About Stringer LLP

Stringer LLP is a Toronto specialty law firm that works only for employers. It was founded in 1966 by Edwin L. "Ted" Stringer and spent years operating as Stringer Brisbin Humphrey before the partners settled on its current name. That history makes it one of the longer running specialist labour and employment firms in Canada, and under Ted Stringer's leadership the firm became one of the first in the country to focus on the exclusive representation of employers.

The firm's lawyers work as a single team rather than assigning files by seniority, so a client dealing with one lawyer is meant to be able to draw on the whole group. Its work covers wrongful dismissal defence, human rights, occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, employment standards, pay equity and union avoidance, along with corporate immigration for employers moving staff across borders. Stringer LLP represents employers of many sizes, from local businesses to multinational and public sector organizations, in sectors including healthcare, construction, financial services, manufacturing and municipal government. It's also a member of the Worklaw Network, a group of independently owned management side labour and employment firms in the United States and other countries that it draws on for cross border employment matters.

In the community

  • Runs an Employers' Conference every year for HR professionals and employers, offered free by webcast with limited in person seating, most recently in its 39th year in May 2026.
  • A partner at the firm served on the board of Future Possibilities for Kids, a Toronto children's charity, between 2011 and 2015.
  • Publishes an HR blog with regular updates on employment, labour and human rights law developments for employers.

Good to know

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Certified Specialists

A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1996 · median 30 years in practice 1 of 7 lawyers
Law schools
Queen's University (3), Lincoln Alexander School of Law, McGill University, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto 7 of 7 lawyers

Where to find them

3002-20 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R3 · 416-862-1616

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