Gavin Marshall

Gavin is a partner at Roper Greyell, practicing in most areas of workplace law.

Over his professional career, Gavin has always enjoyed building lasting client relationships, with a focus on being a trusted advisor for workplace decision-making. He likes clients to know that he is on their team, and in their corner.

Gavin believes lawyers should always tailor their approach to the needs of the particular client, as the first step to giving useful advice and finding solutions. “I won’t just tell a client what they must do. Excellent advice means crafting a menu of options on a continuum of risk, depending on the client, and helping navigate to the right solution.”

Gavin’s activity is wide-ranging: employment litigation, injunctive relief, collective bargaining in both the public and private sector; OHS critical incidents; workplace human rights; and administrative law and labour arbitration. He has particular depth in handling serious occupational health and safety incidents, labour relations and litigation strategy, and crisis management. Gavin has appeared in every level of court and every kind of workplace tribunal in British Columbia.

He also loves to teach and share his knowledge: Gavin has been a part-time instructor for CPABC for more than a decade, and speaks for other organizations regularly.

Gavin spends his time away from work cycling, mountain biking and skiing with (and usually far behind) his two boys, Sam and Oliver, and his partner Jenny. He loves the mountains and spends as much time as he can on them.

Canadian Bar Association

Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute

Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia and Yukon (CPHR)

Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)

Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Listings/Rankings:

Carswell, Canada’s Top Employment Lawyers, 2006

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2016-2025, Repeatedly Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”, “Labour Relations – Management”, “Workers Compensation – Employer”, “Workplace Human Rights – Employer”, and Consistently Recommended for “Occupational Health and Safety”

Best Lawyers in Canada, 2019-2026

Best Lawyers Global Business Edition, 2020 (Employment and Labour Law)

Who’s Who Legal, 2021, 2023 Global: Labour, Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal, 2021, 2023-2024 Canada: Labour, Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal: Canada, 2024

Canadian Occupational Safety | 5-Star Safety Law Firms and Lawyers 2022

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Arts

University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Laws

London School of Economics

Master of Science