A commitment to balanced workplace investigations and complex employment litigation has established Laura Freitag as a rising star in Canadian labour and employment law.
Despite her youth, Freitag has already developed significant experience in challenging litigation matters, including picketing injunctions, employee fraud cases, sexual harassment proceedings, and human rights tribunals.
Her notable legal victories include successfully arguing a novel issue in workplace investigation negligence in Lee v. Magna International Inc. and defending an investment fund against a $1.83 million performance fee claim in Bowen et al v. JC Clark Ltd.
Freitag has also worked on high-profile investigations, serving as co-investigator in the 2022 Lisa LaFlamme case and the 2024 investigation into the Government of Canada’s appointment of the Chief Human Rights Commissioner, which garnered national media attention.
“Laura’s experience is varied and notable, particularly in comparison to her peers of her vintage in the field of labour and employment law,” her nomination states.
Beyond her practice, Freitag has demonstrated commitment to pro bono work through the Innocence Project and Pro Bono Ontario. She volunteers at the Civil Practice Court Duty Program and conducts Appellate Merit Assessments. She was also co-counsel on a significant pro bono case involving CPP disability benefits.
Freitag contributes to legal education as a lecturer at Osgoode Hall Law School and Toronto Metropolitan University. For four years, she has taught a course on Inclusive Job Design and Psychological Safety for the Osgoode Certificate in Workplace Mental Health Law.
