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Michael Phillips
Partner
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Regina
Contact
306-565-5190
306-359-0785
mphillips@mcdougallgauley.com
Practice Areas
Labour & Employment
Commercial Litigation & Arbitrations
Civil Litigation
Professional Discipline
Administrative Law

Mike’s litigation practice focuses on labour and employment law, and civil and commercial litigation. His experience includes acting for employers on the full range of issues relating to the workplace, including collective bargaining, human rights, arbitrations, and wrongful dismissal claims.

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Michael Phillips
Partner
Office
Regina
Contact
306-565-5190
306-359-0785
mphillips@mcdougallgauley.com
Practice Areas
Labour & Employment
Commercial Litigation & Arbitrations
Civil Litigation
Professional Discipline
Administrative Law

Mike’s litigation practice focuses on labour and employment law, and civil and commercial litigation. His experience includes acting for employers on the full range of issues relating to the workplace, including collective bargaining, human rights, arbitrations, and wrongful dismissal claims.

Overview

Mike represents clients in disputes before the courts, statutory tribunals, and arbitration boards.  His areas of practice include:

  • Labour & Employment Law
  • Civil and commercial litigation
  • Administrative law
  • Professional discipline and regulation

In his labour and employment practice, Mike represents a diverse client base in all disputes related to the workplace, including:

  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Human rights, harassment and the duty to accommodate
  • Collective bargaining
  • Employment standards
  • Workplace policies
  • Drug & alcohol testing
  • Union organizing 
  • Grievance and arbitration proceedings
  • Workers’ Compensation Board appeals
  • Pension regulation

His broad civil and commercial litigation practice regularly includes claims involving:

  • Shareholder disputes
  • Corporate governance
  • Directors’ and officers’ liability
  • Professional negligence
  • Restrictive covenants

Mike is the former in-house counsel for a large health care employer, and he continues to advise stakeholders on a variety of health sector disputes.

Achievements
1
Bar Admission
  • Saskatchewan, 2003
2
Education
  • Bachelor of Laws (Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2002
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Saskatchewan, 1998
3
Awards & Recognition
  • Lexpert Leading Practitioners – “Repeatedly Recommended”, 2020 - present
    • Labour Relations (Management)
    • Employment Law (Employer)
  • “Best Lawyers in Canada”
    • "Lawyer of the Year", Labour and Employment Law, 2022
    • Labour and Employment Law, 2015 – present
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan Award of Excellence, 2003
4
Memberships & Associations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan
  • Regina Bar Association
  • Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
1
Community Involvement
  • Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan, Volunteer
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Results 1 - 3 of 9
July 2020 | Canadian Bar Association
“They Want to Keep Working from Home: What’s an Employer to Do”
November 2019 | CBA, Administrative & Labour Law South
“Family Status Accommodation”
June 2015 | Law Society of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional Development
“Statutory Update: Recent Amendments to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code”
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