Craig J. Stehr

Craig Stehr is a partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office, and member of the firm's Employment, Labour & Equalities Group. He understands the importance of managing employment relationships and providing effective and timely solutions.

Ranked among the Best Lawyers in Canada, Craig represents employers in all areas of employment and labour law. He works closely with clients to provide practical and strategic advice on workplace issues, including terminations and wrongful dismissal, absenteeism, workplace conflict, performance management, legislative compliance, and accommodation and human rights. Craig assists employers with drafting and reviewing employment contracts, workplace policies, and confidentiality, intellectual property, non-solicitation and non-competition agreements. He also works with clients on executive compensation issues, including equity compensation plans, change-of-control provisions, indemnification terms and severance agreements.

Craig has significant experience advising both youth organizations and national and provincial sports organizations on a range of legal issues involving youth safety and safe sport, as well as organizational risk mitigation. He assists clients in this area with policy development, training and implementation, complaint investigations and appeals, and litigation involving historical abuse claims.

Craig is an advocate in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Divisional Court, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, and various administrative tribunals, including the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.

Craig has taught employment law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He has been elected as a counsellor on the Ontario Bar Association's (OBA) Provincial Council, and recently served on the OBA Board of Directors as regional director for the East Region.