Bonnie-Louise and her team assist clients with employment matters, including drafting employment contracts, advising on hiring and terminations and negotiating on same.  With a background in litigation and in HR from two global law firms, Bonnie-Louise brings expertise to the team from each unique angle.  She also holds her CPHR accreditation.

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Bonnie-Louise has extensive experience working with both individual and corporate clients throughout the Lower Mainland and internationally.  She regularly advises on recruitment and retention and is connected to the law student community as alumnus of Allard Law.  

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Bonnie-Louise grew up in Vancouver and graduated from the University of Victoria with a B.A. in English Literature in 2002.  She got her law degree from the University of British Columbia in 2005 and was admitted to practice in B.C. in 2007.  She was then admitted to practice law in Sydney, Australia in 2008.  Bonnie-Louise joined KSW Lawyers in 2023 in its Vancouver office.  Bonnie-Louise’s primary areas of practice are employment law and workplace investigations.  

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Throughout the years, Bonnie-Louise has volunteered with Jericho Baseball, as well as with a community garden in Vancouver that helps to feed some of Vancouver’s marginalized people. She has been coaching law students as they prepare for 2L and articling interviews.

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In her spare time, Bonnie-Louise can be found at Kits Pool with her young son or reading to him in French and English.  While she misses the beaches in Sydney, she is glad to be home in Canada showing her son his Canadian heritage.

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Publications and Decisions

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• “Two kinds of Privilege: Self-Incrimination Privilege and Legal Professional Privilege” (2008) Civil Procedure News New South Wales 64, Bonnie-Louise Lussier and Dr. Ashley Tsacalos

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