Course Chairs
Sandra F. Guarascio (she/her) — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay Waddell (she/her) — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Sandra Guarascio (she/her/hers) is a partner with Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver and a member of its management committee. She practices in all areas of employment and labour law, with a particular interest in human rights and respectful workplace issues. She has been recognized by Chambers Canada, Lexpert, Best Lawyers Canada, and Lexology for excellence in workplace law. Sandra assists public and private sector employers by providing balanced, strategic, and proactive representation and advice for unionized and non-unionized environments. She strives for people-centered approaches and constructive problem-solving. 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. She is a regular contributor to Lancaster House, Labour Law Online, and BCHRMA and was an instructor with Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (formerly the National Institute for Disability Management and Research) for over a decade.
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.
The most important thing to know about Sandra is that she is a devoted dog lover who spends every moment she can exploring forest trails with her family, including their beloved dog pack.
Lindsay Waddell (she/her) is a partner at Moore Edgar Lyster LLP where she practices human rights, labour, administrative, and professional regulatory law. She acts for public and private sector unions, individuals and professional regulators on a wide variety of matters.
Lindsay is an experienced litigator who has appeared as counsel at all levels of court and in front of all manner of administrative tribunals. She has extensive experience as counsel in judicial review and appeals involving complex human rights, administrative law, and freedom of expression issues. When not litigating, Lindsay also conducts independent investigations for institutional clients and acts as independent legal counsel to administrative tribunals and decision-makers.
Lindsay is a former co–chair of the Human Rights Subsection of the CBABC, a regular speaker for Lancaster House and Labour Law Online, an annual instructor at the Canadian Labour Congress Winter School, and a contributing author and editorial board member for the Administrative Law Practice Manual published by CLEBC.