Andrew Bratt

About Andrew Bratt

Andrew Bratt is the Gowling WLG partner who heads the firm's national Employment, Labour & Equalities group, working out of Toronto. Andrew's clients are employers, and the practice spans the whole of employment law, from contested files to workplace policy and disability management.

Corporate deals are a big piece of the practice too. When businesses merge or change hands, Andrew handles the labour and employment questions that come with the transaction, and Chambers Canada credits Andrew with an increasingly notable reputation for that kind of advice on high-profile deals. In a May 2025 Canadian HR Reporter feature, Andrew explained for HR leaders why an asset purchase and a share purchase look so different for the people on the payroll.

Andrew was called to the Ontario bar in 2008, after law studies at the University of Ottawa and a BA from McGill. Early on came a six-month secondment inside the legal department of a large Canadian retailer, a stretch that gave Andrew a close look at where legal advice and business priorities meet. Andrew's aim is advice that's practical and lines up with what the client's business is trying to achieve. Andrew took over national leadership of the group in early 2021 and also holds the Certified Legal Project Manager designation, useful when a matter has many moving parts.

Reporters turn to Andrew on workplace issues. Canadian Lawyer, The Globe and Mail and Canadian HR Reporter have all carried Andrew's views, on subjects from the rise in vacation pay demand letters to the federal Work-Sharing program during the 2025 tariff dispute. Andrew has given guest lectures at the law schools of Queen's, Western and the University of Toronto. Away from work, Andrew is a keen baseball fan who follows the Toronto Blue Jays closely and treasures time at home with family.