Roper Greyell is delighted to announce that it has once again been recognized as an Excellence Awardee in the category of ‘Boutique Law Firm of the Year’ at the annual Canadian Law Awards in partnership with LEAP Legal Software, presented by Lexpert and supported by Canadian Lawyer magazine.
This prestigious honour reflects the firm’s ongoing pursuit of excellence and unwavering dedication to surpassing expectations in our commitment to delivering superior legal services.
Roper Greyell is pleased to announce that twelve RG lawyers have been included in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
The firm continues to have a strong showing in the Lexpert directory. Our listed lawyers have been recognized as some of the leading legal practitioners across Canada based on an extensive peer survey process for 2025. They have been honoured as leading employment, labour, workplace human rights, occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation law practitioners.
The following Roper Greyell lawyers have been honored in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory:
– Thomas A. Roper K.C.
– Delayne Sartison K.C.
– Gregory J. Heywood
– Gabrielle Scorer
– Gavin Marshall
– Sandra Guarascio
– James D. Kondopulos
– Jennifer Devins
– Danny Bernstein
– Maggie Campbell
– Alissa Demerse
– Ryan Copeland
Their inclusion in this respected directory reflects their unwavering commitment to excellence and their contributions to the legal landscape across Canada.
The Directory can be viewed here.
About Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory:
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (the Canadian Lexpert Directory), published since 1997, is based on an extensive peer survey process. It includes profiles of leading practitioners across Canada in 66 practice areas and leading law firms in 41 practice areas.
The publication also features articles highlighting current legal issues and recent developments of importance written by leading practitioners across Canada.
Congratulations to Theo Terry and Sam Spartano, the Allard School of Law’s Moot Team, who competed at the 2025 National Labour Arbitration Competition in Toronto on February 1. The team performed exceptionally in both their union and employer side arguments. The judges in both panels complimented the quality of their presentation, stressing confident advocacy styles and bold approach to the arguments.
Roper Greyell is a proud sponsor of the Competition, in which Jennifer Russell (Partner) and Alie Teachman (Associate) advised and coached the 2025 Allard School of Law’s Moot Team.
Roper Greyell is thrilled to announce that Nazanin Panah has joined the firm as an associate.
Nazanin joins with experience practicing in all areas of workplace and human rights law. Throughout her career, Nazanin has gained specialized knowledge and experience in claims involving workplace sexual misconduct, vicarious liability, trauma-informed practice, and temporary foreign worker issues.
Having successfully represented clients at the Provincial Court of British Columbia, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the BC Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Human Rights Tribunal of BC, the BC Employment Standards Branch, and the BC Labour Relations Board, Nazanin is a skilled and experienced advisor to have on your side. Just two years into her law career, she led a three-day human rights hearing and obtained a winning result — showcasing her innate and profound capabilities as a workplace lawyer.
We are thrilled to have Nazanin join the firm!
Roper Greyell is thrilled to announce that Jaime Hoopes has joined the partnership.
Having been a valued member of the Roper Greyell team for several years, Jaime’s diligence in his work and his commitment to the firm’s success have solidified his place in the firm’s leadership.
“Clients appreciate Jaime’s extensive knowledge covering a broad range of industries, as well as the immense passion he brings to every case he works on. His clients know they can depend on him to find practical solutions to their workplace problems, no matter how complex,” said Michael Kilgallin, partner and a member of Roper Greyell’s Management Committee. “Today’s announcement spotlights Roper Greyell’s continuing commitment and efforts to attract and retain team members with exceptional talent, experience and bright futures in the field of workplace law.”
Throughout his time as an associate, Jaime has shown exceptional leadership within the firm by being a strong advocate for his clients and a trusted mentor to the firm’s junior lawyers. Apart from his strong work ethic, Jaime has also made significant contributions to Roper Greyell’s culture and is always eager to be involved in team building activities.
We extend our congratulations to Jaime on this remarkable achievement and look forward to his continued contributions to the firm’s long-term success.
Roper Greyell is delighted to welcome Michael Schalke as our newest Partner.
Michael brings extensive experience from the Vancouver office of a leading international firm, choosing Roper Greyell for our unique boutique approach. At Roper Greyell, Michael will continue practicing in all areas of workplace law, serving clients across diverse industries, including natural resources, energy, food services, technology and entertainment.
Recognized for his ability to navigate complex and high-stakes disputes, Michael provides invaluable guidance in employment and labour law matters, particularly where they intersect with corporate transactions, insolvency, trusts, and conflict of laws.
We are excited to welcome Michael Schalke and look forward to his contributions as the firm continues to grow and serve our clients with exceptional workplace law expertise.
Congratulations to Roper Greyell’s James Kondopulos for winning the 2025 Client Choice Award for Labour & Employment – Canada: British Columbia, presented by Lexology. James is the only BC-based labour and employment lawyer to receive the award this year – this marks the second time that James has won this award (previously in 2022).
The Client Choice Awards recognize lawyers from around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service.
See the full list of 2025 Client Choice Award winners in the Labour & Employment category here.
About Client Choice
Established in 2005, Client Choice recognizes those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market. Uniquely, lawyers can only be nominated by their clients.
We are very pleased to announce that seven Roper Greyell lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal Canada (hosted by Lexology).
The lawyers named in this year’s Who’s Who Legal Canada are:
Thomas A. Roper K.C.
Delayne Sartison K.C.
Gregory J. Heywood
Gabrielle Scorer
Gavin Marshall
Sandra Guarascio
James D. Kondopulos
About Who’s Who Legal (WWL): WWL is now hosted by Lexology and is the intelligence global legal research platform used by in-house counsel and legal professionals searching for the right expert to solve specific problems. Lexology has more than 890,000 registered users globally and over 2 million searches are carried out annually.
Roper Greyell is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Best Lawyers as a Best Law Firm in Canada (2025 edition).
We are proud to report that we’ve been recognized for the practice areas and jurisdictions noted below:
National Tier 1: Labour and Employment Law; Workers’ Compensation Law.
National Tier 3: Administrative and Public Law.
Metropolitan Tier 1 – Vancouver: Administrative and Public Law; Education Law; Labour and Employment Law; Workers’ Compensation Law.
Metropolitan Tier 2 – Vancouver: Privacy and Data Security Law.
The Best Law Firms – Canada rankings are the result of thorough research, incorporating the feedback of almost 2,200 clients, more than 4,600 lawyers, 206 interviews with practice group and firm leaders, and comprehensive data collected through the Best Lawyers “Law Firm Survey.”
It is an honour to be included on this prestigious list. Congratulations to the whole team for making this ranking possible!
We are thrilled to announce that Roper Greyell has once again been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2025 by The Globe and Mail and Statista.
We ranked as the #1 firm for Human Rights in all of Canada and were amongst the top 20 law firms recognized across all practice areas.
The Globe and Mail and Statista’s list of best law firms is curated from thousands of recommendations (peer-to-peer survey) and clients (corporate legal departments) across 31 different practice areas. Only 200 firms across Canada have been recognized in this prestigious list based on the number of recommendations received.
Roper Greyell was honoured to receive this recognition in person at Canada’s Best Law Firms Awards Presentation on October 21 in Toronto. Roper Greyell lawyers Graeme McFarlane and Jennifer Hogan accepted the award on behalf of the firm.
