Nancy Shapiro was called to the bar in 1998 and founded The Employment Law Boutique in January 2025 where she is Principal Lawyer. Nancy has been selected for the fifth time as one of Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers 2026, in the area of employment law. Nancy works with employers and employees in a wide variety of non-unionized employment matters. Nancy's services include the full cycle of an employment relationship including hiring, discipline, disability management, performance management, and human rights through to termination. She is frequently engaged in the preparation and negotiation of employment contracts, manuals and policies, legislative compliance, restructuring, workplace investigations, as well as litigation and appellant work. Nancy acts on cases of wrongful dismissal, breach of contract, discrimination, constructive dismissal, director and officer liability, errors and omissions issues, and partnership/shareholder disputes in the employment context. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and author of many employment-related articles. She is recognized by Chambers Canada for employment and labour: non-unionised employees and by Best Lawyers and in 2023 was “Lawyer of the Year” for labour and employment law in Toronto.
