Susan M. Ursel

Senior Partner – Progressive Labour Law Expert

Susan M. Ursel is a distinguished senior partner at a leading progressive labour law firm in Canada. With extensive experience representing unions, NGOs, and individuals, Susan advocates powerfully at arbitral, labour board, and tribunal hearings, as well as before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Her legal practice excels in the areas of labour, employment, pay equity, human rights, Charter rights, insolvency, pensions, and benefits. Susan has made significant contributions to landmark legal decisions, including serving as senior counsel to OSSTF in successful Charter challenges to Bills 115 and 124 and as counsel to the Canadian Bar Association in the Supreme Court of Canada case TWU v. LSUC. She has also represented retiree and employee groups in major CCAA proceedings involving Air Canada, Algoma, Sears Canada, Nordstrom Canada, and Silicon Valley Bank Canada. Her class action litigation safeguards the rights of pension plan members impacted by government reorganizations.

Susan’s exceptional legal career is highlighted by her service as a member of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Justices (2016 & 2017), as well as her recognition through prestigious awards such as the 2019 Law Society Medal, inclusion in Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 (2019), Diversity 50 (2017), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Pro Bono Ontario (2016). She is a Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and regularly recognized by Best Lawyers and Lexpert.

Year Called to Bar: 1986 (Ontario)
Phone: (416) 969-3515
Fax: (416) 968-0325
Email: [email protected]

Specialties: Labour Law, Employment Law, Pay Equity, Human Rights, Charter Rights, Insolvency, Pensions and Benefits, Class Actions, Litigation, Arbitration, Tribunal Advocacy.

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