Associate

Education

University of Western Australia – Bachelor of Arts, 2009
University of Notre Dame Australia – JD, 2013
The College of Law – Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 2014
Federation of Law Societies of Canada – NCA Certificate of Qualification, 2020

Called to the Bar

Supreme Court of Western Australia, 2014
High Court of Australia, 2017
Alberta, 2021

Memberships

Canadian Bar Association

Heather Menaglio

Heather Menaglio commenced her legal career in Australia, where she gained extensive court experience practising in the areas of Indigenous Human Rights, Criminal Law and Family Law. She then made an international move to Canada and was called to the bar in Alberta after spending a year articling as a Crown Prosecutor. Heather started her own consulting firm before joining Embury & West LLP as an associate lawyer. Heather now practices in the areas of Employment Law, Human Rights, and Privacy Law.

Heather is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and sits on the Board of Directors of the Canmore Young Adult Network.

Services for Employers

We assist employers in all aspects of workplace management.

Employment Agreements
Employee Terminations
Consulting Agreements
Severance Negotiations
Employee Departures
Workplace Policies
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition

Legislation Compliance
Employee Disability
Employee Discipline
Employee Complaints and Claims
Workplace Investigations
Restrictive Covenants
Wage Theft Claims

Services for Employees

We assist employees in navigating workplace concerns, employment claims, and complaints.

Disability Claims
Human Rights Claims
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition
Pensions Advice
Workplace Investigation Advice and Support
Just Cause Termination

Litigation Services

We offer our clients a high degree of professionalism and experience. While our speciality is Employment Litigation, we offer litigation and dispute resolution services more generally in the following areas: