Biography

Clients rely on Herb Isherwood to deliver practical and effective solutions.

Herb is currently the Managing Partner of Bull, Housser & Tupper and spends half his time in that role. With the other half of his time he maintains a busy practice advising employers on labour and employment matters including corporate reorganization and downsizing, collective agreement negotiation, collective agreement interpretation, labour relations strategy, grievance arbitration, employment standards, wrongful dismissal and human rights. Herb has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and other corporate restructuring and is frequently called upon to advise on complex transactions.

Herb advises on employment and labour relations matters including executive compensation, short and long term incentive plans and employment agreements.

Herb's recent work includes advising on executive employment agreements and incentive plans in the telecommunication and technology industries, conducting collective agreement negotiations in the hospitality and entertainment industries and advising on executive terminations. He has also assisted clients in addressing attendance issues in the workplace and been involved in drafting, enforcing and interpreting agreements that restrict post employment solicitation and competition by former employees.

He is a trusted advisor to many employers in the public and private sectors in all major areas of the economy including communication, finance, transportation, warehousing, local governments, hospitality, health care, high tech, professional services, entertainment, retail, resource and manufacturing.

Memberships & Associations

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Labour Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch
• Member, Human Resources Management Association of British Columbia
• Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers

Positions Held

• Former Adjunct Professor, Labour Law, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia

Presentations

Herb is a frequent speaker at seminars on labour relations and employment issues.

Rankings & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers in Canada 2011: Recognized leading lawyer in the area of Workers' Compensation Law
• LexisNexis - Martindale-Hubbell 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009: BV Peer Review Rated

Biography

Clients rely on Herb Isherwood to deliver practical and effective solutions.

Herb is currently the Managing Partner of Bull, Housser & Tupper and spends half his time in that role. With the other half of his time he maintains a busy practice advising employers on labour and employment matters including corporate reorganization and downsizing, collective agreement negotiation, collective agreement interpretation, labour relations strategy, grievance arbitration, employment standards, wrongful dismissal and human rights. Herb has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and other corporate restructuring and is frequently called upon to advise on complex transactions.

Herb advises on employment and labour relations matters including executive compensation, short and long term incentive plans and employment agreements.

Herb's recent work includes advising on executive employment agreements and incentive plans in the telecommunication and technology industries, conducting collective agreement negotiations in the hospitality and entertainment industries and advising on executive terminations. He has also assisted clients in addressing attendance issues in the workplace and been involved in drafting, enforcing and interpreting agreements that restrict post employment solicitation and competition by former employees.

He is a trusted advisor to many employers in the public and private sectors in all major areas of the economy including communication, finance, transportation, warehousing, local governments, hospitality, health care, high tech, professional services, entertainment, retail, resource and manufacturing.

Memberships & Associations

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Labour Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch
• Member, Human Resources Management Association of British Columbia
• Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers

Positions Held

• Former Adjunct Professor, Labour Law, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia

Presentations

Herb is a frequent speaker at seminars on labour relations and employment issues.

Rankings & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers in Canada 2011: Recognized leading lawyer in the area of Workers' Compensation Law
• LexisNexis - Martindale-Hubbell 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009: BV Peer Review Rated