Madeleine Loewenberg

Loewenberg Psarris Workplace Law LLP is a boutique law firm in Toronto, Canada providing legal advice in all aspects of the employment relationship.

We routinely draft and provide advice related to employment contracts, policies, and collective bargaining agreements; assist employers with issues related to attendance and performance management; conduct workplace investigations; litigate employment disputes in both the unionized and non-unionized environments; conduct compliance training; and provide advice and litigate issues arising under key employment statutes, including the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.   

Our priority is to provide clients with high quality, cost-effective and timely legal solutions. We bring a broad and balanced perspective on workplace issues, focusing on compliance, preventative best practices and negotiated resolutions. Where litigation is unavoidable, we vigorously represent the interests of our clients. Our boutique size allows us to focus on what matters most: the best results for our clients. We offer competitive hourly rates and we have the flexibility to offer our clients predictable fee arrangements.

We are a member firm to IR Global, a multi-disciplinary professional services network consisting of firms that provide legal, accountancy, and financial advice to companies and individuals around the world. 

Madeleine is a co-founder of Loewenberg Psarris Workplace Law LLP and has practiced exclusively as an employment and labour lawyer since her call to the Ontario bar in 2002.   She has been identified by the Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of Labour and Employment Law as well as Workers Compensation Law.  She has also been identified by Lexpert as a Leading Practitioner in the field of Occupational Health and Safety Law.

Madeleine regularly drafts and provides advice related to employment contracts; provides advice related to attendance management; consults in respect of termination entitlements; conducts workplace investigations; drafts workplace policies and procedures; advises on and litigates issues arising under the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act; and conducts grievance arbitration proceedings and wrongful dismissal litigation.  In addition, Madeleine advises on compliance and training initiatives related to the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

In addition, Madeleine has appeared before all levels of Ontario court and administrative tribunal, including the Federal Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Madeleine lectures and leads workshops for other practitioners, employer associations and clients on a wide variety of topics related to her practice.  She has contributed to (and been quoted in) a variety of publications including Canadian Employment Law Today, the Toronto Star, the Workplace News, the Law Times, the Canadian Safety Reporter and the Mercer/CCH Guide for Employers.

Madeleine is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School where she obtained her LL.B.