Megan Mah has a diverse practice that focuses on human rights, employment, civil litigation, administrative and constitutional law.

Megan advises clients on a range of litigation matters, including workplace disputes, discrimination and accommodation, sexual harassment and violence, wrongful and constructive dismissals, breaches of contracts, and professional discipline. Megan also has experience drafting policies, employment agreements and termination letters. She regularly advises her clients on a number of workplace-related issues, including accommodation, performance management and discipline. She also has experience in facilitating training sessions focused on respect in the workplace, and in conducting internal investigations. Representing both employers and employees, Megan has worked for clients including private individuals, private companies, public institutions, professional regulators, not-for-profit organizations, and universities.

Megan also has experience in the areas of commercial litigation and wills, trusts, estates and capacity litigation. She joined WeirFoulds as an associate after summering and articling with the firm. During law school, Megan volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and was a Director at the Legal Information Clinic at McGill. Megan represented McGill in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and completed a semester on exchange at the University of Hong Kong.

Megan is called to the bar in Ontario and New York. She is a volunteer with Pro Bono Ontario and currently serves as an executive member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Labour and Employment Law Section and Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law section. Megan is also a member of Girls E-Mentorship’s Scholarship Committee and the organizing committee for Future Sinai’s annual Recovery Brunch in support of the Sinai Health Foundation. Megan is actively involved in WeirFoulds Women and in WeirFoulds’ annual United Way campaign, as well as the firm’s student mentoring program.

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  • Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Labour and Employment Law, 2023
  • FACL Young Lawyer of the Year, 2021
  • Chair, Ontario Bar Association, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Section (2022-2023)
  • CPD Liaison, Ontario Bar Association, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Section (2021-2022)
  • Regional Representative, Ontario Bar Association Council (2021-2022)
  • Member-at-Large, Ontario Bar Association, Labour and Employment Law Section & Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Section (2018-2019, 2019-2020)
  • Organizing Committee for the OBA’s Annual Update on Human Rights (2019, 2020)
  • Volunteer with Pro Bono Ontario
  • Lexis Nexis’ Lexis Practice Advisor
Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2016)
  • New York (2015)

Education
  • B.C.L./LL.B., McGill University, 2015
  • B.A. (Joint Honours), McGill University, 2011
Affiliations
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
Languages
  • French
  • Spanish

Community Involvement

  • WeirFoulds co-ordinator, Dress for Success Toronto, Bay Street Suit Challenge
  • WeirFoulds co-organizer, Girls’ E-Mentorship-WeirFoulds partnership
  • Girls’ E-Mentorship Scholarship Committee
  • WeirFoulds Co-ordinator, CN Tower Climb in support of the United Way
  • Organizing Committee for Future Sinai’s Recovery Brunch in support of the Sinai Health Foundation and Bridgepoint Active Healthcare

Speaking Engagements

Speaker (with Daniel Wong), "Vicarious Liability under the Human Rights Code", 2023 Annual Update on Human Rights, Ontario Bar Association, Hybrid, May 24, 2023
Program Co-Chair, "Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and Practical Strategies," Ontario Bar Association, Online, November 23, 2022
Program Co-Chair, "Ageism in the Workplace", Ontario Bar Association, Online, October 31, 2022
Panelist, "Macro Questions about Microaggressions: When do you they amount to harassment? Is discipline or education the appropriate response?", Lancaster House, Online, October 18, 2022
Panelist, "Regional Round-Up: Key Updates for Civil Proceedings Across Ontario – OBA Young Lawyers Division," Ontario Bar Association, Online, June 2, 2022
Program Chair, "Exploring Unconscious Bias, Raising Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity", Canadian Bar Association, Online, June 1, 2022
Panelist, "Pandemic Preparedness - Second Annual COVID-19 Update", Canadian Bar Association, Online, April 6, 2022
Speaker, "WeirFoulds LLP Employment Law Update: Getting Back to Business", WeirFoulds LLP, Toronto, ON, October 19, 2021
Co-Chair, "The 20th Annual Charter Conference", The Canadian Bar Association, Online, October 5, 2021
Chair, “Exploring Unconscious Bias, Raising Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity”, Foundations in Adjudicative Tribunal Competencies: Certificate Program, Ontario Bar Association, Online, August 18, 2021

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Papers

Litigation & Dispute Resolution module”, Lexis Practice Advisor Canada, September 2017 (with Marie-Andrée Vermette, Kayla Theeuwen, and Anastasija Sumakova)