Hudson Sinclair LLP
6 lawyers · Established 2021 · City of Toronto, Halton Region
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Hudson Sinclair LLP
Hudson Sinclair LLP is a labour and employment law firm with offices in downtown Toronto and Oakville. Alex Sinclair and Deborah Hudson founded the firm in 2021 after meeting years earlier while both worked at another management-side labour and employment firm. Sinclair subsequently spent about eight years at another labour and employment firm, becoming a partner there before the two teamed up to start their own practice, and the firm's name combines its founders' surnames.
Hudson Sinclair represents employers in grievance arbitrations, collective bargaining, and workplace policy matters, and it's regularly retained by public and private sector organizations to conduct independent workplace investigations into harassment, discrimination, and Code of Conduct complaints. A distinct part of the practice is police law: the firm acts as counsel to police chiefs, police services boards, and First Nations police governing authorities in disciplinary proceedings and Coroner's Inquests. It also advises individual employees on wrongful dismissal claims, with contingency arrangements available so a client doesn't pay unless the claim succeeds. The team includes six lawyers, several of whom trained at Osgoode Hall Law School, Western University, or the University of Toronto before joining the firm.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Alex Sinclair and Deborah Hudson founded Hudson Sinclair LLP in 2021.
- In Scharff v. Sears Canada Inc., 2017 ONSC 6757 (CanLII), Deborah Hudson acted for the plaintiff in a wrongful dismissal claim and successfully argued that the plaintiff was entitled to $765,395 USD in damages.
- Deborah Hudson has contributed chapters to published legal guides including Startup Law 101: A Practical Guide (2017), Ontario Human Rights Code: Quick Reference (2015), and Accommodation Issues in the Workplace (2014), and has written continuing-education articles for Queen's University's Industrial Relations Centre on subjects such as evidence collection in workplace investigations and accommodating mental illness in the workplace.
- Alex Sinclair appears before all levels of the Ontario courts and the Federal Court of Appeal, and has appeared multiple times before the Ontario Civilian Police Commission and the Divisional Court.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Woman-owned
By appointmentLawyers 6
Advika Madhok
Labour and Employment Lawyer
Alex Sinclair
Partner
Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law
Deborah Hudson
Managing Partner
Employment & Labour Law
Oscar Moody
Litigation Lawyer
Employment & Labour LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Sandra Jakubowska
Lawyer
Sarah Maude
Labour and Employment Lawyer
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2008 · median 18 years in practice 1 of 6 lawyers
- Law schools
- Jindal Global Law School (LL.B.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M.), Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Western University 4 of 6 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
Hudson Sinclair's main office is at 55 University Avenue, Suite 1100, in Toronto.
A second office is in Oakville, at 277 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 408.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Hudson Sinclair represent employees or only employers?
- Hudson Sinclair mainly represents employers in labour and employment matters, but it also advises individual employees on wrongful dismissal claims, including on a contingency basis where the client doesn't pay unless the claim succeeds.
- Our police service needs help with a disciplinary matter, can Hudson Sinclair assist?
- Yes. The firm acts as counsel to police chiefs, police services boards, and First Nations police governing authorities in disciplinary proceedings, rights and interest arbitrations, human rights complaints, and Coroner's Inquests.
- Can Hudson Sinclair conduct an independent workplace investigation for our organization?
- Yes, the firm is regularly retained by public and private sector employers to conduct independent workplace investigations into harassment, discrimination, and Code of Conduct complaints, acting as a neutral third party rather than as an advocate for either side.
- Where are Hudson Sinclair's offices?
- The firm has offices in downtown Toronto at 55 University Avenue, Suite 1100, and in Oakville at 277 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 408.
- How big is Hudson Sinclair and when was it founded?
- Hudson Sinclair LLP was founded in 2021 by Alex Sinclair and Deborah Hudson and has six lawyers on its team.
- Does Hudson Sinclair handle Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario matters?
- Yes, the firm advises on workplace accommodation and human rights issues and represents clients before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
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