Lorna Cuthbert

Lorna Cuthbert is a prominent figure serving as a partner and the head of the Employment, Labour and Pension Group at Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office. With extensive expertise in employment and labour law, Lorna specializes in handling human resources aspects in commercial contexts. Her practice involves providing counsel on employment and labour implications in various corporate transactions like mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, outsourcing, and insolvency matters. She is well-versed in negotiating executive employment agreements, consulting agreements, termination arrangements, and guiding multinational corporations in setting up operations in Canada, including navigating business immigration requirements. Lorna also offers strategic advice on employment standards compliance, human rights, wrongful dismissal, restrictive covenants, and employee privacy.