Lawyer Profile
Stephen J. Shamie
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Stephen Shamie is a senior labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He has over 30 years of experience advising and representing employers on a wide variety of matters relating to human resources law.
Stephen’s practice emphasizes the negotiation of collective agreements and the defence of employers in arbitration cases, human rights hearings, labour board proceedings and before the courts. He regularly negotiates collective agreements in the hospitality, media, sports and industrial sectors. Stephen has acted as lead employment and labour counsel on many different corporate transactions and has been retained on numerous occasions by both corporations and other law firms.
Stephen served as the firm’s Managing Partner for 18 years and is general counsel for the Canadian Football League.
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Financial Services Hospitality & Gaming Manufacturing Media & Communications Retail & Wholesale Trade Technology
Chambers Canada – Senior Statespeople (2026); Band 1 (2016-2025) Employment & Labour, Ontario
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – Thought Leader (2021–2025) Labour & Employment
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – National Leader (2013–2023); Recommended (2025) Labour & Employment (Recommended)
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – Global Leader (2021–2024) Labour, Employment & Benefits
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1988 (ON)