Penny’s practice focuses on corporate/commercial and employment law.

She advises employers in all areas of human resources and employment law, assisting clients with issues related to recruiting, hiring, executive compensation, discipline, individual and mass terminations, wrongful dismissal, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, human rights, and occupational health and safety. Penny also has extensive experience drafting a wide variety of employment documents and resource materials, including employment contracts (management, non-management and executive), employment policies, employee handbooks, termination and release agreements, and cross-Canada employment standards reviews. In addition, she advises employers on the implication of their significant corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings. Penny has worked with clients in a wide variety of industries and contexts, including pension funds, financial services, private equity, service, retail and others.

Further, with years of experience as in-house counsel, Penny supports clients on commercial matters, regularly reviewing, drafting and negotiating all forms of commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, agreements for sales, procurement and commercial leases.