Navigating conflict. Building capacity.
Leading change.

Improving workplace & organizational culture through accountability, fairness, and respect

Southern Law is your neutral resource for addressing organizational issues and conflicts. We use creative, customized tools grounded in fairness and respect to help you build and maintain an exceptional organization.

Areas of Practice

Southern Law’s lawyers guide workplaces and organizations experiencing conflict, or wanting to proactively avoid it, to find the solutions that enhance their commitment to building a positive culture. We offer this guidance from a position of neutrality, confidentiality, fairness, and respect.

Organizational Growth through a Rebuild

In response to a resolving conflict, the long-term solution lies in a thoughtful ‘Rebuild’. A Rebuild can combine any of our services to help organizations heal divisions, restore trust, improve policies and procedures, and move forward with positive momentum. A Rebuild is an opportunity to translate problems resolved into learnings for broader organizational growth and positive cultural change. Training, post-mortem review, mediations, assessments, and ‘what did we learn today’ analysis, conducted in a manner that respects privacy and allows for learnings beyond the immediate complaint or concern, support sustainable organizational transformation.

All Types of Conflict, All Sectors, All Employee Levels

We understand that simple disputes can create as much turmoil as complex ones. That said, we truly shine when helping you navigate legal issues critical to your organization’s success. We have worked with hundreds of organizations from across Canada and across all sectors, including government, industry, and not for profit, to support positive organizational cultures. We have worked with a full range of complainants and respondents – from senior to entry level employees, from those working out in the field to those in headquarters, elected officials, athletes and coaches, and students.

Navigating legal issues critical to your organization’s success.

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Community & News

  • Lilac Bosma

    In September, we welcome Lilac Bosma. Lilac is a senior legal executive and trusted advisor with more than two decades of experience leading legal strategy, managing complex workplace and governance matters, and advising executive leadership teams across highly regulated industries. She is known for her practical, business-focused approach, her warm and effective leadership style, and her ability to navigate sensitive issues with sound judgment and diplomacy. Read more about Lilac.

  • Megha Kapur Gautam

    In September, we welcome Megha Kapur Gautam. Megha is a workplace investigator with a comprehensive background in workplace law, employment matters, and neutral conflict resolution. Bringing a wealth of domestic and international legal experience to her practice, Megha is dedicated to helping organizations and individuals navigate complex legal and workplace challenges with clarity, fairness, and strategic insight. Read more about Megha.

  • Dawn Boblin

    In July, we welcomed Dawn Boblin. During her more than 30-year legal career, Dawn has worked as Crown counsel with the Ministry of Attorney General, legal advisor to the Vancouver Police Department, and most recently as a provincial court judge. Dawn has significant experience and expertise in complex legal matters, including but not limited to major crime investigations and prosecutions, including those involving serious violence, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and criminal harassment and sexual harassment. Read more about Dawn.

  • Derek Thompson

    In April, we welcomed Derek Thompson as Senior Advisor, Indigenous Engagement. Derek - Čaabať Bookwilla is from the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht First Nation) and he is a seated and recognized Čaabať (Hereditary Chief) within his extended family and community, and he has lineage in Cowichan Tribes (Coast Salish), Kitimaat (Haisla), and Bella Bella (Heiltsuk). He was elected as a councillor for the Ditidaht First Nation in 2023 and holds the governance portfolios for health, treaty negotiations, strategic planning, and education. Read more about Derek.