Teilen Celentano
B.B.A. (Hons.), J.D.
Associate
Contact Information
Contact Teilen
T: 1 (844) 661-9065 (Ext.174)
E: teilen.celentano@stlawyers.ca
Contact Assistant – Tessa Dean
Practice Areas
Disability Insurance Law, Employment Law
Location
Ottawa, Toronto
Experience
Teilen Celentano is an Ontario employment lawyer and Associate with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s Labour and Employment Law practice group.
Working through the firm’s Toronto and Ottawa offices, he is proficient in all aspects of employment law and long-term disability (LTD) insurance.
Matters he can assist with include, but aren’t limited to:
- Wrongful dismissals
- Constructive dismissals
- Severance pay negotiations
- Dismissals for cause and without cause
- Workplace harassment and sexual harassment
- Discrimination at work
- Human rights violations
- Temporary layoffs
- Employment contract negotiations
- Cases of employee misclassification
Relying on his tenacity, knowledge of the law, and background in accounting, Teilen provides purposeful advocacy and practical advice for his clients. Read reviews about Teilen.
He’s spent the majority of his legal career with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP — having both articled and summered with the firm prior to becoming an Associate.
Outside of the office, Teilen enjoys attending sporting events, cooking, and playing golf.
Notable cases
Lefor v. Canada Suites Ltd., et al
Teilen and the team at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured more than $25,000 in damages for our client after successfully arguing at the Ontario Small Claims Court that they weren’t an independent contractor at the time of their termination — entitling them to severance pay.
Publications
2024
- Can employers in Ontario force workers to retire?
- Ontario Statutory Holidays: Comprehensive Guide for 2024 and 2025
- Are salaried employees in Canada owed extra pay during a leap year?
- Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll’s NFL tenure ends: Employee rights
- Natural disasters in Ontario: What employees need to know
Interviews & Media
2023
- Blackhawk Corey Perry’s Contract Termination – Newstalk 1010
- Employment Law Changes For Restaurants – CTV News
Education
Teilen attended law school at the University of Ottawa, where he graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree. A focus on various dispute resolution mechanisms, including pre-litigation negotiation, mediation and arbitration earned him an option in Dispute Resolution and Professionalism. During law school, Teilen was also a member of the University’s lacrosse team, where he earned Academic All-Canadian honours.
Teilen graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC. During university, Teilen was a member and captain of the University’s varsity lacrosse team. Teilen was also named to the University’s Dean’s List and the East Coast Conference’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll.