Lise-Anne
Desjardins
Admission to the bar
1981
Academic training
LL.L, Université de Montréal, 1980
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, UQAM, 1977
Sectors of practice
Labour Law
Health and Safety – Workplace Attendance Management
Profile
Lise-Anne likes to think of herself an adopted daughter of her beloved Magdalen Islands. She has a solid reputation among employers and those who work alongside her, whether they be clients or colleagues.
Lise-Anne joined Monette Barakett in 1981 and became a partner in 1989. She has consistently been very involved with the firm and served as an executive committee member for five years.
Lise-Anne’s practice focuses primarily on labour law and work attendance management within the field of occupational health and safety. She specializes in matters with medico-legal implications and is sought after for her expertise in relation to accommodation obligations and psychological harassment complaints.
Lise-Anne acts as a consultant for litigious cases and appears regularly before administrative tribunals (such as Québec’s administrative labour tribunal) and grievance arbitrators. She represents employers from both the public and the private sectors.
Conferences
Surveillance des travailleurs
L’obligation d’accommodement
Le congédiement pour absentéisme au travail
Gestion des accidents du travail
Harcèlement au travail
Achievements, implications, awards
Philanthropie
Lise-Anne is a member of the organization Les Ailes de l’Espérance and helps it fundraise for its safe drinking water initiatives in Peru.
Throughout her career, Lise-Anne has offered many training sessions and lectures on current law topics, primarily related to occupational health and safety and work attendance management.
Lise-Anne was included in the 2020 and 2021 edition of The Best LawyersTM in Canada in the field of Workers’ Compensation Law.
