Kristin L. Gibson

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner, 1992 - present. Associate, 1988 - 1992. Counsel to primarily management employer clients in all aspects of labour and employment law. Deals with applications for certification, unfair labour practice allegations and Labour Board rulings on whether employees are appropriate for inclusion in a bargaining unit and is involved in labour negotiations and as counsel in both grievance and interest arbitration. Provides advice to employers on matters of discipline, termination and change of conditions of employment and is frequently involved in negotiating and/or litigating such matters. Is involved in handling Human Rights complaints, Workers’ Compensation claims, Employment Standards claims and allegations of violations of the Workplace Safety and Health legislation. Reviews and provides opinions on workplace policy and procedures. Has appeared before a number of administrative tribunals.

Teskey and Company
Associate, 1987 - 1988

Wilder, Wilder and Langtry
Associate, 1985 - 1986

Leinburd, Teskey & Tolton
Associate, 1984 - 1985

Education

• University of Manitoba, LL.B., 1983
• University of Manitoba, Undergraduate Arts, 1978 - 1980

Call to the Bar

• Manitoba, 1984

Awards

• Nathan B. Zimmerman Scholarship
• Harry Walsh, Q.C. Prize
• Isbister Scholarship
• Carswell Company Prize
• Margaret H. Crawford Scholarship
• Jack Rice Memorial Scholarship
• Manitoba Law School Foundation Prize
• Frederick J. Turner, Q.C. Prize

Presentations

• Presenter, Employment & Labour Law, 2002, The Law Society of Manitoba, Continuing Legal Education, February 28, 2002
• Chairperson - Employment Law - Practical Issues, The Law Society of Manitoba Continuing Legal Education, October 21, 1997
• Law at lunch - Presenting Arbitrations, The Law Society of Manitoba Continuing Legal Education, March 12, 1997
• Seminar on relevant Labour and Employment Legislation, The City of Winnipeg - supervisory and Managerial staff, March 14 & 24, 1997
• Plenary Session Panellist - "The Supreme Court Speaks" - discussion of recent Supreme Court decisions, The Manitoba Bar Association 1997 Mid-Winter Meeting, February 7, 1997
• Speaker on the issue of due diligence in the context of Workplace Safety and Health legislation and related obligations, Canadian Manufacturers Association, The "Due Diligence Defense", March 1, 1994
• Lecturer on Employment Standards, Taxation and UIC ramifications of hiring and firing, The Law Society of Manitoba, Continuing Legal Education, Corporate Expansion and Downsizing: Employment Law Considerations Program, December 12, 1995
• Panel discussion participant on the topic of severance packages, The Law Society of Manitoba, Continuing Legal Education, Current Issues in Employment Law, March 4, 1993
• Commentator on the topic of mitigation of damages in employment law, 1991 Isaac Pitblado Lecturers, Recent Developments in Law of Damages
• Canadian Association of Legal Assistants/Manitoba Association of Legal Assistants Joint Seminar, Projecting your Authentic Self in Business, March 11, 1996
• Winnipeg Construction Association, Your Growing Business - Minimizing Risk April 17, 1996

Legal Writing

• "Mandatory Union Representation at Discipline: A Management Perspective", Labour Arbitration Yearbook 1993
• "Reliance of Unconstitutional Laws: (Saving Doctrines and Other Protections)", Manitoba Law Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1986 (Co-authored with Dale Gibson)
• "The Charter: Potential Impact for Disabled People", Just Cause, Vol. 1., No. 2, Spring 1983 (Co-authored with Dale Gibson)
• "A (Senior) Citizen’s Guide to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms", September, 1982, published by Manitoba Public Legal Education Activities
• "Provincial Offence Procedures", Informal Report to the Attorney-General, June, 1981 Manitoba Law Reform Commission Publication

Legal Teaching

• Lecturer, University of Manitoba, Continuing Education Division, Management Studies Program, (September, 1986 - April, 1993)
• Seminar Leader, (1991 - 1994) and panelist "(1995 - 1998), The Law Society of Manitoba, Bar Admission Course, Administrative Advocacy Segment
• Seminar Leader, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, Negotiation and Counselling Course (1992 - 1994)
• Administrative Advocacy Segment, panelist in the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 Bar Admission Course.

Professional Associations

• The Law Society of Manitoba
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association

Professional Recognition

• Named in the 2006 - 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of Labour and Employment Law