Genesys Capital in Inversago Pharma's $7 million Series A financing
Select Reported Cases:
Agilysys in its US$25 million acquisition of ResortSuite
Higher Logic in its acquisition of Vanilla
The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan
Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Ltd. and 411 Local Search Corp. as counsel in various employment litigation matters.
Foot Locker Canada Co. in various employment matters.
MindBeacon Software Inc. in its Series A Financing Round.
Inversago Pharma Inc. in its Series A Financing round of $7 million.
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited in various grievance arbitrations.
CCAA Proceedings:
- Sears Canada Inc. and related restructuring efforts, including the enactment of a unique Employee Hardship fund.
- Hollander Sleep Products and related restructuring efforts.
- SFP Canada Ltd. and related restructuring efforts.
Hard Rock Digital in its acquisition of WGames
Promise Robotics in its closing of a $20.8 million Series A financing round
Agilysys in its US$25 million acquisition of ResortSuite
Higher Logic in its acquisition of Vanilla
The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan
- MindBeacon Software Inc.
MindBeacon Software Inc. in its Series A Financing Round
- Inversago Pharma Inc. and Genesys Capital
Genesys Capital in Inversago Pharma's $7 million Series A financing
Select Reported Cases:
Agilysys in its US$25 million acquisition of ResortSuite
Higher Logic in its acquisition of Vanilla
The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan
Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Ltd. and 411 Local Search Corp. as counsel in various employment litigation matters.
Foot Locker Canada Co. in various employment matters.
MindBeacon Software Inc. in its Series A Financing Round.
Inversago Pharma Inc. in its Series A Financing round of $7 million.
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited in various grievance arbitrations.
CCAA Proceedings:
- Sears Canada Inc. and related restructuring efforts, including the enactment of a unique Employee Hardship fund.
- Hollander Sleep Products and related restructuring efforts.
- SFP Canada Ltd. and related restructuring efforts.
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Employment and Labour Law Insights: Post-employment restrictive covenants and family status accommodation
Read moreEmployment and Labour Law Insights: DEI accommodations; ESG data, protected grounds and human rights; Employment Standards Act and Bill 88
Read morePublished Work
- Employment & Labour Law in Ontario, Lexology Naviagator, 2018.
- Employment & Labour Law in Alberta, Lexology Navigator, 2018.
- Canadian Labour and Employment Law, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) InfoPak, 2018.
Credentials
Education
- Queen’s University, J.D.
- Queen’s University, B.A. (hons.)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 2021 Champion
- Dean’s Honour List, Queen’s University (B.A. (hons.) and J.D.)
- Tory’s Public Interest Summer Internship Award
- Course Prize in Collective Agreement and Arbitration
- Course Prize in Occupational Safety, Health & Workers’ Compensation Law