Course Chairs
Neil Hain — Neil Hain Dispute Resolution, Vancouver
Adriana F. Wills — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Neil Hain is a Chartered Mediator, Certified Arbitrator, and Senior Investigator. He began practicing law over 20 years ago, and throughout his career, has upheld the highest standards of professionalism and intellectual honesty in his work. He revels in unleashing the potential for workplace and business excellence in tackling high conflict and complex situations.
Neil is responsible for thousands of workplace and professional conduct investigations, mediations, and administrative law decisions. He is a highly skilled mediator, investigator, and decision maker helping disputing parties obtain outcomes revealing a pathway forward. He has served all sectors of the economy, and maintains long-standing professional associations with regulatory bodies, statutory agencies, crown corporations, private companies, societies, and trade unions. Through his extensive board and committee work, as well as cross-departmental project stewardship, he assists organizations achieve consensus building to meet mandated goals.
Neil continues to expand his public service through appointments on the UBC Children's and Women's Hospital Research Ethics Board, and the Association of BC Land Surveyors' Board of Management. He upholds the highest ethical standards in these professional commitments.
Neil Hain continues to grow his footprint based on long-standing relationships of trust and his reliability in reaching legally sound ends that enable business and workplace excellence.
Adriana Wills advises and advocates for clients on workplace law matters, with emphasis on labour relations, human rights, and employment issues. While representing clients in botht the public and private sectors, Adriana has particular expertise with municipal and health employers, as well as with the broader public sector, including Crown corporations.
Adriana combines the foundational belief that clients want practical solutions to workplace problems with over 30 years' experience with employment relationships, particulary unionized workplace environments. She provides the full scope of legal services including: strategic advice, negotiations, advocacy, and investigations.
As an advocate, Adriana is focused and relentless. She has appeared before arbitration boards, the Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal, and at the BC Supreme Court, and Court of Appeal.
Coaches
Jacob E. Baziuk — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
Karen M. Holloway — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
Carly Stanhope — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
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