Dentons adds Laura Mensch as employment and labour partner in Calgary

Dentons has welcomed Laura Mensch as a partner in its employment and labour group in Calgary, expanding its national practice, Canadian Lawyer reported on Nov 5, 2026. Mensch is a management-side employment and labour lawyer with experience advising employers in Alberta. Her practice focuses on workplace matters involving legal and business considerations, including disputes, investigations and employment issues arising from transactions. She advises federally and provincially regulated employers, public institutions and First Nations. Her experience includes investigations into serious workplace conduct matters, labour arbitrations and dismissal proceedings, and employment and labour issues connected to significant transactions. She has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, the Alberta Labour Relations Board, human rights tribunals and other administrative tribunals. Andy Pushalik, Dentons' national employment and labour group leader, said: "We've built tremendous momentum as a national team, and Laura is exactly the kind of partner who will help us take it further." John Cusano, Dentons' Calgary managing partner, said her experience would strengthen the Calgary team and its ability to advise clients across Alberta. The appointment follows Dentons' addition of a ten-person team in Toronto and Ottawa, led by partners Richard J. Charney, John Mastoras and Daniel McDonald. The firm said the additions respond to growing client needs for employment and labour advice involving workplace decisions and business operations.