Anja Kohlman-Sawa

Anja advises, represents and advocates for employers on a wide variety of employment and labour law matters. She began her career with Sherrard Kuzz LLP as a law student, during which time she participated in a secondment with a large public sector client.

Anja is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association (Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Labour & Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation, Constitutional, Civil Liberties & Human Rights, Privacy and Access to Information Law).

Areas of Focus:

• Advising Multinational and Multi-Jurisdictional Employers
• Attendance Management
• Civil Litigation
• Collective Agreement Administration
• Collective Bargaining
• Construction Labour Relations
• Employee Relations
• Employment Contracts (including Independent Contractor Agreements)
• Employment and Labour Issues in Corporate Restructuring and Transactions
• Employment Screening and Hiring
• Employment Standards
• Grievance Arbitration
• Human Rights and Accommodation
• Injunctive Court Proceedings and Judicial Review
• Interest Arbitration
• Labour Relations and Industrial Relations Board Proceedings
• Management Training
• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Policy Development and Implementation
• Responding to Union Organizing and Applications for Certification
• Sale or Closure
• Strike or Lockout Preparation and Business Continuity
• Workplace Audits
• Workplace Investigations
• Wrongful and Constructive Dismissal Litigation