Norton Rose LLP.
Anne K. Gallop
Partner
Toronto (Royal Bank Plaza)
T +1 416.216.4038
F +1 416.216.3930
anne.gallop@nortonrose.com
Global expertise
Employee benefits and executive compensation
Employment and labour
Local expertise
Employment and labour (Canada)
Employment and labour impacts in M&A and restructurings (Canada)
Employment law (Canada)
Executive compensation and incentive plans (Canada)
Federal employment and labour (Canada)
Governance and directors' liability (Canada)
Human rights and workplace harassment (Canada)
Pension and benefit plans (Canada)
Privacy and access to information (Canada)
Workplace policies, including internet, e-mail and IT policies (Canada)
Wrongful dismissal (Canada)
Key industry sectors
Energy
Financial institutions
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Anne Gallop practises in all areas of employment and labour law, including wrongful dismissal, human rights and disability management. She routinely advises on all aspects of employment policies, ensuring compliance with the various legislative regimes. Ms. Gallop also has significant experience in corporate reorganizations and corporate mergers and acquisitions, where she advises on the labour, employment and employee privacy issues arising from such transactions. She routinely advises on employment and executive employment contracts, including executive compensation such as change of control agreements and stock option plans. Ms. Gallop also has extensive experience with privacy legislation as it relates to labour and employment matters.
Year of call
Ontario 2000
Nova Scotia 1997
Law school
LL.B., University of New Brunswick, 1996
Education
B.A., Acadia University, 1992
Selected client work
Ms. Gallop has recently acted for the following clients:
McKesson Canada in the acquisition of Patient Direct Group and Specialized Health Care Corporation, an Oakville, Ontario-based specialty and biological drug distribution, patient support and direct-to-patient drug dispensing business
Domtar Corporation in connection with the sale of its forest products business to EACOM Timber Corporation for approximately $126.5 million
Nortel in connection with its multijurisdictional insolvency proceedings including its agreement to sell its global Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) business to GENBAND
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in connection with a definitive purchase agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Jevco Insurance Company to The Westaim Corporation
Groupe Aeroplan in connection with its US$175.3-million acquisition of Carlson Marketing Worldwide
HearUSA Inc. in connection with the sale of the assets of its Canadian subsidiaries to Helix Inc. for over $28 million
Memberships and activities
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Canadian IT Law Association
Related publications
Solicitor-client privilege trumps Privacy Commissioner's investigatory powers
confirmed that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada cannot order the production of documents over which a claim of solicitor-client privilege is asserted. The Court...
01/08/2008
''A more sinister complexion'': The critical need for thorough and robust privacy compliance procedures and plans
"Personal information stored on stolen devices can be used for purposes such as fraud and identity theft - problems that have reached epidemic proportions throughout North America. And with the movement of organized crime into this area, the problem takes on a greater and more sinister complexion.
21/03/2007
Can an enterprise communicate personal information on its clientele outside Canada?
More and more Canadian enterprises, in particular financial institutions, outsource data processing to subcontractors outside Canada.
12/03/2007
The weakest link: A privacy case study and cautionary tale
The single greatest privacy challenge facing institutions today does not lie in creating policies and procedures that are compliant with Canadian law.
02/10/2006
Employment contracts need to be given due consideration
Any valid contract, including an employment contract, requires the parties to give each other something in exchange for entering into the agreement. In legal term...
03/05/2005
Video surveillance in the workplace (Part 1)
This is the first in a three-part series describing new developments in workplace video surveillance and privacy rights. Our first instalment will address an impo...
01/07/2004
Video surveillance in the workplace (Part 2)
This is the second of a three-part series describing new developments in workplace video surveillance and privacy rights. The first instalment addressed an import...
01/09/2004
The new Ontario PHIPA impacts organizations outside the health care field
This bulletin summarizes the impact of the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) on organizations that are not
27/01/2005
British Columbia's employment privacy guidelines
This is the third of a three-part series describing new developments in workplace video surveillance and privacy rights. The first instalment addressed an importa...
01/02/2005
Is your business e-mail address personal or public information?
Until recently, the business world took it for granted that an individual's business e-mail address was unprotected information that could be disclosed publicly and used freely. After all, it is information that appears on almost every business card.
08/02/2005
