Jacques is a co-founding partner of Emond Harnden. Along with his experience in wrongful dismissal matters, he has considerable experience in the areas of public–private partnerships, constitutional and administrative tribunals, and negotiation/mediation of public and private sector collective agreements. He has appeared before various labour boards and courts of all levels. He also brings unique capabilities in the areas of employment issues arising from the purchase and sale of businesses, as well as in amalgamation and privatization matters, having managed both the privatization of very large organizations formerly operated by the Federal Government, and the amalgamation of local municipalities. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and was The Advocates' Society’s 2014 Ottawa Honouree. He recently completed his Director Education Program and received his ICDD designation. Jacques has consistently been ranked by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory since 1997. Jacques and his partner Lynn Harnden were awarded the Carleton Medal by the Carleton County Law Association in 2017 in recognition for “great diligence, high ideals and outstanding leadership in the practice of law.”
