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Michael Schalke Joins the Roper Greyell Partnership

December 2024

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.

James Kondopulos Wins 2025 Client Choice Award, Presented by Lexology

November 2024

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.

Seven Roper Greyell Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Edition of Who’s Who Legal Canada

November 2024

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 Recognized by Best Lawyers in Best Law Firms – Canada 2025 Edition

November 2024

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!

View Roper Greyell’s Best Law Firms in Canada Profile

Roper Greyell Named One of Canada’s Best Law Firms by The Globe and Mail and Statista

October 2024

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.

Roper Greyell Welcomes Dallan Poulin to the Firm

October 2024

Roper Greyell is pleased to announce that Dallan Poulin has joined the firm as an associate.

Dallan joins with extensive experience acting as employer counsel in a wide range of employment and labour disputes, including wrongful dismissal proceedings, unjust dismissal complaints, grievance arbitrations, and human rights complaints, among others. He was also recently recognized by Chambers Canada 2025 as an Associate to Watch — an impressive achievement.

We’re thrilled to have Dallan join the firm!

Roper Greyell was Thrilled to be a Presenting Disruptor for Disrupt HR

October 2024

Roper Greyell was thrilled to be a Presenting Disruptor (title sponsor) for Disrupt HR, a dynamic and innovative event seeking to revolutionize the way we think about human resources.

Last week, Roper Greyell’s Andrew Peng delivered a captivating presentation on the future of privacy and surveillance in the workplace titled “Let Big Brother Protect You” at the Disrupt HR conference in Victoria.

Roper Greyell Sponsors Bursary with the Immigrant Services Society of BC

October 2024

Last week, Roper Greyell Associate Jaime Hoopes attended the Immigrant Services Society of BC’s (ISSofBC) 2024 bursary awards ceremony on behalf of the firm.

For over 50 years, ISSofBC has worked to provide a range of key services, including employment and career ambitions, for immigrants and refugees who arrive and live in British Columbia.

At Roper Greyell, we hold ourselves accountable to being active members of our community with a focus on giving back and making a positive impact. This is one of the reasons why this award sponsorship with ISSofBC is aligned for our firm.

It was our honour to sponsor this bursary to an outstanding individual, Miguel Soria, pursuing a law career here in Canada.

Roper Greyell Ranked as Band 1 Firm in 2025 Chambers Canada Guide

September 2024

Roper Greyell LLP has once again received the esteemed status of a top-ranked, Band 1 firm for Employment and Labour law in British Columbia and a Band 2 Employment and Labour law firm in the Nationwide rankings, in the 2025 Chambers Canada Guide.

In addition to the firm’s notable recognition, Chambers Canada has also recognized and ranked the following nine Roper Greyell lawyers:

Thomas A. Roper K.C.

Delayne Sartison K.C.

Congratulations to all 9 lawyers and especially Graeme, Sandra, and Ryan for newly joining this esteemed list.

What clients are saying:

“Roper Greyell is always our go-to firm. Simply put, they are a great firm with great lawyers, who consistently deliver great results. They exceed the bar regardless of which measurement is applied.”

“Roper Greyell have terrific bench strength. Their lawyers are skilled practitioners, specialists in their area of the law and exhibit incredible talent.”

About Chambers Canada

Chambers Canada differentiates the best legal talent across a range of provincial, national and international law firms based across the country, to assist those looking for the most suitable providers of legal services for when it matters.

Each ranking is based on the Chambers ranking system which is established from the most in-depth market analysis and comprehensive independent research, that is unrivalled in accuracy, depth and quality and carried out by our experienced team of London-based researchers.

Truth and Reconciliation Week

September 2024

It’s Truth and Reconciliation Week. A time to learn about Indigenous history, engage in meaningful conversations, and contribute to our collective path toward reconciliation.

At Roper Greyell, we take this time as an opportunity to learn more about the history of Canada’s Indigenous peoples and our role as a community in preserving Indigenous culture. As a part of this ongoing commitment, our team will be attending a learning session this week put on by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Additionally, in observance of Truth and Reconciliation, Roper Greyell is honoured to make donations to two very important organizations—Aboriginal Mother Centre Society and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

The Aboriginal Mother Centre Society provides an environment where Aboriginal mothers and their children thrive in an equitable and supportive community that is rich in cultural and holistic values.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is focused on listening to Survivors, their families, communities, and others affected by the residential school system and to educate Canadians about their experiences.

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