Andrew R. Robertson
Andy practises with Macleod Dixon’s civil litigation group, focusing primarily in the areas of employment law, disability matters, and human rights. Primarily acting as counsel for employers and insurers, he has extensive experience advising clients on dismissal matters, human rights issues, and all other issues relating to employment law. He regularly advises and represents a major university as well as a major primary and secondary educational institution.
Andy is the Chair of Macleod Dixon's Employment Practice Group.
Andy appears regularly before the Court of Queen’s Bench, the Court of Appeal, and has appeared before the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, the Alberta Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, labour and commercial arbitrators, and umpires appointed under the Employment Standards Code.
- University of Ottawa, LL.B. (cum laude), 1979
- University of Waterloo, B.A., 1973
- Alberta, 1981
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Author, Alert - Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Appeals Ruling of Alberta Court of Appeal, February 2008
- Speaker, "The Law of Respect: Bullying in the Workplace", Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Luncheon, December 2007
- Speaker, "The Law of Respect", Teacher Appraisals and Dismissals in Alberta, Lorman conference, November 2007
- Panel Member (with William Armstrong and Barbara Johnston), Detailed Review of Current Legal Developments Relating to Alcohol and Drug Testing, Insight Conference, September 2007
- Speaker, "What's Up With That?", Petroleum Industry Annual Safety Symposium, Banff Centre, May 2007
- Speaker, "Avoiding Employment Law Pitfalls when Dealing with Foreign Workers", Canadian Institute conference entitled, "Legal and Human Resource Guide to Employing Foreign Workers", September 2006
- Co-Chair (with Richard B. Smith), "Advanced Issues in Duty to Accommodate - Proactive Management of Employees with Disabilities", Insight Information, Calgary, February 2006
- Speaker, "Accommodating Disability at the Workplace: Research, Policy and Practice" (Paper: "The Accommodation Gap"), 2006 Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference, Calgary, June 2006
- Speaker, "Harmony in the Workplace - Accommodating Disabilities, HRAUWC (Human Resources Association of the Universities of Western Canada) Annual Conference, Saskatoon, October 2005
- Speaker, "Accommodating Disability Leaves in the Workplace", Canadian Bar Association, Labour & Employment Subsection - South (Alberta), January 2005
- Speaker, “Accommodation and the Privacy of Medical Records”, Canadian Association of University Solicitors, Kelowna, B.C., September 2004
- Speaker, Addictions in the Workplace (Paper: “Drug Testing, the Duty to Accommodate, Privacy Issues, and Other Addictions”), Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference, (co-presenter with Francis Price, Q.C. and Yvon Sevigny) Calgary, June 2004
- Speaker, “The Duty to Accommodate", Petroleum Services Association of Canada Spring Conference, Red Deer, April 2004
- Speaker, “Long-Term Disability Issues", Lorman Education Services, Calgary, February 2004
- Speaker, Addictions in the Workplace (Paper: “Drug Testing, the Duty to Accommodate, Privacy Issues, and Other Addictions”), Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference, (co-presenter with Francis Price, Q.C. and Yvon Sevigny), Calgary, June 2003
- Speaker, "The Law of Respect: Parental and Co-Worker Harassment in Educational Institutions", Lorman Education Services, Calgary, November 2003
- Speaker, “Drug and Alcohol Testing, the Duty to Accommodate the Dependent Employee, Privacy Issues, and Other Addictions", Petroleum Services Association of Canada Spring Conference, Calgary, May 2003
- Panel Member, "An Overview of Changes in the Workplace Policies and Regulations" (Paper: "Employers' Rights and Obligations with respect to Drug and Alcohol Testing, Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies, and the Duty to Accommodate the Dependent Employee"), Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 2003 National Spring Conference, Calgary, April 2003
- Speaker, "Employee Discipline and Termination: Considerations and Process" Petroleum Services Association Spring Conference, Red Deer, April 2002
- Speaker, "Long-Term Disability Issues", Chair of Conference on Employee Leave Issues in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, March 2002
- Speaker, "Hiring and Termination," and Chair of Conference on Employment Law and Labour Law in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, Calgary, January 2001
- Speaker, "Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Issues," and Chair of Conference on Employee Leave Issues in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, Calgary, March 2001
- Speaker, "Overview of the Employment Standards Code and its Enforcement Provisions", and Chair of Conference on Employment Standards Code in Alberta and the Canada Labour Code, Lorman Education Services, Calgary, October 2001
- Speaker, "Hiring and Termination", and Chair of Conference on Employment and Labour Law in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, Calgary, January 2000
- Speaker, “Long-Term Disability Issues”, Chair of Conference on Employee Leave Issues in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, Calgary, March 2000
- Speaker, "Overview of the Employment Standards Code and its Enforcement Provisions", and Chair of Conference on Employment Standards Code in Alberta and the Canada Labour Code, Lorman Education Services, Calgary, August 2000
- Speaker, "Novation and Resulting liability on Insufficient Realization/Recovery of Shortfall", Canadian Bar Association Foreclosure Subsection, Calgary, February 1999
- Speaker, "Chambers Practice," Canadian Bar Association litigation subsection, September 1999
- Speaker, "Key Considerations in Employment Contracts," Infonex Workshop, May 1998
- Speaker, “Insufficient Realization and Recovery of Shortfall: Who Else is Liable?”, Canadian Institute, Calgary, June 1995
- Speaker, "Anton Piller Orders: What They Are and How to Get Them", Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Subsection, Calgary, February 1995
- Speaker, “Insufficient Realization and Recovery of Shortfall: Who Else is Liable?”, Canadian Institute, Edmonton, September 1994
- Designated as a "Best Lawyer in Canada", 2009
- Labour and Employment Law
- Listed in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2008 as a Leading Practitioner, Employment Law
- Designated as a "Best Lawyer in Canada", 2007
- Labour and Employment Law
- Director, Habitat for Humanity, Calgary
- Partner liaison, Dr. Gordon Higgins Junior High School, Macleod Dixon’s Partnership in Education program, until 2003
- Partner Scouts Canada leader, 1992 to 1998
- President, Carefree Resort Owners’ Association, 1987 to 1988
- Secretary, Carefree Resort Owners’ Association, 1986 to 1987
