Natalie C. MacDonald has been consistently ranked amongst Canada’s most exceptional lawyers since 2009, and celebrated for her “deep knowledge, experience and understanding of employment law” coupled with “superior advocacy and enhanced negotiation skills”, as noted in 2024 and 2025 by Lexology Index, Labour Employment & Benefits Canada (formerly Who’s Who Legal). Representing both employees and employers, Natalie has achieved landmark court victories, authored influential works, and taught principles that have transformed Canadian Employment Law. Her textbook, Extraordinary Damages in Canadian Employment Law, is critically acclaimed by Bar and Bench, and after her precedent setting triumph in Galea v. Walmart, she clenched the title “Employment Lawyer of the Year” in 2018 achieving the highest extraordinary damages. Since then, she and the Firm have received numerous awards including in 2022, top employment firm at National HR Awards, and is listed for 2026.