Lawyer Profile
Bob H. Graham
Calgary, Alberta

Overview
Bob's focus is on employment law, including: Advising employers with respect to terminations, layoffs, downsizings, hiring practices, human rights issues, disability issues, hiring policies and practices, drug and alcohol policies/testing, employment policies and procedures, corporate governance matters, corporate mergers, sales and other corporate transactions, and other employment matters Advising employers and employees with respect to non-competition and non-solicitation issues Drafting employment agreements, consulting agreements, retention agreements, drug and alcohol policies, employee policies Advising employees with respect to terminations, human rights issues, employment agreements, corporate governance matters and other employment matters Representing employers and employees in employment-related litigation Community involvement Bob provides pro bono employment advice to the Missing Children Society of Canada, Alcove Addiction Recovery for Women, and the Calgary Senior's Resource Society.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (AB)
Professional Details
Education
University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Sociology, 1999 University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Laws, 2002 Bar admission: 2003
Associations
Bob is a member of the Student Hiring Committee and the Workplace Environment Committee at BD&P. Professional associations Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, Law Society of Alberta
Awards & Recognition
Recent honours and recognition Named in Chambers Canada as a leading lawyer in Employment and Labour (2025) Leading lawyer in Employment (Employer) (2025) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Labour and Employment Law (2020-2026) BD&P Employment & Labour Group named 2023 Reader's Choice in the Employment & Labour Law – Full Service Firm category by Canadian HR Reporter Named in Chambers Canada as a leading lawyer in employment and labour (Alberta) (2022-2024) Named as Best Lawyers in Canada's Calgary Lawyer of the Year in labour and employment law (2023)
Articles & Speeches
June 8, 2023 Criminal Prohibitions for Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements Come into Force on June 23, 2023 – Are you Prepared? September 20, 2021 Mandatory vaccinations in the non-unionized workplace – considerations for employers October 27, 2020 Guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada regarding entitlements during the reasonable notice period