Mann and Partners, LLP - Biography of Partner Andrew Lister.

Andrew Lister

Partner

Andrew Lister's bilingual litigation practice focusses primarily upon labour and employment law on behalf of employees, employers and trade unions. As a partner at Mann & Partners, LLP, Andrew is known for his ardent and fearless representation of his client's interests in Court and before numerous federal, provincial and municipal administrative tribunals.

Andrew's particular forte is in helping clients see the "forest through the trees" and in assisting clients to navigate their way efficiently through legal minefields. Andrew prides himself in his proactive approach to problem solving for his clients, as well as the results he gets for them.

Andrew is from Ottawa and he completed all of his pre-university schooling here. Andrew earned an Honours B.A. at Dalhousie University in 1986. He subsequently attained his LL.B.-B.C.L. at McGill University in 1993 and his LL.M. at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1992. Andrew was called to the Bar in 1994.

Andrew is a member of several professional associations, including the County of Carleton Law Association, Advocates' Society, and the Ontario Bar Association.

Andrew has taught industrial relations and Administrative law at Carleton University, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is an instructor in the Law Society's Bar Admission Program and a teacher of Advanced Employment Law at the University of Ottawa Common Law Faculty.

Andrew has presented papers at the following legal conferences over the past decade:

Canadian Institute 1995: When Do the Rights of the Bargaining Agent Terminate in Contract Out? In Bankruptcy? In Privatization?

The 5th Annual Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2002: Dismissing Public Employees: Burgess

20th Anniversary Civil Litigation Updated 2000: The Puzzle Within the Enigma Wrapped in a Conundrum Insinuated in a Labyrinth: The Difficulties Inherent in Protecting Employers from Departing Professional Employees through Restrictive Covenants

Lawyers' Weekly (September 9, 2005): A More Active Enforcement of Employment Standards Is Underway

25th Anniversary Civil Litigation Updated 2005: Independent Contractors: Who is the Employer?

The 9th Annual Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2006: Wrongful Dismissal Jury Trials

Lawyers' Weekly (May 19, 2005): Vicarious Liability of Employer is a Highly Fact-Dependent Determination

12th East Region Solicitors Conference 2006: Amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000: The Ministry Strikes Back!

Andrew also believes strongly in the importance of community involvement as demonstrated by his active volunteerism with the organizations he supports. He is a past-president of the Ottawa Boys and Girls Club (2000-02) as well as the past-president and current member of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society Board of Directors (2002-present). Andrew has also participated in the Great Canadian Theatre Company's Lawyers' Plays, acting in the 2003, 2004 and 2007 productions.

In his spare time, you will often find Andrew doing "stuff" with his children, playing or coaching on the soccer pitch, at a concert or involved in a charitable community event. Few lawyers in town golf worse than Andrew, but very few slide-tackle or "head" the soccer ball better than him. In soccer, as in Court, it is far preferable to have Andrew on your team than on the opposing side.