Lawyer Profile
Lisa K. Talbot
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
With sophisticated advisory skills and strategic guidance in disputes and investigations, Lisa is an accomplished litigator and trusted advisor to boards and companies on their most sensitive and high-profile employment matters.
Lisa is a partner in the firm’s Disputes and Investigations practice, the Employment Litigation Practice, Co-head of the Pensions and Employment Group, and Co-head of the White Collar Defence and Investigations Practice. She has deep experience advising companies and boards of directors on their most significant human resources and white collar issues and defending contentious employment matters.
Lisa is a skilled litigator who has appeared at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. She has deep experience in high-stakes employment litigation and employment class actions defence. Lisa has acted as counsel in several leading and precedent-setting national class actions, including for the Canadian Hockey League, Deloitte, and Canada Cartage.
As a strategic advisor with sophisticated perspective, Lisa also brings unparalleled expertise in navigating complex employment law matters behind the scenes. She gives comprehensive guidance to clients on their most sensitive and reputationally-significant employment matters, such as high-profile CEO and C-suite departures and hires, allegations of serious misconduct in the workplace, company-wide payroll compliance, DEI audits, whistleblower programs and workplace-related investigations. She also advises companies undertaking investigations and is a skilled workplace investigator, particularly on significant matters such as allegations of financial and white collar misconduct, conflicts of interest, discrimination, bullying and harassment.
To help proactively mitigate crisis risk, Lisa works closely with leading Canadian businesses on crisis management, response and preparedness tactics.
Lisa is such a valuable resource. She is very knowledgeable and practical in her advice, and she is always available when needed. She is a pleasure to work with.
Deloitte in a class action alleging the misclassification of employees and breach of contract
Canadian Hockey League, Québec Major Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and multiple junior hockey teams in multiple class actions in Québec, Ontario and Alberta concerning the employment status of amateur student hockey players
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (ON); 2014 (AB)