Course Chairs
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Featured Speaker
Gregory W. Kehoe — Greenberg Traurig, Tampa, Florida
Planning Committee
Diana Juricevic — British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Catherine A. Sullivan — British Columbia Government & Service Employees’ Union, Burnaby
Laura Track — Legal Director, West Coast LEAF, Vancouver
Lindsay Waddell — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Faculty
Jonathan Chapnick — In-House Counsel, Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), Burnaby
Devyn Cousineau — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Jodie Gauthier — Koskie Glavin Gordon, Vancouver
Charles Gordon — Koskie Glavin Gordon, Vancouver
Kasari Govender — Executive Director, West Coast LEAF, Vancouver
Jason B. Gratl — Gratl & Company, Vancouver
Stephanie D. Gutierrez — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Katherine A. Hardie — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Heather Hettiarachchi — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
E.W. (Heidi) Hughes — Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
Krista James — National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Bryant A. Mackey — Ministry of Justice, Victoria
Catherine McCreary — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Ryley M. Mennie — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Kevin Nakanishi — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Earl G. Phillips — Executive Director, School of Law, Trinity Western University, Langley
Sarah J. Rauch — Rauch Darby & Company, Vancouver
Delayne M. Sartison, QC — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Gabriel M.A. Somjen — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Catherine A. Sullivan — BC Government & Service Employees' Union, Burnaby
Robyn P.M. Trask — Legal Counsel, BC Teachers' Federation, Vancouver
Carol Whittome — Koskie Gavin Gordon, Vancouver
Adriana F. Wills — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
David G. Wong — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Professor Margot Young — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
About the Featured Speaker
Gregory W. Kehoe, shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, Tampa, Florida, has more than 30 years of trial experience. He has a national and international practice focusing on representation of individuals, corporations, and financial institutions, including representation before federal and state courts as well as international tribunals. Gregory recently represented General Ante Gotovina in his complete acquittal before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He also represented General Mohammed Hussein Ali before the International Criminal Court, which also led to a full dismissal on all charges.
Gregory worked for the US Department of Justice as a prosecutor for over 20 years with postings in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. While serving as an Assistant US Attorney, he was responsible for successfully prosecuting a number of high profile cases involving financial institutions and corporate fraud allegations, as well as racketeering charges. Gregory also led the team of lawyers and investigators that advised the Iraqi Special Tribunal, an ad hoc court formed to prosecute Saddam Hussein and members of his former regime.
About the Course Chairs
Sandra F. Guarascio is a partner with Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, she practiced with a large national firm. Sandra practices in all areas of employment and labour law, with a particular interest in human rights issues, working with public and private sector employers to provide strategic and proactive advice for unionized and non-unionized environments. Sandra is an experienced facilitator and speaker, and has conducted numerous workshops dealing with management issues, discrimination, accommodation, and workplace harassment and bullying.
After clerking with the BC Supreme Court, Sandra was called to the BC bar in 2002. She has been the co-chair of CLEBC’s annual two-day Human Rights Conference since 2007.
Lindsay M. Lyster is a partner in Moore Edgar Lyster, a union-side labour firm. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Member of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal between 2002 and 2010, and was the Policy Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. For the seven before that, Lindsay practiced labour, employment, and public law with a major national law firm. Lindsay's practice includes acting for employees and trade unions in labour, employment, and human rights matters, as well as conducting third party investigations and mediations. She also practices administrative and constitutional law, having appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
After clerking for Madam Justice McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada, Lindsay was called to the BC Bar in 1993. She is the current president of the BC Civil Liberties Association, and is a frequent lecturer and author in labour, human rights, employment and administrative law.