
21 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-coast, are recognized as leaders in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2021 in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law, Immigration Law, Workers’ Compensation Law.
Partner Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, T: 604.638.2044 F: 604.638.2049 pmclean@mathewsdinsdale.com
Patricia Bosa Assistant 604.638.2050 x460 pbosa@mathewsdinsdale.com
Law Society of Alberta
Law Society of British Columbia
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
St. Francis Xavier University, B.A.
University of New Brunswick, LL.B.
Calgary Bar Association
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
Vancouver Bar Association
A Partner in our Vancouver office, Paul has been helping employers across Western Canada resolve workplace law problems for over two decades. He has significant experience in the mining, transportation, education, hospitality, construction and financial sectors.
Recognized as a leading practitioner by Best Lawyers and Lexpert, Paul provides strategic counsel to clients concerning employment litigation, occupational health and safety, shareholder disputes, workers’ compensation, human rights, labour injunctions, CCAA proceedings, workplace class actions and executive compensation issues. Like many lawyers, he frequently finds himself in court or before administrative tribunals and arbitrators.
When not attempting to stop pucks as a beer league goalie, Paul lectures as an Adjunct Professor at the UBC Faculty of Law, where he teaches employment law.
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Immigration Law
Employee Benefits Law
Education Law
Corporate and Commercial Liltigation
Employment Law
Paul spoke before adjudicators, at the annual Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
Paul presented for the BC Canadian Bar Association Employment Law Section
21 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-coast, are recognized as leaders in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2021 in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law, Immigration Law, Workers’ Compensation Law.
Mathews Dinsdale lawyers from coast-to-coast recognized in the 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as leaders in Labour & Employment Law, Construction Labour Relations, OH&S Law and Workers’ Compensation Law.
Paul McLean interviewed as part of a CityNews1130 story on CERB and the obligation to return to work. White Rock Coffee Shop Struggling to Get Workers Back.
Paul McLean interviewed as part of a CTV News Vancouver story on COVID-19 and the Workplace.
Mathews Dinsdale Lawyers from coast-to-coast recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 as leaders in Labour and Employment Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law, Immigration Law, Workers’ Compensation Law.
More than double the highest-ever payment to a complainant for injury to dignity, $176,000 in general damages as part of an award in which the total damages approach $1,000,000.
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