Overview

Malcolm is Counsel in our Halifax office with a well-established practice in labour and employment law. Malcolm represents local, national and international employers throughout Canada in all sectors and industries. He has a successful record representing management during union organizing campaigns and he appears regularly as employer counsel before provincial and national labour boards, employment standards tribunals, human rights tribunals, workers’ compensation hearing boards and many private arbitration or mediation boards. In addition, Malcolm provides strategic advice on all matters dealing with employees from employment termination and OH&S accidents to pension plan matters.

Malcolm is a frequent writer and speaker on labour relations, employment and employment benefits. He also provides human resources and positive employee relations training to clients’ personnel.

Malcolm is involved in his community and has served as an expert member of the United Church of Canada Pension Board. He also chairs a branch of a national mentorship program.

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Practice Areas

• Construction Law
• Labour Law
• Employment Law
• Pensions & Benefits Law
• Human Rights

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1984 (ON); 1988 (NT); 1990 (NS); 1993 (PE); 2012 (NS)