Headquarters:
Toronto | London | Hamilton | Kitchener-Waterloo
Year founded:
1982
Number of employees:
52 professionals
Phone:
416.408.3221 | 1.844.408.3221
Email:
info@harrisco.com
Website:
filion.on.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/filion-wakely-thorup-angeletti-llp
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
James G. Knight
Managing Partner
Nicola Dryden
Chief Client Officer
Vicki Cowell
Head of Colleague Resources, UK
Leadership
James G. Knight is the firm’s managing partner, working out of both the Toronto and Hamilton offices. He has over 35 years of experience representing employers in labour and employment law.
Knight regularly appears before the courts, arbitration boards, and federal and provincial labour relations tribunals, as well as before adjudicators in human rights, employment standards, and health and safety matters. He has extensive experience in collective bargaining and in guiding employers through the process of responding to union organizing campaigns.
Knight is a frequent speaker and media commentator on labour and employment issues, including current employment law issues such as workplace violence, respectful workplaces, and attendance management. He instructed management and human resources employees in employment law programs at the University of Guelph for 20 years, with a focus on workplace safety and the legislative requirements for managing human resources. He has authored and co-authored around 20 publications for human resources professionals and lawyers, most of them in multiple editions.
Along with numerous other accolades, Knight was recently recognized as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law in the Hamilton area.
Managing Partner
James G. Knight
Nicola Dryden has worked in the insurance industry for over 20 years. She was appointed as chief client officer in 2021 and has been a member of the UK executive team since then. In March 2023, she was recognised as one of Insurance Business UK’s Elite Women for her work in the diversity, equity and inclusion space. In addition to her client relationship management expertise, Dryden is also passionate about technology and innovation, with a focus on delivering impactful results for Sedgwick’s clients and customers. Her key skills include business development, delivering financial plans and bid management.
Chief Client Officer
Nicola Dryden
Vicki Cowell has 20 years of extensive experience working in various senior human resource roles across the insurance and banking sectors, where she has built and delivered commercial and pragmatic solutions to improve the employee experience and business performance. She has a passion for organisational culture and leadership in driving strategic plans.
Head of Colleague Resources, UK
Vicki Cowell
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
Tracey Hudson
Chief Financial Officer
Tracey Hudson has over 20 years of senior and board-level experience specialising in optimising profitability, cost efficiency and leading large-scale business transformations. She previously served as portfolio finance director of a large professional services company, where she led the financial management of major contracts and the firm's consulting and transformation business. Additionally, she spent eight years working at a multinational telecommunications company as a finance director, leading the creation of a global shared services business, new ventures and investments focused on expansion and ROI.
Chief Financial Officer
Tracey Hudson
Jean Sharp
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee
Jean Sharp is a non-executive director. She is also chair of Flood Re’s audit and compliance committee and the company’s whistleblowing champion. She is also an independent NDE at Personal Assets Trust and FBD Holding (an Irish insurance group). She spent over 20 years in financial services with Aviva and is a former partner with EY. Sharp is a chartered accountant.
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee
Jean Sharp
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP is one of Canada’s leading law firms practising exclusively in management-side labour, employment, and human rights law.
The firm’s lawyers represent and advise federally and provincially regulated employers in the private, public, and broader public sectors in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces. Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti's clients operate in diverse sectors of the economy, ranging from retail, energy, manufacturing, hospitality, and transportation to healthcare, education, and government. The clients’ businesses vary in size and complexity. While some operate single-location enterprises, others have multi-site national or international operations. The firm’s legal professionals possess the expertise and capacity to address the diverse legal needs of employers, regardless of business size, sector, or type.
Nationally, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti is a founding member of Advocates for Employers of Canada (AEC), an alliance forged between a number of Canada’s leading management-side labour and employment practices. From an international perspective, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti is the single Canadian member of L&E Global, a top-ranked alliance of more than 1,750 employers’ counsel in over 170 offices globally.
Dedicated to excellence and innovation, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti and its legal practitioners have received recognition as top-tier professionals in both Canadian and international ranking publications.
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Simon Green
Non-Executive Director
Perry Thomas
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk and Capital Committee
Shirel Stedman
Non-Executive Director
Simon Williams
Chief Strategy and Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and
Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955
Simon Green is a non-executive director. He is also a non-executive director of Arthur J. Gallagher, chair of the Risk Committee and chair of Pen Underwriting. Green has over 25 years of financial services experience, including 15 years at the financial regulator.
Non-Executive Director
Simon Green
Perry Thomas is a non-executive director and chair of the risk and capital committee. He’s an actuary with over 30 years of experience in financial services in roles including CEO, CRO and group chief actuary. He’s held directorships in the UK, Bermuda, Ireland, India, South Africa, Malta and Luxembourg and has been on the Council of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Thomas is dyslexic, which he believes can bring a different perspective.
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk and Capital Committee
Perry Thomas
Shirel Stedman is a non-executive director. She is also a fellow chartered member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) and the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). Stedman brings over 30 years of experience as a civil engineer who has spent most of her career working on flood resilience, climate change and water issues across the public and private sectors.
Non-Executive Director
Shirel Stedman
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
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