Sandra Guarascio

Practice Areas

Sandra is a partner* at Roper Greyell and a member of its management committee. She practices in all areas of employment and labour law, with a focus in human rights and respectful workplace issues.

Sandra is focused on the needs of her clients and works with public and private sector employers providing proactive and practical advice for unionized and non-unionized environments. Her particular interests include management-side representation, respectful workplace issues, investigations, hiring and termination issues, accommodation and disability management, collective agreement administration and disputes, workplace policy development and training.

As a trusted and skilled advisor and advocate, Sandra works with clients to develop strategic solutions

A strong advocate for her clients, Sandra offers a balanced approach to their workplace issues through creative problem solving and strategic intervention. Her methodology to client challenges enables her to find strong and thoughtful solutions. She provides strategic advice to employers in handling complaints and addressing respectful workplace issues including workplace and employment discrimination, harassment, bullying and workplace conflict. She is a skilled investigator who has conducted numerous workplace investigations including those in highly sensitive circumstances and in complex environments. She also designs and conducts workplace audits for employers and handles formal complaints provincially and federally.

Sandra is an experienced facilitator and speaker, an instructor with the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Services, and a guest lecturer at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She is also a volunteer with the BC Law Society and Continuing Legal Education, serving as co-chair of the award winning annual CLE Human Rights Conference.

Outside the office, Sandra recharges by connecting with nature. She can usually be found meandering on beaches and trails with her family and their three much loved Rhodesian Ridgebacks.

*Law corporation

Career

Sandra was called to the bar in 2002 after clerking with the BC Supreme Court and practiced with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, before joining Roper Greyell LLP in 2008 and becoming a partner.

Professional Memberships

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

Canadian Bar Association

Institute of Public Administrators of Canada

Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

British Columbia, 2002

Personal

Listings/Rankings:

Best Lawyers in Canada, 2014-2026

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

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2016-2025, Repeatedly Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”, “Labour Relations – Management” and Most Frequently Recommended for “Workplace Human Rights – Employer”

Canadian HR Reporter, 5-Star Employment Lawyer, 2022

Chambers Canada, 2025

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer, 2016-2022, Consistently Recommended for “Workplace Human Rights – Employer”

CLEBC’s Most Prolific Volunteers, 1996-2016: Recognized as prolific contributor

Lexology Client Choice Award, 2020-2021 (Labour & Employment – Canada)

Who’s Who Legal, 2019 – Thought Leader: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal, 2022 & 2023, Global: Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal, 2016 – 2024, Canada: Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal: Canada, 2024

Education