Daria (Dasha) Peregoudova
- Bio
- Awards & Recognition
- Professional Involvement
- Selected Speaking Engagements
- Selected Publications
- Insights
- Education
Dasha is a confident and compassionate litigator with a focus on labour and employment law. As a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Workplace Law, and Sports, Media & Entertainment Groups, her practice focuses on various employment and labour-related matters, such as drafting contracts and policies, grievances and collective bargaining, as well as civil and commercial actions involving employment disputes. She also has experience with human rights-related matters. Dasha regularly advises clients with respect to accessibility issues in the workplace, and frequently conducts policy, ethical and statute-driven investigations for a wide range of clients.
Dasha has appeared as counsel before a variety of courts and tribunals in Ontario, including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Divisional Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
As a former Canadian national team athlete, two-time Pan American champion and long-time athlete advocate and trusted sport advisor, Dasha assists athletes and artists, as well as the organizations that champion them with a focus on governance. She brings the same level of focus and competitive energy to helping her clients meet their business objectives.
Other Languages
Russian
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for her expertise in Labour & Employment Law
- Havergal College Hall of Distinction Inductee, 2019
- Western University Humanitarian Award, 2015
Professional Involvement
Professional Activities
- Director of Sanctions and Outcomes for Abuse-Free Sport, Canada's Independent Safe Sport Mechanism
- Ombudsperson, Team Canada, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- Member-at-Large, Ontario Bar Association Labour & Employment and Entertainment, Media and Communications sections
- Past President, AthletesCAN, the Association of Canadian National Team Athletes
- Ombudsperson, 2019 Pan American Games
- Board Member, Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, 2013-2019 (appointed by the Minister of Sport, Hon. Bal Gosal and re-appointed by the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, Hon. Carla Qualtrough)
- Treasurer, Shakespeare in the Ruff
- Panam Sport Legal Commission
Memberships
- Law Society of Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- The Advocates’ Society
- Toronto Lawyers Association
Teaching Engagements
- Adjunct Professor, Sports Law, Western University
Selected Speaking Engagements
“Aird & Berlis associate Dasha Peregoudova takes on new role,” Lexpert TV, September 6, 2022
“Governance and System Re-Engineering,” Brock University Centre for Sport Capacity’s 2021 Forum, Athletes First: The Promotion of Safe Sport in Canada, June 17, 2021.
"Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: Legal Compliance with Web Accessibility and Accessibility Compliance Reports," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Webinar, June 10, 2021.
"Workplace Vaccinations: Legal Considerations and Recommendations for Employers," Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Webinar, May 19, 2021.
"2021 AODA Web Accessibility Requirements," Branded Productions Webinar, March 31, 2021.
"2021 Business Planning for Young Leaders: Tips and Tricks for a Successful Year," Aird & Berlis LLP Webinar, March 4, 2021.
"Key Developments in Employment Law in 2020," Ontario Bar Association, February 6, 2021.
"Top Labour and Employment Trends From 2020: Preparing for the Unpredictable," Aird & Berlis Workplace Webinar, February 2, 2021.
Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Online Session, November 24, 2020.
AthletesCAN & Canadian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission Rule 50 Webinar, June 7, 2020.
"The Legal Implications of Managing a Remote Workplace," Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Webinar, May 12, 2020.
"Update on the Impact of COVID-19 on Our Workplaces: Q&A for Employers," Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Webinar, April 7, 2020.
"The Coronavirus and Our Workplaces," Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Webinar, March 11, 2020.
"Webinar: The Implications of World Athletics' Regulations on Female Athletes with Differences of Sexual Development," The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, February 28, 2020.
"Top Labour and Employment Trends 2019: A Look Back, A Look Forward," Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Webinar, January 29, 2020.
"Managing Terminations: A Practical Overview and Employment Law Update," Aird & Berlis Workplace Law Webinar, September 26, 2019.
Selected Publications
"Developments in Employment Law in 2021, and What’s Ahead in 2022," Co-authored with Jessica Schissler, Ontario Bar Association's Labour & Employment Law Section, February 23, 2022.
"Workplace Law Year in Review (and Looking Ahead to 2022)," Co-authored with Jessica Schissler, Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Law Bulletin, December 31, 2021.
"Key Developments in Employment Law in 2020," Ontario Bar Association's Labour & Employment Law Section, February 6, 2021.
"COVID-19 and the Workplace: Remote Working Legal Considerations and Recommendations," Co-authored with Fiona Brown and Michael Horvat, Aird & Berlis LLP Workplace Law Bulletin, May 26, 2020.
Insights
Education
- JD, Western University, 2016
- B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Toronto, 2012