We are pleased to welcome Andrew Peng to the firm.
Andrew practices in all areas of workplace law with a focus on labour relations, wrongful dismissals, and health and safety matters. Prior to joining Roper Greyell, Andrew managed a general civil litigation practice in multiple practice areas, including personal injury, insurance law, and family law, at a local full-service firm.
Learn more about Andrew here.
Roper Greyell is pleased to announce that Brandon Hillis, Julie Menten, and Christopher Munroe have joined the partnership.
“We are delighted to welcome Brandon, Chris, and Julie to the partnership,” says founding partner, Thomas A. Roper Q.C. “Each is a talented and well-respected workplace lawyer who brings unique perspectives to the firm. Brandon’s pre-law work experience and his counsel skills provide clients with effective representation in any forum and strategies to resolve disputes before litigation. Chris is known for both his exceptional attention to detail and strategic approach to complex legal issues and is a seasoned panelist and contributor on workplace law topics in the media. Julie’s background as a mental health expert and therapist enables her to conduct intricate and sensitive workplace investigations and support clients in dealing with challenging employment situations.”
We are pleased to welcome Justin Wong to the firm.
Justin practices in all areas of workplace law with a focus on labour and employment disputes and human rights matters. Prior to joining Roper Greyell, Justin managed a general civil and commercial litigation practice in various practice areas, including labour, employment and human rights at a large international firm.
Learn more about Justin here.
Roper Greyell LLP is proud to be recognized as a recipient of an Excellence Award in the category of Canadian Boutique Law Firm of the Year, as part of the 2020 Canadian Law Awards.
The Canadian Law Awards recognize the nation’s leading law firms, in-house legal teams, individuals and landmark deals over the past year. The winners in all categories were announced in Toronto on October 6, 2020.
The 2020 Canadian Law Awards are presented by Lexpert and supported by Canadian Lawyer and InHouse.
Roper Greyell’s James D. Kondopulos was featured in the September 22, 2020, Employment Law Alliance (ELA) podcast, An Employer’s Duty to Investigate Complaints of Workplace Wrongdoing: Damned If You Don’t and Damned If You Don’t Do It Properly.
In the podcast, James discusses best practices for employers dealing with complaints of inappropriate or unlawful conduct in the workplace, including how to conduct investigations and considerations for union and non-union environments and workplace policies.
Listen to the full podcast here.
About the Employment Law Alliance
The Employment Law Alliance (ELA) is the largest network of labor and employment lawyers worldwide. is Roper Greyell is proud to be the exclusive representative of the ELA in British Columbia.
We are pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
The lawyers recognized as leading employment and labour law practitioners are:
Thomas A. Roper Q.C
Delayne Sartison Q.C
Sandra Guarascio
Gregory J. Heywood
James D. Kondopulos
Gavin Marshall
Gabrielle Scorer
And congratulations to Drew Demerse for being recognized by Lexpert as a “Leading Lawyer to Watch”.
The Directory can be viewed here: https://www.lexpert.ca/directory/practice-areas/ranking/employment-law-E1/
About the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Published since 1997, the annual Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory profiles leading practitioners across Canada in over 60 practice areas and leading law firms in over 40 practice areas.
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC. To mark the occasion, the Allard School of Law has set an ambitious goal to increase the financial accessibility of law school. Roper Greyell is proud to support The Allard School of Law with a gift of $100,000. See here for more information on the donation and Roper Greyell’s ongoing support of students at the Allard School of Law.
Pictured left to right: Bobby Sangha (Associate, Roper Greyell), Michael Wagner (Partner, Roper Greyell), Catherine Dauvergne, Q.C. (Dean, Allard School of Law), Jennifer Devins (Partner, Roper Greyell), Christopher Munroe (Associate, Roper Greyell)
Roper Greyell LLP is pleased to welcome Ron Lai to the firm as IT Services Manager.
Prior to joining Roper Greyell, Ron held senior IT leadership roles at an international law firm. His areas of expertise include IT Service Desk, software and hardware implementation, project and vendor management, as well as strategic planning of IT Services initiatives.
Learn more about Ron here.
Roper Greyell LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Joel Ello, CPA, CMA, to the role of Chief Operating Officer at the firm, effective January 1st, 2020. With over 20 years of experience, Joel’s diverse background spans the areas of project management, change management, operational planning, financial reporting and analysis, and technology implementation.
Learn more about Joel here.
We are pleased to welcome Rebecca Klass to the firm.
Rebecca provides strategic advice to employers concerning the management of workplace issues in both union and non-union environments. Rebecca focuses on resolving her clients’ workplace problems in a practical and creative manner, with an emphasis on developing long-term solutions.
Learn more about Rebecca here.
