Claire Browne

Claire Browne is a Senior Associate in the Employment and Labour group of Dentons' Toronto office. Her practice focuses on Employment Law.

Claire advises private and public sector clients in all areas of labour, employment, occupational health and safety, and pensions and benefits law, including employment contract and policies, discipline and termination, human rights and workplace accommodations, and labour relations.

She represents employers in wrongful dismissal civil actions, occupational health and safety matters, and proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board. In her employee pensions and benefits practice, Claire works with sponsors, administrators, trustees and employers who administer and participate in pension and benefits plans.

Prior to joining Dentons as an associate, Claire was a summer student in 2018 and completed her articles with the firm in 2019–2020.

She holds a JD from the University of New Brunswick (2019) and an Honors B.A. in Social Psychology from McMaster University (2015). She is recognised by The Legal 500 Canada for Labour and Employment and by The Best Lawyers in Canada – Ones to Watch for Labour and Employment Law.

She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and the Black Female Lawyers Network. She served as National Chair of the Black Law Students' Association of Canada (2018–2019) and President of the University of New Brunswick Black Law Students' Association (2017–2019). She is a CivicAction DiverseCity 2021/2022 Fellow and mentors with the Ryerson Law Mentor in the Field Program and Black Future Lawyers.