Sara G. Parchello

Sara Parchello has an employment-focused legal practice, with considerable understanding of the retail and hospitality industries.

Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Sara was ‎Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Hudson's Bay Company. Previously, she was an associate at another leading Canadian law firm.

She is an advisory board member of Practical Law Canada.

At the University of Ottawa, Sara earned the Beament Green Prize in Advocacy, the Maritime Law Book Ltd. Scholarship, and the Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP Prize. At the University of Saskatchewan, she earned the Top Graduate Award for International Studies.

Recent Publications

• For First Time, 22,000 Mounties Can Begin Organizing in 2010
• Facebook Can Be an Unfriendly Place
• A Shaved Head and Microwave Food Policy — Human Rights Violations?

Blog Posts

• Plain Language in Bonus Plan Prevails: No Employment, No Vesting, No Bonus
• Fixed-term Employment Agreements: Draft Them Carefully
• New Sexual Harassment Laws Create Additional Obligations for Ontario Employers

News & Speaking Engagements

• Bennett Jones Academy Series: Employment Services Update: What's New and What Employers Need to Know
• 6th Annual In-House Counsel Summit
• Ontario Bar Association Employment Seminar