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    Lateral Law Report

    Practice area · Updated November 2, 2026

    Employment and labour: who moved.

    3 announced moves in employment and labour since September 1, 2026, across 3 firms. We group practice descriptions from each announcement into broad areas, so a lawyer whose practice spans two areas appears under the first one named.

    Summary

    Moves announced
    3
    Moves announced
    Lawyers who moved
    12
    Lawyers who moved
    Firms hiring
    3
    Firms hiring
    Cities
    2
    Cities
    01The moves

    Every move, newest first.

    1. Jean Boulet to Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur

      Partner · Labour and employment · From Quebec government (former Minister of Labour)

      Minister of Labour from 2018 to 2026; works from the Montreal office as his home base and plans to stay in Trois-Rivières.

      MontrealLe Nouvelliste

    2. 10-lawyer team led by Richard J. Charney, John Mastoras, and Daniel McDonald to Dentons

      Group move · Employment and labour

      Three partners and seven other lawyers, with one joining the Ottawa office.

      TorontoLaw Times

    3. Jessica Wuergler to Mathews Dinsdale

      Counsel · Employment and labour

      Called 2016. Education sector labour work.

      TorontoPrecedent
    02Patterns

    Where the hiring is happening.

    Busiest firms

    Dentons
    1
    Mathews Dinsdale
    1
    Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur
    1

    By city

    Toronto
    2
    Montreal
    1

    Counts come from public announcements, which favour firms that publicize their hires. Many moves are never announced, so read these figures as a sample of the market rather than a census.

    ·More

    Other practice areas

    1. 01Corporate and M&A6 moves
    2. 02Litigation and disputes8 moves
    3. 03Tax3 moves

    See every move in the tracker

    How we count

    The tracker lists partners, counsel, and teams who joined a Canadian private practice firm since September 1, 2026, from firm announcements and trade press. A previous firm is shown only when a source names it. Spotted something missing? Email will@laterallawreport.com with a link.