Mike joined Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP as an associate lawyer following his call to the Bar of Ontario in 2010. Between 2011 and 2012, Mike spent eight months on secondment to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (“LCBO”) where he worked as one of two in-house counsel specializing in labour and employment law. Mike became a partner in January, 2018.
Mike advises employers on a wide array of legal matters including: collective bargaining, interpretation and application of collective agreements, employee discipline and termination of employment, human rights, workplace violence and harassment, responding to union certification applications and related employer applications, construction industry matters arising under the
Labour Relations Act, and complaints under the
Employment Standards Act, 2000.
When matters progress beyond providing strategic and proactive advice, Mike successfully advocates for employers as at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, private labour arbitration boards, the Ontario Grievance Settlement Board, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Ontario Court of Justice.
Mike has provided sophisticated counsel to numerous private sector clients, as well as institutional and public sector clients including: municipalities, social service providers, health care providers and facilities, and Crown corporations. During his secondment to the LCBO, Mike was actively engaged in grievance arbitration before the Ontario Grievance Settlement Board and in mediations opposite a strong provincial union.
When Mike is not directly working with clients, you can find him blogging, podcasting, overseeing the CCPartners LLP student program, and planning his next trip to Green Bay to cheer on his beloved Packers.
Apr 02, 2025
On April 2, 2025, Mike MacLellan and Baldeep Bhathal will be conducting a Lunch & Learn session about Understanding the Working ......MORE
Sep 05, 2024
On September 5, 2024, Mike MacLellan will be speaking on the Navigating Accommodation - Ensuring Inclusivity in the Workplace panel at the vir......MORE
Oct 23, 2023
On October 24, 2023, Mike MacLellan will be speaking at the Workforce Solutions Summit 2023 on the "Modern Solutions to Solve Hiring Chal......MORE
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