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Bow River Law LLP

Canada 2026

Overview

Bow River Law is an employment, labour and human rights firm located in Calgary and serving Alberta. We are a team of skilled, dedicated and experienced employment lawyers for any issue affecting the workforce. Our services include everything related to employment contract drafting and review, just cause dismissal, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, severance review, workplace investigations, non-competition and non-solicitation disputes, harassment issues, human rights and discrimination matters, duty of fair representation complaints, and professional regulation matters.

Our team is headed by experienced litigators and self-styled law nerds Sarah Coderre and Joel Fairbrother.

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Practice Areas:
5
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
2

Rankings

Regional

Calgary

Tier
1
Calgary
Labour and Employment Law

Rankings

Regional

Calgary

Tier
1
Calgary
Labour and Employment Law

Practice Areas

Bow River Law LLP has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 1 specialty, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Civil Litigation
    All of Bow River Law's lawyers are litigators.  Our civil litigation focus is employment law, labour law and human rights in Alberta.  We do some civil litigation outside these areas, but usually only where the core dispute relates to one of these 3 main practice specializations.
  • Employment
    Employment law is Bow River Law's core practice focus. We handle almost all kinds of employment law disputes in Alberta, including wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, just cause terminations, lay-offs, workplace harassment, sexual harassment, workplace investigations, employment contracts, non-solicitation and non-competition disputes, and many others.
  • Employment-Related Litigation
    All of Bow River Law's lawyers have litigation practices.  We settle many matters out of court, but we are fully prepared to litigate if necessary and appropriate.
  • Labour and Employment Law
    Labour and Employment Law are Bow River Law's core practice areas. All of our lawyers negotiate, settle and litigate these disputes in Alberta.
  • Workplace Human Rights
    All of Bow River Law's lawyers and skilled and experienced with Alberta workplace human rights.  All of us negotiate and litigate these matters.

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada

Bow River Law LLP proudly has 2 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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