de Lobe Lederman

Some examples of the matters on which de Lobe has provided advice include:

• Successfully defending employers in wrongful dismissal litigation

• Successfully representing federally and provincially regulated employers in complaints before various administrative bodies, including administrative tribunals, human rights tribunals, employment standards boards, labour relations boards, workers' compensation boards and privacy commissioners

• Successfully defending companies from charges under occupational health and safety legislation

• Successfully upholding restrictive covenants applicable to a recently departed senior employees

• Managing and conducting workplace investigations with respect to high-profile and sensitive issues, including sexual harassment

• Advising employers on the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and related labour issues

• Preparing and implementing executive employment agreements and incentive compensation policies

• Successfully representing companies in objections to access to information requests

• Managing responses to cybersecurity incidents and data breaches for companies in a variety of industries

• Providing key employment, labour and privacy-related advice on multiple transactions

de Lobe is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers. He is currently the vice chair of the Privacy Committee of the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers.

de Lobe is also an active volunteer and has previously coached the University of Calgary Faculty of Law's team for the Tulane National Baseball Arbitration Competition.

• Co-author: Government of Alberta Announces Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
  Blakes Bulletin on Employment & Labour, April 22, 2021.
• Co-author: Noteworthy Changes to Alberta Employment and Labour Standards Legislation
  Blakes Bulletin on Employment & Labour, August 10, 2020.
• Co-author: Alberta Government Implements Temporary Changes to Employment Standards
  Blakes Bulletin on Employment & Labour, April 8, 2020.
• Co-author: Update: Alberta Government Confirms COVID-19 Unpaid Leave
  Blakes Bulletin on Employment & Labour, March 20, 2020.
• Co-author: Alberta Government Announces Paid Leave in Light of COVID-19
  Blakes Bulletin on Employment & Labour, March 16, 2020.
• Co-author: Employee Snooping: The Rise of Little Brother in the Workplace (Privacy)
  Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 13, 2019.
• Co-author: Certified Fresh: Consideration and Other Issues Relating to Modifying Employment Agreements with Current Employees
  Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers 15th Annual Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, September 2018.

• Speaker: Employment Agreements: Is It Time to Revisit Your Templates?
  Blakes Business Class Webinar, Calgary, Alberta, September 22, 2020.
• Co-speaker: Working from Home: Longer-Term Considerations
  Blakes Business Class Webinar, Calgary, Alberta, July 14, 2020.
• Co-speaker: Cyber Preparedness: A Multidisciplinary Approach and Tabletop Exercise
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Calgary Petroleum Club, Calgary, Alberta, November 26, 2019.
• Co-speaker: Cybersecurity: Data, Data Governance, Contracting and Risk Mitigation
  Business Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, Calgary, Alberta, November 21, 2019.
• Co-speaker: Employee Snooping: The Rise of Little Brother in the Workplace (Privacy)
  Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 13, 2019.
• Panel Member: Recent Developments in Labour and Employment Law
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, June 20, 2019.
• Co-speaker: Prominent and Commonly Misunderstood Aspects of Written Employment Agreements
  CPHR HR Law Conference, Calgary, Alberta, February 5, 2019.
• Speaker: Prevent, Preserve and Protect: Mock Breach in the Risky Business of Cybersecurity
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Calgary, Alberta, November 23, 2018.