Lawyer Profile
Herbert J. Isherwood
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Herbert J. Isherwood, publicly styled Herb Isherwood, is a Partner and Canadian National Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Employment and Labour practice in Vancouver. He advises public- and private-sector employers on disability and absenteeism, termination and wrongful dismissal, union organizing, labour relations, collective agreements, grievance arbitration, workers’ compensation, employment standards, human rights, corporate restructurings, executive compensation and employment agreements. Norton Rose Fulbright identifies him as a 2025 co-author on the BC replacement-worker-ban decision and as a speaker at its 2023 British Columbia employment and labour seminar. Best Lawyers recognizes him in three 2026 practice areas.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1986 (BC)
Professional Details
Awards & Recognition
Best Lawyers in Canada, Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Law, 2026
Legal 500 Canada, Labour and Employment, practice head, 2026
Articles & Speeches
Appellate Court confirms out-of-province effect of BC replacement worker ban, Norton Rose Fulbright, July 24, 2025; co-authored with Curtis Armstrong
2023 Employment and labour trends in British Columbia, Norton Rose Fulbright, June 2, 2023; speaker
Selected Decisions
Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. v. Unite Here, Local 40, 2025 BCCA 246, analyzed in the Norton Rose Fulbright publication co-authored by Herb Isherwood and Curtis Armstrong