Roper Greyell is pleased to share 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, presented by Lexpert and supported by Canadian Lawyer magazine.
The Canadian Law Awards celebrate excellence in the legal profession across Canada. This recognition showcases the firm’s continued pursuit of excellence and steadfast commitment to exceeding expectations in the delivery of exceptional legal services.
Roper Greyell is pleased to announce that fourteen RG lawyers have been included in the 2026 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
The firm’s bench strength results in a continued prominent 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 2026. 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 honoured in the 2026 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
– Drew Demerse
– Jennifer Devins
– Danny Bernstein
– Maggie Campbell
– Alissa Demerse
– Mike Hamata
– Christopher Munroe
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, published annually since 1997, is a comprehensive guide identifying top-ranked law firms and practitioners across Canada.
The Lexpert Selection Process: Methods and Rankings
The identification of leading practitioners and firms is based upon a comprehensive annual Survey, which has been ongoing since 1994. The lawyers named on the Lexpert Survey have been recommended by their peers. They are acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields, lawyers prominent in their practice areas.
The publication also features articles highlighting current legal issues and recent developments of importance written by leading practitioners across Canada.
Roper Greyell is thrilled to share that the firm has once again been named as a Top Labour and Employment Boutique Law Firm in Canada for 2026-27 by Canadian Lawyer magazine. To be considered, firms were required to have the majority of their business come from their work in labour and employment law.
About Canadian Lawyer
Launched in 1977, Canadian Lawyer provides objective reporting and analysis of the legal landscape from coast to coast, and defines “boutique firms” as collections of lawyers specializing in niche areas of the law as opposed to general practice firms that house a variety of practice areas under one roof.
This popular Leading Boutiques series, launched in 2006 by Canadian Lawyer, has been very well received. The Top Boutique Reports are an outstanding reference for leading lawyers for purposes of referrals and corporate counsel for outsourcing legal work.
Roper Greyell is excited to welcome Aaron Johnson to the firm as an associate.
Aaron practices in all areas of workplace law with a focus on employment, labour, human rights, privacy, and administrative issues. He works with employers on a variety of workplace issues and develops creative and sensible solutions to workplace issues tailored to clients’ business and strategic needs.
He assists provincially and federally regulated employers across a range of industries and has represented employers and assisted senior counsel before courts and administrative bodies in British Columbia and Alberta.
We’re thrilled to have Aaron join the firm!
Roper Greyell would like to congratulate James Kondopulos on winning the 2026 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 is James’ third time winning this award, having won last year (2025) and previously in 2022.
The Lexology 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 2026 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.
Roper Greyell is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Best Lawyers in their second edition of Best Law Firms in Canada (2026 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.
Regional Tier 1 – Vancouver: Administrative and Public Law; Education Law; Labour and Employment Law; Workers’ Compensation Law.
Regional Tier 2 – Vancouver: Privacy and Data Security Law.
The Best Law Firms – Canada rankings are the result of thorough research, incorporating the feedback of over 4,000 clients, more than 5,000 lawyers, over 200 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 once again on this prestigious list.
Roper Greyell is thrilled to welcome Rebecca Klass back to the firm as Associate Counsel.
Rebecca assists employers in managing employee and labour-related risk through advice and consultation on matters such as discipline, harassment, accommodation, and the drafting and interpretation of workplace policies and contracts. She focuses on resolving her clients’ workplace problems in a practical and creative manner, with an emphasis on developing long-term solutions.
We’re excited to have Rebecca return to the firm!
We are thrilled that Roper Greyell has once again been recognized as the #1 firm in Human Rights for all of Canada for the second consecutive year, and as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2026, by The Globe and Mail and STATISTA.
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 20 in Toronto. Roper Greyell CEO Adam Garvin and Partner Julie Menten accepted the award on behalf of the firm.
Roper Greyell is pleased to welcome Rachel Schechter to the firm as an associate.
Joining the firm’s privacy practice, Rachel brings extensive experience from her time at the Vancouver office of an international firm as well as a workplace law boutique to Roper Greyell.
Rachel’s practice encompasses privacy and cybersecurity law, and she maintains a broad dispute resolution practice with an emphasis on disputes involving technology, privacy, and data security. She looks forward to expanding her dispute resolution practice into all areas of workplace law at Roper Greyell.
We’re excited to have Rachel join the firm!
Roper Greyell is excited to welcome Kailey Hubele to the firm as an associate.
Kailey brings extensive workplace law knowledge and experience from her time at three large national firms to her practice at Roper Greyell. A notable career highlight for Kailey was being part of the Labour and Employment team that handled a $348 million acquisition of a Canadian intellectual property firm by a foreign intellectual property services firm.
Kailey focuses her workplace law practice toward day-to-day advisory work on employment-related concerns through all stages of the employer-employee relationship, as well as human rights claims and employment standards complaints.
We’re thrilled to have Kailey join the firm!
