About Whitten & Lublin

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Whitten & Lublin is a Toronto employment and labour law firm based at 141 Adelaide Street West in the city's Financial District. David Whitten and Daniel Lublin co-founded the firm in 2009. Whitten was called to the Ontario bar in 2002 after studying law at the University of Windsor and completing an intensive trial advocacy program at Osgoode Hall. Lublin was called to the bar in 2005 after graduating from the University of Western Ontario's law school. The firm has grown into a team of employment and labour lawyers with a combined total of more than two hundred years of experience, and it practices employment and labour law exclusively.

The firm represents both employees and employers, handling wrongful and constructive dismissal, severance, workplace harassment, human rights and discrimination, disability claims, and employment contract disputes across Ontario. Whitten and Lublin co-authored a book on independent contractors in the workplace, published by Carswell in 2013. The Globe and Mail named the firm one of Canada's Best Law Firms in 2025 and 2026, with a Tier 1 national ranking in Labour and Employment Law. Clients in Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, London, Scarborough, Markham, and Kitchener-Waterloo can reach the firm from its single Toronto office, including through virtual consultations.

In the community

  • Daniel Lublin has written the Globe and Mail's workplace law column since 2012.
  • The firm keeps an active blog explaining employment law topics such as wrongful dismissal, severance calculations, disability claims, and workplace harassment for a general audience.

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Fees & payment

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2012–2023 · median 8 years in practice 10 of 18 lawyers
Law schools
Osgoode Hall Law School (2), University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, University of Windsor 4 of 18 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Cantonese, Mandarin

Where to find them

141 Adelaide St W Suite 1100, Toronto, ON M5H 3L5 · 416-640-2667

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