Stephanie is renowned for providing strategic, comprehensive, and pragmatic advice on all labour and employment matters.
Stephanie Henry is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Labour & Employment Law Group in Calgary. With a wealth of expertise in navigating complex employment and labour matters, Stephanie primarily acts for both private and public sector employers. She is known for her deep understanding of clients’ interests and her deft ability to quickly and efficiently craft strategies for any file.
Well-known in the Alberta market and ranked by Chambers and Partners, Stephanie's expertise includes drafting employment agreements, representing employers in complex labour matters, and advising on executive compensation and incentive entitlements. She also handles a full range of employment-related litigation, including wrongful dismissal claims, human rights cases, and labour arbitrations. She has significant experience in providing labour and employment advice in M&A transactions.
" Stephanie has an excellent knowledge of our industry and is able to craft a strategy on any file quickly and efficiently. "
Stephanie has represented major oil and gas companies headquartered in both Canada and the United States. She has also represented large telecommunications employers in significant labour arbitrations, including one involving an employer's ability to move work offshore. Stephanie has public sector experience, representing municipal police services in human rights matters and providing legal opinions on labour legislation and policing issues.
- Representing a waste management firm in a $1.075-billion asset sale pursuant to a divestiture order from the Competition Tribunal.
- Representing an independent Canadian investment firm in its acquisition of an integrated services contractor that delivers remote access, environmental, and infrastructure construction services and maintenance across Western Canada and Puerto Rico.
- Representing a manufacturer of telecom and electrical products in its amalgamation with a worldwide industrial group specializing in products and services related to the transmission and distribution of electrical energy.
- Representing an independent Canadian investment firm in its acquisition of a Western Canadian powerline construction company.
- Representing a private equity firm in its partnership with a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and custom iron castings.
Actively involved in thought leadership and community engagement, she frequently appears at industry events and conferences to share her insights on employment and labour law.
" Stephanie has a genius level of sophistication and an excellent understanding of the clients' interests. "
Stephanie is a member of the Board of Directors of Inn From the Cold, a Calgary-based not-for-profit organization providing housing, shelter, transitional housing, and other services to families experiencing homelessness. In her role as a director, she chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
Stephanie holds a BA from McGill University and a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, and was admitted to the Ontario bar in 2015 and the Alberta bar in 2017.