Michelle McKinnon

Michelle McKinnon acts for business and government bodies in matters relating to employment, labour relations and human rights. She also has significant experience in disputes involving corporate governance and conflicts of interest. She is qualified to practise in South Africa as well as British Columbia.

Prior to joining McMillan, Michelle practised at a Vancouver boutique law firm focused on workplace law and advocacy.

Earlier in her career as a partner at Africa’s largest law firm, Michelle provided employment, labour and regulatory advice to local, cross-border, Chinese, US and UK clients expanding into and conducting business in various countries in Africa. She also provided employment transactional advice for the firm’s corporate clients. Over this time, Michelle was part of the legal team that helped establish the right of the employer to require a terminated employee to stay away from the workplace during the notice period (gardening leave) as part of the common law in South Africa.