Bird Richard

What Bird Richard does

Bird Richard is a management-side labour and employment law firm headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, serving both federally and provincially regulated employers across Canada. Founded in 2015 by Stephen Bird and Caroline Richard, the firm provides direct legal services and representation on the full range of employment and labour matters, including wrongful dismissal litigation, collective bargaining and labour arbitration, human rights complaints, workers' compensation appeals, workplace harassment investigations, whistleblowing protection, and occupational health and safety compliance. The firm operates in both of Canada's official languages and maintains an active appellate practice, including before the Supreme Court of Canada.

The firm's client base spans large Crown Corporations with national operations, national chain retailers, small local construction firms, and federal and provincial sector employers across all provinces and territories. With a team of 7 (3 partners, 1 associate, plus an Office Manager and Legal Assistant), the firm leverages the senior partner's credentials — Top 100 Employment Lawyer, LEXPERT Leading Labour Lawyer, and Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers — to win mandates. There are no proprietary technology products; service delivery is traditional legal representation and advisory work.

Bird Richard's business model is professional services fee-for-service, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Client acquisition is driven by thought leadership through quarterly newsletters (archived since 2008), blog articles on employment law developments, and educational seminars such as the HRPA Ottawa Labour and Employment Law Conference. The firm is privately held as a partnership with no external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and operates independently from its single Ottawa office.

Name

Bird Richard

Legal name

Bird Richard

Website

https://lawyersforemployers.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bird Richard is a management-side labour and employment law firm in Ottawa, Canada, serving federally and provincially regulated employers nationally with litigation, arbitration, and advisory services across all Canadian jurisdictions, in both English and French.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for representation and advisory services to employers on labour and employment law matters. Services include wrongful dismissal litigation, collective bargaining, labour arbitration, human rights complaints, workers' compensation claims, and workplace harassment investigations. The firm serves clients ranging from large Crown Corporations to small local businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bird Richard is a management-side labour and employment law firm based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that provides legal advisory, representation, and policy services exclusively to employers on workplace matters, including human rights and workplace harassment, employment law, workers' compensation, labour law, whistleblowing protection, and occupational health and safety.

Product overview

Bird Richard is a management-side labour and employment law firm offering a unified suite of legal services for employers. The firm provides core practice areas including Human Rights and Workplace Harassment, Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, Labour Law, Whistleblowing Protection Legislation, and Occupational Health and Safety legal services. They serve both federally and provincially regulated employers across Canada from their Ottawa location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Human Rights and Workplace Harassment Law Legal advisory, policy drafting, and representation for employers on human rights complaints, workplace harassment allegations, and discrimination matters before human rights tribunals.
• Employment Law Services Legal advice and representation for employers on employment contracts, dismissals, terminations, severance, employment standards compliance, and wrongful dismissal claims.
• Workers' Compensation Defence Representation and advice for employers defending workers' compensation claims, including hearings before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and related tribunals.
• Labour Law and Labour Relations Legal services for employers on collective bargaining, union-management relations, grievances, arbitrations, and labour board proceedings.
• Whistleblowing Protection Advisory and representation for employers on whistleblowing complaints, internal investigations, and related regulatory and statutory obligations.
• Occupational Health and Safety Legal services for employers on occupational health and safety compliance, workplace incidents, regulatory enforcement, and related prosecutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented clients in wrongful dismissal litigation across Ontario, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sherrard Kuzz LLP: Toronto-based employment and labour law firm representing management. Directly comparable in exclusive employer-side focus, full-service employment/labour practice, and target client profile of mid-to-large Canadian employers.
• Cavalluzzo LLP: Toronto-based law firm with a strong labour law practice including management-side representation. Comparable in employment litigation, labour arbitration, and representation before Ontario labour boards and tribunals.
• Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP: One of Canada's largest management-side labour and employment law firms, headquartered in Toronto with a national footprint. Closest direct competitor to Bird Richard in practice area, client base (employers, Crown Corporations), and bilingual service capability.
• Stringer LLP: Management-side labour and employment law boutique in Toronto. Overlaps directly with Bird Richard in employer representation, litigation before labour boards, and human rights tribunal work.
• Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP: National Canadian management-side labour and employment law boutique with offices across multiple provinces. Directly competes with Bird Richard for employer-side mandates in wrongful dismissal, labour arbitration, and human rights matters.
• Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP: Toronto-based management-side labour and employment law firm serving employers across Canada. Comparable in boutique specialization, employer-only focus, and practice area overlap with Bird Richard.

Broad incumbents

• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP: Canada's largest full-service law firm with a nationally recognized labour and employment group. Competes for management-side mandates from large Canadian employers, Crown Corporations, and public sector clients.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Canada: Global law firm with a large Canadian labour and employment practice. Competes for enterprise employer mandates across multiple jurisdictions, including federally regulated sectors, though as part of a much wider service offering.
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: One of Canada's largest national full-service law firms with a substantial labour and employment group. Competes with Bird Richard for large employer mandates, particularly Crown Corporations and federally regulated employers, though within a much broader practice portfolio.

Emerging players

• Connolly Obagi LLP: Toronto-based management-side labour and employment law boutique. A smaller, more recently established firm with a similar exclusive employer-side focus and overlapping practice areas in employment standards, wrongful dismissal, and human rights.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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