Panelist, Monitoring compliance with ILO Standards: Significant achievements and opportunities ahead, International Labour Organization Committee of Experts Centenary Event, Geneva, Switzerland

Employer Spokesperson, Standards Review Mechanism Committee, International Labour Organization, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Speaker, Panel Discussion, Freedom of Association and the Effective Recognition of the Right to Collective Bargaining: A foundation for decent work, Centenary Session of the International Labour Conference, Geneva, Switzerland

Employer Spokesperson, Committee on the Application of Standards, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization. Geneva. Switzerland

Speaker, Panel Discussion, Workplace Investigations, 28th Annual Conference on Police Employment (PAO), Toronto

Employer Member, Standards Review Mechanism Committee, International Labour Organization, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Employer Spokesperson, Standards Review Mechanism Committee, International Labour Organization, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Employer Spokesperson, Committee on the Application of Standards, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization. Geneva. Switzerland

Speaker, Panel Discussion, Addiction and Disclosure Policies After Elk Valley, 27th Annual Conference on Police Employment (PAO), Toronto

Employer Spokesperson, Committee on the Application of Standards, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization. Geneva

Speaker, Panel Discussion, How to Get the Medical Information You Need, 26th Annual Conference on Police Employment (PAO), Toronto

Employer Member, Standards Review Mechanism Committee, International Labour Organization, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Employer Spokesperson, Committee on the Application of Standards, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization. Geneva. Switzerland

A member of the International Labour Organization to assess labour rights issues, especially trade union registration and anti-union activities in the readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh.

Speaker, Panel Discussion, Contracting In or Contacting Out: What Can an Employer Do?, 25th Annual Conference on Police Employment (PAO), Toronto

Sonia Regenbogen was a Panelist, Reading the Tea Leaves: Where are we really going with the Charter of Rights, Lancaster House’s Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference in Toronto

Panelist, The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 11, 2015

Panelist, The Role of International Law in Canada’s Labour Law Constitutionalism and Its Implications for Wagernism, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace Queen’s University, Kingston, April 24, 2015.

Panelist, The Supreme Court of Canada’s New Freedom of Association Trilogy: Understanding the Practical Implications, Osgoode Professional Development: Critical Case Update, Toronto, April 22, 2015.

Sonia Regenbogen was a lead facilitator at a Mathews Dinsdale seminar, The Conduct of Workplace Investigations.

Joseph K. Morrison and Sonia Regenbogen presented Dealing with Frivolous Human Rights Complaints, a Mathews Dinsdale Live Seminar.

Sonia Regenbogen was a presenter at the OBA Program: Labour Law Essentials (Labour & Employment Law, Young Lawyers Division) on October 15, 2014.

Global Employer Spokesperson, Employers Group, Committee on the Application of Standards, 103rd Session of the International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, May 28-June 12, 2014

Faculty, The Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 2012 and 2013

Panelist, “Mental Health in the Workplace: Emerging Issues”, Ontario Public Sector Labour Relations Conference, Toronto, February 27, 2014

Panelist, “Lawful Conduct of Workplace Investigations”, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA), Toronto, February 26, 2014

Panelist, “Duty to Accommodate Mental Illness in the Workplace”, Development Services Human Resources Strategy Conference, Toronto

Global Employer Spokesperson, Employers Group, Committee on the Application of Standards, 102nd Session of the International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, June 5-15, 2013

Participant, International Organization of Employers (IOE) Industrial Relations Council, Geneva, Switzerland

Panelist, “Temporary Foreign Workers and Your Business”, Heenan Blaikie, Toronto

Panelist, “Conducting Workplace Investigations: The Critical Initial Response”, Managing the Workplace Seminar, Heenan Blaikie, Toronto

Faculty Member, “Administrative Tribunal Advocacy Workshop”, The Advocates Society, Toronto

Panelist, “Diversity in the Workplace”, Continuing Professional Development Seminar, Heenan Blaikie, Toronto

Panelist, “Because I Said So – The Constitutionality of Legislation that Restricts Collective Bargaining”, 22ndAnnual Police Association of Ontario (PAO) Conference on Police Employment, Toronto

Participant, International Organization of Employers (IOE) Industrial Relations Council, Geneva

Co-Author with John Kloosterman, Shareholder, Littler, “The Right to Strike: The ILO’s Freedom of Association Convention”, Ius Laboris Global Human Resources Lawyers Bulletin

Participant, International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee on the Application of Standards Tripartite Consultation, Geneva

Faculty Member, “The Investigative Process – Workplace Investigations”, The Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law, Osgoode Professional Development, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto

Panelist, “A New Take on Toke: The Approach to Marijuana in the Workplace”, Lancaster House Labour Arbitration Conference, Toronto

Speaker, “Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations: When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss”, Lexpert, Toronto

Teaching Faculty, “Conducting Effective Opening Statements and Examinations in Chief”, The Advocates Society, Toronto

Guest, “The Agenda With Steve Paiken”, TVO. Sonia discussed the legal implications of Ontario’s Bill 115, the “Putting Students First Act, 2012” in reference to collective bargaining and the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms in the labour negotiations between Ontario teachers and the provincial government. To view the complete video of the discussion, please click here.

Speaker, Conducting Internal Investigations, The Canadian Institute, October 2-3, 2012, Toronto, Ontario

Panelist, “Constitutional Restrictions on the Capacity of Governments to Enact Reform”, In the Wake of the Drummond Report and Ontario Budget: Prospects for Reform of Industrial Relations in the Ontario Broader Public Sector, Center for the Study of Law in the Contemporary Workplace and School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, Toronto, Ontario

Co-Author, Discrimination in the Americas, Ius Laboris: Global Human Resources Lawyers

Panel Member, Employers Group, Committee on the Application of Standards, 101th Session of the International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, May 30-June 15, 2012

Panelist, “Global Mobility: Challenges and Opportunities for Employers”, Ius Laboris Global Human Resources Lawyers Congress in Miami, Florida, May 21-22, 2012

Panelist, “The Conduct of Effective Workplace Investigations”, Heenan Blaikie’s Managing the Workplace Seminar, Toronto, Ontario

Panelist, “Getting the Information Necessary for Accommodation and Litigation”, Lancaster House Conference, Toronto, Ontario

Author, “ The International Labour Organization and Freedom of Association: Does Freedom of Association Include the Right to Strike?” Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2012

Panelist, “Workplace Investigations in a Unionized Environment”, The Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law, Osgoode Hall Faculty of Law, Toronto, Ontario

Panelist, “Harassment and Discrimination: Managing the Cultural and Legal Expectations of Multinationals”, The Global Employer in Miami, Florida, February 9-10, 2012

Panelist, “‘Translating’ U.S. Policies Abroad”, Complexities Facing Global Employers in an Uncertain Economy, co-sponsored by The Cornell ILR Labour and Employment Law Program and Ius Laboris (The Global Alliance of Leading Employment Law Practices), New York City, New York

Panelist, “Human Rights Update”, Heenan Blaikie’s Managing the Workplace Conference, Toronto, Ontario

Author, “The International Labour Organization and Freedom of Association: Does Freedom of Association Include the Right to Strike”, presented at Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE) 7th Annual Conference, Vancouver, September 23-25, 2010

Speaker, “The Constitutionalization of Labour Law: The Blind Side”, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE) 7th Annual Conference, Vancouver, September 23-25, 2010

Panel Member, Committee on the application of Convention No. 111 (Anti-Discrimination convention) by the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic, 99th Session of the International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization. Geneva, Switzerland

Panelist, “The Top 10 ESA Blunders That Can Lead to Individual and Class Actions”, Heenan Blaikie’s Managing the Workplace Conference, Toronto, Ontario

Panel Member, “The Role of International Labour Standards in the Financial Crisis”, 98th Session of the International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Panel Member, “Social Dimensions of Public Procurement,” 97th Session of the International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization. Geneva, Switzerland

September 30, 2007
Panelist, “Relevance of International Labour Law”, Association of Corporate General Counsel Annual Conference, Kelowna, British Columbia

Co-Author (with John D.R. Craig), “Decent Work and International Labour Law: A Diversion or a New Direction?”, Labour Law Lecture and Conference 2006: Labour Law and the Global Workplace

Co-Author (with Brian W. Burkett), “The International Social, Labour and Economic Dimensions: How to Restore Balance in the Americas?” Presented at the International Bar Association Conference

Author, “Managing an Aging Workforce.” Presented at Heenan Blaikie Client Conference

Co-Author (with Brian W. Burkett et al.), “Corporate Social Responsibility: An Evolving Global Business Phenomenon.” Presented at the CSR Leadership Learning Circle

Co-Author (with Brian W. Burkett et al.), “Reflections on Tripartism and Labour Law Reform”. Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2005

Author, Parry Sound and Its Successors in the Supreme Court of Canada: Implications for the Scope of Arbitral Authority, Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2004

Co-Author (with Brian W. Burkett et al.), “The International Labour Dimension: An Introduction.” Presented at the International Labour Law Conference: Meeting the Challenges of Globalization