David Turner acts as counsel to management with respect to all aspects of Canadian employment and labour law.  This includes advising, representing and litigating on behalf of clients with respect to: employment law; labour relations; wrongful dismissal; employment standards; human rights; occupational health and safety; workplace policies and procedures; employment contracts; performance management; and workplace safety and insurance matters. 

David strives to assist employers to develop and articulate clear policies that protect the employer’s interests. He also works with his firm’s clients to develop practical and workable responses to employment issues such as performance management, employee discipline and workplace harassment. 

David has lectured at the Law Society of Upper Canada and Ryerson University on Employment and Labour Law.  

Free time in the summer is spent with his family at his cottage. In the winter David coaches his son’s hockey team. 

He graduated from Queens Law School in 1984 and was called to the bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1986. He is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association.