Ellen K. Embury

Employment Lawyer & Litigation Lawyer

Ellen Embury has been practicing employment law and litigation for over 20 years.   She has appeared at all levels of Alberta and Ontario courts.  In 2012-2013, Ellen was Commission Counsel on Alberta’s Inquiry into Preferential Access in the Health Care system.

Ellen focuses on practical solutions for clients with an emphasis on achieving results quickly.   Clients appreciate Ellen’s responsiveness and tenacity.   

In her employer-side practice, Ellen acts for a wide range of businesses, including dental and medical clinics in Calgary.  She provides employer-side services on a broad range of employment-related areas.

In her employee-side practice, Ellen provides advice to clients facing workplace issues involving compensation, pensions, options, incentives, change of control, wrongful dismissal, and constructive dismissal.  

Ellen is frequently retained as outside counsel to conduct workplace investigations involving issues ranging from bullying and harassment to discrimination and sexual assault.  

Aside from her employment and litigation practice, Ellen also is also one of Canada’s leading experts in reproductive technology and fertility law.  For more information on Ellen’s reproductive technology and fertility law practice please click here.

Ellen sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of Women Lawyers and the Quest Children’s Society, and spends her weekends in beautiful Fernie B.C.