Duntrune LLP
4 lawyers · City of Toronto, Middlesex County (London), Waterloo Region, City of Ottawa
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Duntrune LLP
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Duntrune LLP is an employment and labour law firm based in Toronto, with offices in London, Ottawa, and Waterloo. It works both sides of the workplace relationship, advising employers and representing employees on matters that run from hiring and employment contracts to terminations, severance, human rights, and workplace safety. The firm was founded in 2019 and announced its launch in early 2020, started by Jason Beeho, Matthew Dewar, and Ewan Christie.
The name comes from Duntrune Castle in Scotland, and the partners chose it for the idea of shelter and protection they think a firm should give its clients. Duntrune describes its approach as client-centred, and it says it tries to keep the cost of a matter in proportion to what's at stake rather than defaulting to the expensive route. The practice is small and the backgrounds are varied. One partner worked in the construction and building trades before practising law, and a founding partner trained in music before turning to it. Lawyers at the firm keep a blog on Ontario employment-law developments and have offered commentary to outlets including CBC, CTV, and Global News.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Founded in 2019, with its launch announced in early 2020 by Jason Beeho, Matthew Dewar, and Ewan Christie.
- The firm takes its name from Duntrune Castle in Scotland, chosen for its long association with shelter and protection.
- Lawyers at the firm have been listed in The Canadian Lexpert Directory, and one has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer.
- Lawyers at the firm have presented at the Law Society of Ontario's Employment Summit and Employment Terminations Summit.
In the community
- The firm publishes a blog on Ontario employment-law developments, with posts on termination for cause, reasonable notice, remote-work policy, and workplace vaccination rules.
- A partner sits on the editorial advisory board of HRPA's HR Professional magazine and serves on an occupational-health-and-safety subcommittee of the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers.
- Lawyers at the firm have provided employment-law commentary to media outlets including CBC, CTV, CP24, and Global News.
Good to know
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Who handles what
Offices 4
The neighbourhood
Duntrune runs its practice from Toronto, and the Waterloo office is what extends it into Waterloo Region. The office sits at 180 Northfield Drive West, along a corridor of business and office space in the north end of the city, close to the University of Waterloo and the technology and research companies that cluster nearby. That setting fits the work. Waterloo Region packs a dense mix of employers and workers into a small footprint, from tech firms and startups to two universities and a long manufacturing base, and employment questions follow all of them. Because Waterloo sits right next to Kitchener and Cambridge, the office reaches clients across the tri-cities without sending them to Toronto.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Duntrune LLP represent both employers and employees?
- Yes. The firm works on both sides of the workplace relationship. It advises employers on hiring, contracts, policies, terminations, and compliance, and it acts for employees on contract review, severance, constructive dismissal, and harassment or reprisal claims.
- I think I was wrongfully dismissed. Can Duntrune help?
- Yes. The firm handles termination and severance matters for employees, including reviewing what you've been offered, advising on incentive pay and stock options, and pursuing constructive-dismissal claims when an employer changes your pay, role, or work location.
- Can Duntrune review an employment contract before I sign it?
- Yes. The firm reviews and negotiates employment agreements for employees and flags problem clauses before you sign. On the employer side, it also drafts contracts, restrictive covenants, and workplace policies.
- Does the firm handle human rights and workplace-safety issues?
- Yes. Duntrune advises on Human Rights Code obligations, accommodation and return-to-work, workplace harassment and discrimination, and Occupational Health and Safety Act compliance, including WSIB claims and the defence of OHSA prosecutions.
- Where is Duntrune's Waterloo office, and does it work outside Toronto?
- The firm is based in Toronto and keeps offices in London, Ottawa, and Waterloo. The Waterloo office is at 180 Northfield Drive West, serving clients across Waterloo Region.
- How do I book a consultation with Duntrune?
- The firm's site invites prospective clients to book a consultation and provides an online intake form, and the Toronto office can be reached at 416.218.5540 or info@duntrune.law.
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