D. Bruce Sevigny
bruce.sevigny@sevignywestdal.com

Bruce Sevigny founded his own labour and employment law firm in January, 2001, following a ten-year professional relationship with one of Ottawa’s leading law firms. This move was specifically designed to enhance and support the specialized nature of Bruce’s labour and employment law practice, and to reflect his commitment to the provision of timely and effective legal services.

In July, 2001, Bruce joined forces with John Westdal, a respected colleague in the labour and employment law field. In September, 2006, after five years of successful collaboration, Bruce and John founded Sevigny Westdal LLP.

Bruce regularly advises both employer and employee clients on a wide range of labour and employment law issues, including wrongful dismissal litigation, employment contract issues, federal and provincial labour board proceedings (including union certification and decertification applications), human rights complaints, labour arbitration proceedings and collective agreement negotiations. Bruce has appeared as lead counsel in labour and employment disputes before all levels of courts in Ontario, as well as the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board and private boards of arbitration.

Bruce graduated from Queen’s University Law School in 1990, following undergraduate studies at Carleton University, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1992. In addition, he has been active as a sessional lecturer at both Carleton University and the Ontario Bar Admission Course, and he is a frequent speaker on a variety of labour and employment law issues.