Adrienne Telford

Email: atelford@cavalluzzo.com
Phone: 416-964-5548
Fax: (416) 964-5895

Adrienne joined Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish LLP in 2009 after articling with the firm in 2007-2008.

Adrienne practices in the area of labour, Charter/constitutional, and administrative law. As a member of the firm’s Labour and Professional Regulation Groups, she works in all areas of labour law, including workplace human rights, grievance arbitration, labour board matters, and professional disciplinary proceedings.

Adrienne is also a member of the firm’s Research Group, where her practice focuses on providing legal research and preparing written facta and submissions for courts and administrative tribunals.
                        
Prior to joining the firm, Adrienne worked as a law clerk to Madam Justice Deschamps of the Supreme Court of Canada. While at the Court, Adrienne reviewed written submissions, attended oral hearings, and carried out research on a variety of legal issues, including leading cases in complex and novel areas of law.        

Adrienne is a graduate of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, where her studies focused on labour, human rights and social justice law.  She received several awards for her academic achievement, including class prizes in Labour and Administrative Law, as well as the Osgoode Society Prize, awarded to the top graduating law students.  Outside of the classroom, Adrienne worked as a Research Assistant with several University of Ottawa law professors and volunteered with a number of community-based legal organizations in Ottawa. She also spent a semester studying labour law at Université de Paris II in Paris, France.  Prior to law school, Adrienne received a B.Sc. from McGill University’s School of Environment.

Adrienne brings to her practice a deep commitment to social justice and to the advancement of workers’ rights. She is also interested by the relationship between social movements and the law. She is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers, and the Law Union of Ontario.