Susan Ursel is a senior partner with the progressive labour law firm. She represents unions, NGOs, and individuals on arbitral, labour board, and tribunal hearings. She handles litigation before all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada. She focuses on labour, employment, pay equity, human rights, Charter rights, insolvency, pensions, and benefits. She was a member of the Independent Advisory Board for SCC Justices in 2016 and 2017. She has been senior counsel to OSSTF in successful Charter challenges to Bills 115 and 124; counsel to CBA in the SCC TWU v. LSUC case; and counsel in CCAA proceedings to Air Canada retirees, Algoma retirees, Sears Canada employees, Nordstrom Canada employees, and Silicon Valley Bank Canada employees. She has dealt with class action litigation for pension plan members disadvantaged by government reorganizations. She is a recipient of many awards: the 2019 Law Society Medal; 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100; 2017 Diversity 50; the Lifetime Achievement Award (2016) from Pro Bono Ontario; and annual Best Lawyers and Lexpert recognition. She has been a fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
On November 30, 2018, Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (“ESAI”) concluded its comprehensive restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act by way of the sale of substantially all of its assets to Algoma Steel Inc. (“ASI”).
