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Graham maintains a general labour and employment practice with a focus on providing efficient and practical solutions for employers, including rural and urban municipalities. His practice encompasses four components of labour and employment law – litigation, advising, drafting and transactional matters. Graham has experience with labour disputes, collective agreement interpretation, employment agreements, workplace polices, discipline and discharge, human rights, workers’ compensation, and occupational health and safety regulations.

Michela’s practice focuses on access, data security and privacy law, with an emphasis on delivering a wide range of privacy training and workshops; assisting clients in navigating access to information requests; and drafting privacy-related policies such as those that pertain to surveillance, technology use, social media, artificial intelligence, and privacy responsibility. Michela is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in Canada, a Certified Information Privacy Manager, and is recognized as a Fellow of Information Privacy. Additionally, she provides strategic advice about the intersection of privacy and human rights laws, such as social media searches and the collection and use of diversity data for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and compliance with internal, legal, award-based or client-imposed demographic benchmarks. Michela represents clients in complaint, review, inquiry and other matters before provincial and federal privacy commissioners and provides strategic advice to both public and private sector clients on their privacy obligations including cross-border data transfers and third party service provider agreements. Michela is called to th

Suzanne has built a strong practice in access and privacy law. She advises both public and private sector employers on their responsibilities as they navigate the implications of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and other related legislation. Suzanne regularly provides one-on-one training to in-house privacy and access coordinators on responding to access requests, conducting internal investigations, and the use of internal system information. In addition to privacy law, Suzanne has extensive experience in education and health law. Suzanne has represented various healthcare and educational professionals and organizations, providing advice in a range of areas including employment, professional regulatory proceedings and compliance, court and administrative tribunal proceedings, procurement, and contract negotiations.

Braeden Wiens is a Partner in the general litigation group primarily focused on the practice of commercial litigation. Braeden also practices in the areas of labour and employment, regulatory, and immigration law. Prior to joining Lindsay Kenney LLP, Braeden summered, articled, and practiced at a leading regional law firm in Vancouver. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Fraser Valley in 2012 before attending the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2017. During his time in law school, he was a volunteer at the University of Western Ontario Community Legal Aid Clinic and the University of Western Ontario Sport Solution Clinic. He also worked under Prof. Richard McLaren who was the author of the McLaren Report which exposed organized Russian sport doping. With a focus on negotiation and mediation, Braeden strives to find a practical and efficient resolution for his clients. If that resolution requires going to court, he has the skills to achieve the best possible outcome. Outside of the office, Braeden enjoys spending time with his wife and young son, weight lifting, running, hiking and anything to do wi