Ms. Dobrinoiu is a partner with the law firm Magda Volonciu & Associates, one of the most prestigious employment law firms in Romania.

Her practice focuses on all aspects of Romanian and European Labour and Employment Law. She has extensive litigation experience with both collective and individual disputes and acts as a key adviser, providing accurate guidance on all aspects of employment law.

The EELA is a prestigious organisation committed to improving the implementation and understanding of the social dimension and strengthening the bond between EU employment lawyers.

The Keynote Panelists include Mr. Stephan Swinkels, Executive Director of L&E Global, Dr. Kara Preedy, Partner at Pusch Wahlig Legal (Germany) and Mr. John Sander, Managing Partner at Jackson Lewis LLP (USA). The Panel will discuss the differences between European and North American employer-union relations.

Our seminar has been approved for 4.0 recertification points under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPATM). For more information about certification or recertification, visit the HRPA’s website at www.hrpa.ca.

Register here.

Location:
The Sheraton Centre – Grand Ballroom
Lower Concourse
123 Queen Street West, Toronto

Time:
8:30 am – Registration
9:00 am – Program
12:30 pm – Buffet Lunch

The Program

Some of the other firms recognized for their work in Italy by World Finance include:

• Latham & Watkins: Best Banking & Finance Firm – Italy
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Best Capital Markets Firm – Italy
• Paul Hastings: Best Insolvency & Restructuring Firm – Italy
• Chiomenti: Best M&A Firm – Italy
• Bonelli Erede Pappalardo: Best Competition & Anti-Trust Firm – Italy
• NCTM: Best Private Equity Firm – Italy
• Gianni, Origoni, Grippo Capelli: Best Corporate & Commercial Firm – Italy

World Finance is an international business publication which covers corporate governance issues, risk management, technology, trading, and capital markets in EMEA countries as well as in Asia and Latin America. For more information visit www.worldfinance.com.

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“We’re very pleased to welcome Mark Zega, Jane Gooding and Kamila Polus to our practice,” said Paul Young, Managing Partner at FWTA. “The addition of these excellent lawyers and the opening of our Hamilton office will allow us to continue to provide exceptional legal services to new and existing clients in Hamilton and the Niagara Region.”

Added Paul, “Our Hamilton office complements our Toronto and London offices, making us more accessible to our growing base of clients across Ontario.”

New partners Mark Zega and Jane Gooding bring over 30 years of combined experience in labour and employment law to the firm.

Mark Zega has wide-ranging expertise in administrative, education and health law. An experienced litigator, he represents clients in both the public and private sectors. “I’m delighted to join a team with a strong presence throughout Ontario,” Mark said. “I look forward to assisting employers with their most challenging human resources issues.”

Jane Gooding focuses primarily on labour, human resources and public law. Jane has appeared before private arbitrators, the Human Rights Tribunal, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and all levels of court in Ontario.

Kamila Polus joins FWTA as a third-year associate. Kamila is a recipient of the Ted Wohl Prize in Labour Law, as well as the Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish Award in Labour Law. Kamila is fluent in Polish.

FWTA’s new offices are located at 1 King Street West in Hamilton, one of the region’s main commerce hubs.

The ALB Australasian Law Awards are peer nominated from a wide range of practitioners in the Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions. This year, the judging panel was comprised of senior in-house counsel from Australian and multinational corporations and legal practitioners from Australia’s top law firms. They determined Harmers Workplace Lawyers as the winner in the employment law category based on set criteria and the work completed by the firm over the last calendar year.

Karen Jones, Senior Associate and Team Leader, accepted the award on behalf of the firm and expressed gratitude to the ALB, the award sponsors, Harmers’ staff and our clients. As acknowledged by Karen when accepting the award, it’s a privilege to undertake the work we do, and to get an award for it as well is the “icing on the cake.”

Some of the firm’s recent successes that contributed to the win, include:

• Harmers continued to be recognised as a leader in employment and industrial law with one of the most prominent brands for running innovative landmark cases in discrimination, harassment and industrial relations law;
• the firm represented a large number of blue chip corporates in 2012/13 in a range of complex employment, workplace safety and industrial law matters (including potential joint ventures; high profile restraint of trade litigation; workplace fatalities; and corporate restructures) as well as more general employment law advice and workplace training;
• as the Australian member firm for L&E Global (the international alliance of premier labour and employment law firms representing employers in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia Pacific Region), Harmers now leverages a network of some 300 partners and 1050+ lawyers providing one point of contact, with one billing rate range for multi-jurisdictional cases across borders, across the world. L&E Global was awarded “Legal Industry Pioneer” in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Award 2012;
• Harmers won “Best Firm in Sydney for Women in Business Law” in the 2012 Australasian Women in Business Law Awards; the 2012 ALBert award for “Diversity” and “Environmental Sustainability”; and a global award for the “2012 Industrial Law Firm of the Year – Australia”;
• Chairman Michael Harmer was also ranked in the ALB 2012 HOT 40 (the ALB’s annual showcase of Australian and NZ top private practice lawyers); and
• Harmers continued to operate as a leading Australian employer, contributing to the pursuit of justice and equality in Australia and overseas through charitable pursuits. On average, between 20-30% of the firm’s profit over its first sixteen (16) years of operation has been invested in social justice causes, including the promotion of community centres, schools, children’s homes, medical and famine relief and the promotion of human rights in Africa and indigenous Australia.

Harmers Workplace Lawyers would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our valued clients, for your ongoing support and custom.

For further information on Harmers’ awards, please click here.

Find attached the most recent Swarbrick Beck Mackinnon newsletter (May 2013).

Swarbrick Beck Mackinnon Newsletter | Issue 17 | May 2013

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L&E Global is a proud gold sponsor of ACC Europe’s Annual Conference.

This year marks the 20th anniversary for this illustrious conference, which is being held in Barcelona, Spain from 12-14 May.

The focus of the conference this year is how in-house counsels are champions for change. The conference will offer sessions on topics ranging from ‘managing risk in third party relationships’ to ‘pre- and post-acquisition brand management and migration’ among others.

Renowned attorney and L&E Global partner John Sander is a speaker on Tuesday covering the topic:

Thinking globally, acting locally: Ensuring a consistent framework with local enforceability of employment contracts across Europe.

Employment law is perhaps the one area of law where the legal requirements vary considerably. This session will explore areas of commonality while focusing on key areas where local labour law must be specifically addressed, by analyzing the major requirements of any employment contract and the evolving changes in working environments, including teleworking.

At a time when all in-house counsel are challenged to streamline in order to find efficiencies, how can corporations promote the implementation of templates across Europe while balancing requirements for compliance with local laws? This session will bring clarity to the current best practices and will provide concrete recommendations for your daily operations.

Marlene Connolly, Senior Director & Group Counsel, Websense International Technology Limited
Stéphanie Godof, Senior Counsel Labor & Employment Europe, GE Healthcare
John Sander, Partner, Jackson Lewis | L&E Global United States

Some of the topics covered by the meeting will include:

• Overview of Italian labor and employment law
• The evolution of collective bargaining: an Italian industry model
• New platforms, applications and technology: emerging issues for the employment law attorney
• Highlights and lowlights on employee and union rights: around the world in 60 minutes – a multinational update
• How employers and worker organizations are coping with austerity in Europe and elsewhere: plant closings, facility relocations and other issues
• Whistleblowing becomes a cross‐border phenomenon
• Closing the gender gap? Pay, promotion and management issues facing financial services firms
• Counsel beware: laws do extend beyond borders: investigations, discovery and privilege
• The rights of unions and their members: what they are and how they are protected
• Minding the kids and the elderly: balancing costs in the workplace

For more information, see the full schedule here and the program agenda here.