Jean R. Allard, CIRC

Biography

Jean R. Allard practises in the area of employment and labour litigation. His focus includes labour relations, workers' compensation and human rights. He appears before administrative tribunals with jurisdiction in these matters, such as grievance arbitrators, the Commission des relations du travail, the Commission des lésions professionnelles, and the courts of Quebec, including the Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal, in cases involving administrative law and employment law.

Mr. Allard also represents clients in preparing and negotiating the renewal of collective agreements, particularly related to business restructuring and recovery.

Year of Call

• Quebec Bar, 1987

Law School

• LL.B., Université de Montréal, 1986

EDUCATION

• B.Sc., Université de Montréal, 1983

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker at seminars on employment and labour law, occupational health and safety, psychological harassment and the liability of employers for accident prevention.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Best Lawyers in Canada - Workers' Compensaton Law, 2008

Memberships and Activities

• Association of Industrial Relations Graduates of the Université de Montréal
• Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés au Québec
• President of the Graduates' Society of Université de Montréal (2003)
• Council of associate governors of Université de Montréal
• Director of the Ordre des CRHA et CRIA du Québec