Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 4

Employment & Labour

British Columbia

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Sandra Guarascio

Canada

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

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).

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.

Education

University of Victoria

LL.B.

University of Victoria

B.A., Political Science

Awards

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2014

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2015

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2016

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2017

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2018

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2019

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2020

Best Lawyers in Canada

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2021

Best Lawyers in Canada

Best Lawyers

2022

Best Lawyers in Canada

Best Lawyers

2023

Best Lawyers in Canada

Best Lawyers

2024

Best Lawyers Global Business Edition, Employment and Labour Law

Best Lawyers

2020

Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leader: Labour, Employment

Who’s Who Legal

2019

Who’s Who Legal, Global Leader: Labour, Employment

Who’s Who Legal

2022

Who’s Who Legal, Global Leader: Labour, Employment

Who’s Who Legal

2023

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2016

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2017

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2018

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2019

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2020

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2021

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2022

Who’s Who Legal, Canada, Labour: Employment and Benefits

Who’s Who Legal

2023

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2016

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2017

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2018

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2019

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2020

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2021

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2022

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2023

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Recommended for “Employment Law – Employer”

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

2024

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2016

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2017

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2018

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2019

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2020

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2021

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

Lexpert-Ranked Lawyer

2022

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

CLEBC

2016

Lexology Client Choice Award, Labour & Employment – Canada

Lexology

2020

Lexology Client Choice Award, Labour & Employment – Canada

Lexology

2021

Canadian HR Reporter, 5-Star Employment Lawyer

Canadian HR Reporter

2022

Chambers Review

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Employment & Labour - British Columbia
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Band 4

Sandra Guarascio is a Vancouver-based lawyer at Roper Greyell and practices in all areas of employment and labour law, focusing on human rights and workplace issues. She advises public and private sector employers in both unionised and non-unionised settings.

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