Best Law Firms in London, ON

Labour and Employment Law for Employers

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP is a boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to management-side labour and employment law. For more than four decades, we have advised and represented employers across the public and private sectors. With more than 50 lawyers across four Ontario offices in Toronto, Hamilton, London and Kitchener, we support employers in unionized and non-unionized workplaces.

Practical Workplace Advice and Experienced Advocacy

We work closely with in-house counsel, executives, managers and human resources professionals, advising on every aspect of the employer-employee relationship. By understanding each client’s business, priorities and working relationships, we provide practical, tailored advice that helps employers meet their legal obligations, make sound decisions and pursue their goals.

Our lawyers are experienced litigators and formidable advocates, respected by opposing counsel and unions alike. We represent employers in labour and employment litigation with thorough preparation, careful judgment and a practical understanding of the workplace. We also partner with clients to develop and maintain sound labour relations, employment policies and workplace practices.

Connections Across Canada and Around the World

As a founding member of Advocates for Employers of Canada (AEC) and the sole Canadian member of L&E Global, we connect clients with established labour and employment counsel across Canada and internationally. These connections help us support employers whose workplace legal needs extend beyond Ontario.

Our approach is straightforward: build lasting relationships through responsive service, tailored solutions and an understanding of the organizations we serve. At Filion, your business is personal.

Wallace Smith Lawyers is a boutique law firm located in London, Ontario. Our practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury, insurance, and employment law. By concentrating on these areas, we are able to provide practical and well-considered representation that reflects the legal and personal challenges our clients are facing.

We are intentionally not a high-volume practice and do not approach matters with a one-size-fits-all mindset. Our work is built on direct communication, straightforward advice, and strategies developed around each client’s specific circumstances. We represent both individuals and institutions, which allows us to understand how disputes arise and progress from more than one perspective.

Our lawyers and staff bring practical experience, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to every file. Matters are handled with care and attention, supported by shared knowledge and resources across the firm. As the needs of our community have changed, we expanded our services to include employment law, responding to increased demand for balanced and informed representation in the workplace context.

We continue to operate as a boutique firm—focused, accessible, and committed to careful, thorough legal work. We take our responsibilities to clients seriously while maintaining a professional, approachable, and respectful working environment.

After more than a decade of practice at larger firms, in 2008, Doug Wallace and Brian Smith founded Wallace Smith LLP. Their goal was to build a client-focused firm that approached legal work in a practical and personal manner. Since that time, the firm has grown steadily while continuing to provide the accessibility and individual attention that clients have valued from the outset.