Kris Noonan is a partner in the Employment & Labour Group. His practice focuses on employment and labour law, privacy law and human rights. Kris is a management-side lawyer that represents a diverse group of employers in both union and non-union work environments, with various human resources and labour relations issues, including drafting employment agreements, workplace policies, restrictive covenants and non-disclosure agreements, termination practices and procedures, discipline and grievances, human rights issues and investigations, collective bargaining, labour arbitration, and advice and litigation arising from terminations and departing employees. He regularly advises on drug and alcohol testing policies and practices, including in the emerging area of law surrounding the legalization and use of cannabis. Kris also has extensive experience advising clients on employment and labour matters in the context of corporate transactions.
Professional Activities
Kris is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian and Calgary Bar Associations.
Background
Kris joined Stikeman Elliott in 2013 after spending four years practicing at another major international law firm. Prior to pursuing a career in law, he worked in the labour relations department of a Class 1 Canadian railway company and was also the employee relations manager for a major international bulk transportation and logistics company. Kris’ prior work experience exposed him to a variety of human resource issues and allowed him to obtain practical experience in the areas of human resources, collective bargaining, grievance resolution and labour arbitration.