Stephen Wahl

Partner

Stephen Wahl has acted for trade unions and employees in various sectors from construction to manufacturing and from public service to the airline industries. He has expertise in labour relations and collective bargaining, employment standards, occupational health and safety, employment insurance and workers’ compensation. Stephen has built an outstanding reputation for effective counsel on behalf of trade unions before both the Ontario and Canada Labour Relations Boards.

Stephen is a recognized leader in bankruptcy and insolvency issues affecting employees and collective bargaining, including representation before the Supreme Court of Canada. He brings advocacy experience and remarkable interpersonal skills to all aspects of labour law issues for the trade union community, professional, academic and continuing education groups, which include lecturing on industrial conflict in the Masters of Law Programme at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Stephen has been repeatedly recognized by his peers in Lexpert and Best Lawyers as a leading trade union counsel.

Experience

• Air Canada Insolvency and Restructuring
• GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation – Canada v. T.C.T. Logistics Inc.

News

• Eleven KM Lawyers and Six KM Practice Areas Listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2011
• Twelve KM Lawyers and Six KM Practice Areas Listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010
• Twelve KM Lawyers and Five KM Practice Areas Listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009

Memberships/Affiliations

• Former Chair, Labour Law Section, Canadian Bar Association – Ontario