Dana Christianson has been practising in labour and employment since 2011. After spending the first six years of her career at a large regional law firm, representing both union/employee-side and employer-side clients, she moved inhouse as the sole labour and employment counsel for a large public organization for five years. Dana is now practising at Seveny Scott Lawyers, focusing on union/employee-side representation.
Dana has represented her clients before all levels of Court in Alberta and at the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before labour arbitrators, the Alberta Human Rights Commission, the Alberta Labour Relations Board, the Workers’ Compensation Dispute Resolution and Decision Review Body and Appeals Commission, the Law Enforcement Review Board, and various other regulatory bodies. She provides strategic and practical advice on complex labour and employment matters, including collective agreement bargaining and disputes, employment contracts and disputes, human rights issues, and disability matters. She teaches Employment Law as a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta.
Prior to embarking on her education and career as a lawyer, Dana obtained her Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of English (Highest Honours) from Carleton University. Upon graduation, she became the Editor of a community newspaper in British Columbia before moving to Edmonton to work as an Associate Producer at CBC Radio. Dana graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law on the Dean’s List with First Class Standing. She was the Editor in Chief of the Alberta Law Review while in Law School and clerked with the Alberta Court of Appeal following graduation. When she is not working, Dana is usually running in the River Valley, skiing in the mountains, enjoying craft beers and good food, and spending time with her family.
