Employment Law Solutions, 2nd Edition

Malcolm MacKillop is a founding member of SOM LLP and has practised exclusively in employment law for more than 25 years. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Malcolm represents employers and senior executives in all areas of employment law, including wrongful dismissal, human rights, and employee obligations. He has particular expertise in fiduciary litigation. Malcolm is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. He has represented clients before all levels of court in Ontario, including in appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and Federal Court of Appeal. He has also appeared before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and in adjudications under the Canada Labour Code.

Malcolm has been Lexpert ranked in the Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada since 2008. He has also achieved the highest Peer Rating (BV) by Martindale-Hubbel. Malcolm was awarded the Randall Echlin Mentorship Award in 2016. Malcolm has authored a number of acclaimed texts in employment law, and has published columns in the Globe & Mail and Toronto Star newspapers. He has provided on-air commentary to radio broadcasts as well as CBC and CTV. Malcolm was awarded the Queen Elizabeth medal for philanthropy abroad by the Governor General of Canada. He is a member of the board for the National Club, and a past board member of the National Ballet of Canada, and the Toronto Human Resources Professional Association.

Hendrik Nieuwland is a partner at Shields O'Donnell MacKillop. Since joining the firm in 2007, Hendrik has represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of employment and labour disputes, including wrongful dismissal litigation, employment standards complaints, Canada Labour Code unjust dismissal complaints, human rights applications, union grievances, and fiduciary litigation. Hendrik has served as counsel at several trials, appeals, arbitrations, and injunctions. Hendrik advises businesses in a number of sectors, including manufacturing, banking, financial services, health care, publishing, retail, charities, government, and technology. In addition to his litigation practice, Hendrik is a frequent writer and speaker on employment and labour law matters. Hendrik has authored and contributed to several legal texts, and has written for Canadian Lawyer In House magazine, HR Professional magazine, Canadian HR Reporter, and the Financial Post. Hendrik has presented at the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the Institute for Professional Management, the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual National Conference, and at HRPA Chapters across the GTA. Before joining the firm, Hendrik received his law degree from Queen's University, and clerked for the judges of the Ontario Divisional Court in 2006.

Todd Weisberg is an associate with the law firm of Shields O'Donnell MacKillop LLP, a management labour and employment law firm located in Toronto. Todd received his law degree from Queens University and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2012. Todd represents employers in all areas of employment and labour law, including wrongful dismissal litigation, employee discipline and termination, employment standards complaints, human rights complaints, labour arbitration, fiduciary litigation and drafting employment policies and contracts. Todd frequently writes on topics related to employment law and has authored or co-authored articles for Canadian Lawyer In House Magazine, Workplace.ca, Your Workplace, LexisNexis Practice Advisor, and the Federated Press.