About Simon

Simon Renouf earned his LL.B. with distinction from the University of Alberta in 1989, after a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1971. Before turning to law, he worked in the labour movement, serving on staff with an Ontario public service union in the 1970s and as executive director of United Nurses of Alberta from 1979 to 1985, where he led collective bargaining. He was called to the Alberta bar in 1990 and was named Queen's Counsel in 2000. His practice covers trial, judicial review, and appellate work in criminal, civil liberties, labour, and employment law, and he has served as an independent adjudicator in unjust dismissal cases. He taught labour law and criminal procedure at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Law for about fifteen years and was an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta from 1998 to 2002, sitting on disciplinary panels and chairing its Legal Aid negotiations committee. He also speaks and writes on trade union rights and health policy.

Practice areas

Administrative & Regulatory Law Criminal Defence Employment & Labour Law

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Alberta
Undergraduate
University of Toronto, B.A.

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Simon Renouf’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Alberta directory ↗