Stuart E. Rudner LL.B. (Lawyer)

Stuart is a founding partner of Rudner MacDonald LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in Canadian Employment Law. Stuart provides senior counsel in all aspects of the employment relationship including policies and procedures, hiring, employment agreements, human rights issues, reducing labour costs, harassment and bullying, restrictive covenants, discipline and dismissals. He works with employees and employers, helping them to understand their legal rights and obligations and providing the strategic advice they need to pursue their goals. At every stage, Stuart’s focus is on achieving practical, cost-effective solutions for his client. Stuart has repeatedly been named in Canadian HR Reporter’s Employment Lawyers Directory. In 2008, Stuart was retained to represent the Human Resources Professionals Association at the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark employment law case of Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. Named one of Canada’s top Legal Social Media Influencers, Stuart continues to make his mark and expand his reach. He is the founder and moderator of the Canadian HR Law Group on LinkedIn, which now counts more than 5,000 HR professionals, lawyers and business people as members. He enjoys an ever-increasing following for his prolific Twitter updates @CanadianHRlaw and blog posts – which prompted Klout to recognize him as a specialist. A prolific communicator, his book You're Fired! Just Cause for Dismissal in Canada has received critical acclaim since its release in 2011. Stuart has also contributed to four other employment law texts. Stuart has also graduated from the Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Workshop and is an experienced mediator, working with parties and their counsel to achieve rational resolutions to workplace disputes. Stuart was called to the Bar in 1999.