Atty. Michelle D. MacGillivray
Michelle MacGillivray is a labour and employment lawyer who takes a focused, strategic, and practical approach to solving workplace problems. Michelle works to find the most efficient way to resolve issues, or to support employers through major initiatives, including sale and acquisition of businesses, reductions in force, and policy changes.
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Michelle D. MacGillivray is a employment attorney based in Toronto, Ontario, practicing at Miller Thomson LLP. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Admitted to practice in Ontario (2005). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Labour and Employment Law (2026). Serands clients in Toronto, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michelle MacGillivray is a labour and employment lawyer who takes a focused, strategic, and practical approach to solving workplace problems
- Michelle works to find the most efficient way to resolve issues, or to support employers through major initiatives, including sale and acquisition of businesses, reductions in force, and policy changes
- She prides herself on providing proactive, timely, and high-quality advice to her clients to help them manage the litigation and reputational risks that they face
- Michelle advises federally and provincially regulated employers in the public and private sectors on a broad spectrum of labour, employment, and human rights matters
- Michelle also regularly represents employers before arbitrators, mediators, administrative tribunals, and courts, and advises on issues arising from corporate reorganizations, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions
- She is often retained to conduct training for managers and supervisors as well as workplace investigations into allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination, and other employee complaints
- A frequent writer on workplace law developments, Michelle has authored, co-authored, and contributed to numerous articles, papers, and books
- She is also routinely asked to speak as an expert on workplace issues in the media
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Michelle D. MacGillivray handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Toronto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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