SAMANTHA SEABROOK

I founded SWL to give business owners and HR leaders clear, practical legal guidance that moves their organizations forward.

With over 15 years in practice, my focus is strategic advice for business growth, crisis management, and litigation. My extensive experience gives me a broad perspective on your workplace law matter—from employment law to labour law, workers’ compensation, disability management, occupational health and safety, human rights, workplace foundations, and innovation practices.

Before laying out a legal strategy, I take time to learn your company’s values and your ideal outcome. That way, we build a clear plan focused on reaching your specific goals while protecting your business.

I am an accomplished and sought-after workplace investigator, known for an empathetic, straightforward approach that gives your organization the answers it needs to make important decisions. 

I earned my law degree from the University of Toronto in 2010 and practiced at Heenan Blaikie and Hicks Morley before launching SWL in 2017. Outside the firm, I regularly speak on employment law, entrepreneurship, and women in business. I am a member of the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Association of Workplace Investigators, and the Canadian Association of Workplace Investigators.

I am fluent in English and Brazilian Portuguese. When I am not working with clients and running SWL, I spend my time reading, studying conscious growth, staying active at the gym, and spending time in Brazil. I also volunteer with Instituto Internacional Rosas dos Ventos to teach, speak, and conduct workshops on conscious leadership.

Speaking Engagements & Publications.
  • SPEAKER • Co-Chair Opening Speaker, Moderator for 2 Panels From Solo to Supported: Hiring and Training that Works Lean, Smart, & Profitable: Managing Your Firm’s Overhead

    LSO Small & Solo Conference, June 5, 2026

  • SPEAKER • Canadian Employment Law for US Attorneys

    ABA Event (Labor and Employment Law Section 2025 Fall Meeting), October 18, 2025

  • SPEAKER • Keynote: The Persons Case - “Belonging”

    Garden of Even Event, October 16, 2025

  • SPEAKER • Zen and the Art of Difficult Conversations

    ReIgnite Conference, Sept 19, 2025

  • SPEAKER • Management of Remote Work – Legal Risk and Compliance

    Osgoode - Understanding the Legal Implications of Remote Work 2024 Remote Work Compliance: Navigating Legal Landscapes for Human Resource Professionals , October 18, 2024

  • SPEAKER • Keynote: The Persons Case - “What If” Moderator, Panel re. Women @ Work

    Persons’ Day - Garden of Even Event, October 16, 2024

  • SPEAKER • Advanced Accommodation Workshop: Human Rights @ Work

    S2EG Conference, October 10, 2024

  • SPEAKER • Power of Knowing Yourself

    ReIgnite - Fireside Talk, Sept 19-21, 2024

  • SPEAKER • SAWP WSIAT Decision

    OBA: Outcomes, Impacts, And Systemic Shifts: WSIAT’s SAWP Appeal Decision, November 28, 2023

  • SPEAKER • Bullying and Harassment Workplace Investigations

    30th Annual Schedule 2 Employers Conference, October 22, 2019

  • SPEAKER • Workplace Investigations

    Ontario Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, September 12, 2019

  • SPEAKER • Chronic Mental Stress and Workplace Investigations

    Municipal WSIB Users Group, May 10, 2019

  • SPEAKER • Advanced Accommodation

    29th Annual Schedule 2 Employers Conference, October 19, 2018

  • CO-AUTHOR • Minimize Your Risks: Mental Stress and the WSIB

    FTR Quarterly, Spring 2014

  • SPEAKER • Chronic Mental Stress

    Lancaster House, WSIB Conference, October 26, 2018

  • SPEAKER • Winning Cases at the WSIAT

    Lancaster House, WSIB Conference Workshop, October 24, 2018

  • SPEAKER • Mental Health Accommodation

    28th Annual Schedule 2 Employers Conference, October 18, 2017

  • SPEAKER • Suitable Modified Work: Applying the WSIA and Human Rights Code Criteria

    Toronto Workplace Safety and Insurance Conference 2017, October 13, 2017

  • SPEAKER • Human Rights and WSIB Workshop

    26th Annual Conference, Schedule 2 Employers’ Group, October 2015

  • SPEAKER • The Proposed Overhaul of the WSIB Classification and Rate Framework

    Hicks Morley Advantage CPD Seminar, June 2015

  • SPEAKER • Psychological Disabilities and the Workplace

    Hicks Morley Advantage CPD Seminar, March 2015

  • CO-AUTHOR • Minimize Your Risks: Mental Stress and the WSIB

    FTR Quarterly, Spring 2014

  • SPEAKER • Advanced Accommodation Workshop, Building A Resilient Workforce

    24th Annual Conference, Schedule 2 Employers’ Group, October 8, 2013

  • SPEAKER • Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

    FETCO, May 1, 2013

  • CO-AUTHOR • What constitutes a 'reasonable' investigation?

    Canadian Lawyer InHouse Magazine, April 2013

  • CO-AUTHOR • Meeting the Duty to Investigate Will Depend on the Circumstances

    Canadian Lawyer InHouse, February 2013

  • CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR • Acquisition of Bargaining Rights (Chapter)

    Federal Labour Law and Practice, D. Gilbert et. al., 2013

  • CO-AUTHOR • Charting occupational health and safety change in Ontario

    International Law Office Newsletter, November 23, 2011