People

Lauren Bernardi is an employment lawyer and HR advisor who founded the firm in 1995.

Lauren’s focus is on effective human resource management and the prevention of costly litigation and workplace disputes.  She regularly facilitates Respect in the Workplace training sessions and conducts workplace investigations.

Professional Background
Since 1992, Lauren has guided her clients in the increasingly complex area of human resource law.  Her expertise has been quoted in the Toronto Star, Globe & Mail and the National Post and she has been a guest expert on CBC Radio's Ontario Today. Lauren has a degree in psychology and received her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.

A prolific writer, Lauren is the author of a leading book on workplace policies, "Powerful Employment Policies" (published by Canada Law Book). She has also written numerous articles on human resource law for various business publications, acted as a legal columnist for Canadian Manager magazine for eight years, and has written for the Canadian HR Reporter and Canadian Employment Law Today.

Described as an "exceptional speaker who explains the law in terms everyone can understand", Lauren has facilitated sessions with a wide variety of groups, including:

• Human Resource Professional Association of Ontario
• Human Resource Professional Association of Peel
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• Life Insurance Institute of Canada
• Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario
• Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association
• Canadian Bar Association of Ontario
• Canadian Institute of Management
• Osgoode Hall Continuing Legal Education Program
• Law Society of Upper Canada

As a human resource advisor, Lauren takes a practical and commonsense approach to people management.

Lauren is a member of the Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario and the Mississauga Board of Trade.

Education
B.A. Psychology, Laurentian University, 1987
LL.B, Osgoode Hall Law School, 1990

Call to the Bar:
Ontario, 1992

Personal Interests
Lauren prides herself on maintaining work/life balance and enjoys time spent hanging out with her daughters. Other interests: a thought provoking book, appetizers, Hatha yoga, iPod playlists, laughing, a good argument, Carl Jung, silence.