Course Chairs
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Sandra F. Guarascio is a partner with Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver who has been recognized by Lexpert, Best Lawyers Canada, and Who’s Who Legal for her work in workplace human rights. She assists public and private sector employers by providing balanced, strategic and proactive representation and advice for unionized and non-unionized environments. Sandra practices in all areas of employment and labour law, with a particular interest in human rights and respectful workplace issues. She is an experienced investigator, advocate, facilitator and speaker, and has conducted numerous workshops dealing with management issues, discrimination, accommodation, and workplace harassment and bullying.
Sandra clerked with the BC Supreme Court and was called in 2002. She has been the co-chair of CLEBC’s award winning annual two-day Human Rights Conference since 2007.
Lindsay M. Lyster joined Moore Edgar Lyster LLP in April 2010 and became a partner in 2011. She served as a Member of the BC Human Rights Tribunal between 2002 and 2010. Immediately prior to that, she was the Policy Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. Before that, Lindsay practiced labour, employment and public law with a major national law firm for seven years.
Lindsay’s practice focuses on acting for employees and trade unions in labour, employment and human rights matters. She has a particular interest in administrative and constitutional law, and has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in a number of leading constitutional and human rights cases.
Lindsay graduated from UBC Law School in 1991 as the gold medalist, following which she clerked for Madam Justice McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada, before being called to the Bar in 1993.
Lindsay is the President of the BC Civil Liberties Association. She is the co-chair of the CLEBC Annual Human Rights Conference, and is a frequent lecturer and author in labour, human rights, employment and administrative law, as well as advocacy and legal ethics. She has taught Administrative Law, Federalism, Charter Litigation, and Human Rights in the Workplace at UBC Law School.
Planning Committee
Tonie Beharrell — Legal Counsel, Health Sciences Association of BC, Vancouver
Jon Chapnick — Director, Human Resources and Labour Relations, RainCity Housing and Support Society, Vancouver
Devyn Cousineau — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Sara Forte — Forte Law Corporation, Surrey
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Laura Track — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Robyn P.M. Trask — BC Teachers' Federation, Vancouver
David G. Wong — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Featured Speaker
The Honourable Lynn Smith, QC — Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Faculty
Gwendoline Allison — Foy Allison Law Group, West Vancouver
Devyn Cousineau — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Véronique Delahaye — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Jessica L. Derynck — Legal Counsel, Health Sciences Association of BC, New Westminster
Heather D'Oyley — Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver
Laura DeVries — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Sara Hanson — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Katherine A. Hardie — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Bethany Hastie — Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Krista James — National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law, Vancouver
Barbara A. Korenkiewicz — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Kevin Love — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Carolyn M. MacEachern — Young Anderson, Vancouver
Claire L. Marchant — Practice Advisor and Equity Ombudsperson, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Shona A. Moore, QC — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Emily Ohler — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Deanna L. Okun-Nachoff — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Oliver Pulleyblank — Pulleyblank Law, Vancouver
Gabriel M.A. Somjen, QC — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver
Bena Stock — Associate Director, Lawyers Assistance Program of BC, Vancouver
Laura Track — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Robyn P.M. Trask — BC Teachers' Federation, Vancouver
Lindsay Waddell — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Sari A. Wiens — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
David G. Wong — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Course Materials Contributors
Matthew Allard — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Naeem Bardia — Articling Student, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Vancouver
Christine Bant — Law Student, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Abigail Cheung — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Hayden Cook — Law Student, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Rachel Kelly — Research Lawyer, BC Law Institute, Vancouver
Emily Porter — Law Student, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Daniel Siracusa — Summer Student, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Vancouver
Lauren Soubolsky — McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Vancouver
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