Practice Areas
Partner in firm’s Labour & Employment group in Vancouver and co-leader of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Markets Industry Group. Appeared as counsel in matters before all levels of court in British Columbia, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and grievance arbitration panels. Some of his representative experience includes: representing employers in employment related litigation, including wrongful dismissal, human rights, privacy, and departing employee matters; representing unionized employers in grievance arbitration and labour relations board proceedings, including discharge, discipline, interpretation of collective agreements, unlawful strike and unfair labour practice complaints; advising employers regarding union organizing campaigns and certification and decertification applications; advising employers on a wide variety of human resources and labour relations issues, including employee disability and accommodation, attendance management, privacy, human rights and employment policies, and terminations; and advising on labour and employment issues in corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.
Career
BA (Hons) from the University of Ottawa, 1997, and LLB from the University of British Columbia, 2000. British Columbia bar, 2002.
