She makes the jump from KPMG Canada along with counsel Kaley Dodds
Gowling WLG has welcomed new partner Lisa Cabel and counsel Kaley Dodds into its Toronto office, boosting its employment, labour, and equalities practice group.
Cabel has advised employers on complex workplace and organizational matters for over 20 years, while Dodds has tackled disputes, employee relations issues, and workplace investigations.
“Employers are dealing with challenges that are interconnected and rarely confined to a single area of the business,” said Pierre Pilote, chair of Gowling WLG’s specialized practices department, in a statement. “Organizations require measured, integrated guidance, and Lisa and Kaley bring valuable perspectives in supporting clients as these issues continue to grow in scope and significance.”
Cabel has worked on high-stakes workplace issues like labour relations disputes, human rights issues, workplace investigations, and situations involving significant legal, operational, and reputational risk. She has also advised on matters involving collective bargaining, organizational change, employee conduct, occupational health and safety, and employment disputes.
She previously led the national employment and labour law practice at KPMG Canada, where she was a partner. In this role, she expanded the firm’s capabilities in pay equity, workplace investigations, and modern slavery compliance.
Cabel was the lead negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations in industries like manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and retail. She represented an international automotive manufacturer seeking an injunction against unionized employees; moreover, she represented the subsidiary of a major global software development company in a constructive dismissal case.
According to LinkedIn, she also made partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and at Norton Rose Fulbright. She has worked with entrepreneurial ventures, family-owned businesses, large public- and private-sector employers, and management teams.
Cabel contributed to Bill S-211, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.
Dodds has worked with private, public, and institutional employers. She has handled contentious and non-contentious workplace issues like litigation strategy, legal risk management, workplace policies and training, employee relations, and day-to-day human resources advisory work.
She has advised on matters involving employment standards compliance, workplace investigations, accommodation and human rights issues, discipline and termination matters, and broader workplace policy initiatives.
In addition to her stint at KPMG Canada, Dodds practised with Norton Rose Fulbright and Carscallen LLP, according to LinkedIn.
