Headquarters:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Year founded:
2006
Number of employees:
84
Phone:
604 806 0922
Email:
info@ropergreyell.com
Website:
ropergreyell.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/450070
"It’s allowed us to make more informed decisions backed by data and also strengthen our compliance audit system and improve customer interactions with the business."
Stuart Brady,
Shielded Insurance Brokers
"It’s allowed us to make more informed decisions backed by data and also strengthen our compliance audit system and improve customer interactions with the business."
Stuart Brady,
Shielded Insurance Brokers
Roper Greyell LLP is one of the most well-respected and recognized workplace law practices in western Canada. It combines ingenuity with insight to deliver practical and cost-effective solutions for clients’ workplace issues. The firm was founded in 2006 by lawyers from two leading employment and labour law practices in British Columbia.
Now one of the largest employment and labour law firms in the region, Roper Greyell consists of 48 workplace lawyers serving clients in virtually every sector of the economy, including some of the largest and most sophisticated private and public sector employers in BC and across Canada. Since 2012, Canadian Lawyer magazine has named Roper Greyell as one of the Top 10 Labour and Employment Boutique law firms in the country. No matter what the challenge — immediate or long term, simple or complex — the firm develops proactive strategies to help businesses succeed and prepare for
the future.
Roper Greyell’s talented lawyers provide clients with the highest-quality legal representation and strategic counsel as well as understanding the needs of its clients and their businesses, and the evolving trends and issues in their sectors. Its lawyers, administrative staff and leaders work together as a tight-knit team and ensure prompt and effective solutions for immediate challenges in the context of clients’ longer-term goals.
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ROPER GREYELL LLP
Joel J Ello, CPA, CMA
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Gavin Marshall
Managing Partner
Graeme McFarlane
Founding and Managing Partner
Leadership
Roper Greyell’s chief operating officer, Joel J Ello, is responsible for overseeing the firm’s ongoing operations. Joel focuses on improving overall business performance by formulating and executing initiatives in alignment with the firm’s strategic objectives. With over 20 years of experience, Joel’s diverse background spans the areas of project management, change management, operational planning, financial reporting and analysis, and technology implementation. Joel has a degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University as well as CPA and CMA designations.
Chief Operating Officer
Joel J Ello, CPA, CMA
Managing partner Gavin Marshall practices in most areas of workplace law. Over his professional career, Gavin has built lasting client relationships, with a focus on being a trusted advisor on workplace decision-making. His interests range from employment litigation, injunctive relief, collective bargaining in the public and private sectors, to OHS critical incidents, workplace human rights, and administrative law and labour arbitration. He is skilled in handling serious occupational health and safety incidents, labour relations and litigation strategy, and crisis management. Gavin has appeared in every level of court and every kind of workplace tribunal in BC.
Managing Partner
Gavin Marshall
As founding and managing partner, Graeme McFarlane provides strategic and practical advice to employers on labour, employment and human rights issues in the workplace. He guides companies through intricate employment issues, including those related to executive compensation, restrictive covenants, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, stock options and remuneration, benefits, and protection of goodwill and reputation. Graeme also assists employers with equity incentive programs, termination strategies, wrongful dismissal, performance management, progressive discipline, union terminations, managing medical information, duty to accommodate, injunctions, court advocacy and mediation and collective agreement grievance arbitration. He has appeared before courts of all jurisdictions in BC as well as before the Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal and the Employment Standards Tribunal.
Founding and Managing Partner
Graeme McFarlane
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"It’s allowed us to make more informed decisions backed by data and also strengthen our compliance audit system and improve customer interactions with the business."
Stuart Brady,
Shielded Insurance Brokers
"It’s allowed us to make more informed decisions backed by data and also strengthen our compliance audit system and improve customer interactions with the business."
Stuart Brady,
Shielded Insurance Brokers
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ROPER GREYELL LLP
Michael Kilgallin
Managing Partner
Gavin Marshall
Managing Partner
Joel J Ello, CPA, CMA
Co-Founder & Director
Leadership
Headquarters:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Year founded:
2006
Number of employees:
84
Phone:
604 806 0922
Email:
info@ropergreyell.com
Website:
ropergreyell.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/450070
Roper Greyell’s chief operating officer, Joel J Ello, is responsible for overseeing the firm’s ongoing operations. Joel focuses on improving overall business performance by formulating and executing initiatives in alignment with the firm’s strategic objectives. With over 20 years of experience, Joel’s diverse background spans the areas of project management, change management, operational planning, financial reporting and analysis, and technology implementation. Joel has a degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University as well as CPA and CMA designations.
Chief Operating Officer
Joel J Ello, CPA, CMA
Managing partner Gavin Marshall practices in most areas of workplace law. Over his professional career, Gavin has built lasting client relationships, with a focus on being a trusted advisor on workplace decision-making. His interests range from employment litigation, injunctive relief, collective bargaining in the public and private sectors, to OHS critical incidents, workplace human rights, and administrative law and labour arbitration. He is skilled in handling serious occupational health and safety incidents, labour relations and litigation strategy, and crisis management. Gavin has appeared in every level of court and every kind of workplace tribunal in BC.
Managing Partner
Gavin Marshall
Managing partner Michael Kilgallin provides advice on employment, labour relations and human rights issues in the workplace. He assists companies with drafting, maintaining, and enforcing contracts and workplace policies. By evaluating risks and options, Michael helps employers make difficult decisions that affect employees. Applying insight and responsiveness, he walks employers through complex issues, repercussions, and proactive approaches that minimize disputes with employees. The merits of his approach to workplace law are reflected in his recent success in the forestry sector. He has represented forestry and manufacturing sector employers in union-related cases, grievance arbitrations, labour-relation board applications and unfair dismissal cases.
Managing Partner
Michael Kilgallin
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For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
"It’s allowed us to make more informed decisions backed by data and also strengthen our compliance audit system and improve customer interactions with the business."
Stuart Brady,
Shielded Insurance Brokers
"It’s allowed us to make more informed decisions backed by data and also strengthen our compliance audit system and improve customer interactions with the business."
Stuart Brady,
Shielded Insurance Brokers
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ROPER GREYELL LLP
Delayne Sartison, QC
Founding and Managing Partner
Gavin Marshall
Managing Partner
Joel J Ello, CPA, CMA
Chief Operating Officer
Leadership
Headquarters:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Year founded:
2006
Number of employees:
84
Phone:
604 806 0922
Email:
info@ropergreyell.com
Website:
ropergreyell.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/
450070
SPECIAL REPORT
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Bio
Roper Greyell’s chief operating officer, Joel J Ello, is responsible for overseeing the firm’s ongoing operations. Joel focuses on improving overall business performance by formulating and executing initiatives in alignment with the firm’s strategic objectives. With over 20 years of experience, Joel’s diverse background spans the areas of project management, change management, operational planning, financial reporting and analysis, and technology implementation. Joel has a degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University as well as CPA and CMA designations.
Chief Operating Officer
Joel J Ello, CPA, CMA
Managing partner Gavin Marshall practices in most areas of workplace law. Over his professional career, Gavin has built lasting client relationships, with a focus on being a trusted advisor on workplace decision-making. His interests range from employment litigation, injunctive relief, collective bargaining in the public and private sectors, to OHS critical incidents, workplace human rights, and administrative law and labour arbitration. He is skilled in handling serious occupational health and safety incidents, labour relations and litigation strategy, and crisis management. Gavin has appeared in every level of court and every kind of workplace tribunal in BC.
Managing Partner
Gavin Marshall
Managing partner Michael Kilgallin provides advice on employment, labour relations and human rights issues in the workplace. He assists companies with drafting, maintaining, and enforcing contracts and workplace policies. By evaluating risks and options, Michael helps employers make difficult decisions that affect employees. Applying insight and responsiveness, he walks employers through complex issues, repercussions, and proactive approaches that minimize disputes with employees. The merits of his approach to workplace law are reflected in his recent success in the forestry sector. He has represented forestry and manufacturing sector employers in union-related cases, grievance arbitrations, labour-relation board applications and unfair dismissal cases.
Managing Partner
Michael Kilgallin
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Michael Kilgallin
Managing Partner
Managing partner Michael Kilgallin provides advice on employment, labour relations and human rights issues in the workplace. He assists companies with drafting, maintaining, and enforcing contracts and workplace policies. By evaluating risks and options, Michael helps employers make difficult decisions that affect employees. Applying insight and responsiveness, he walks employers through complex issues, repercussions, and proactive approaches that minimize disputes with employees. The merits of his approach to workplace law are reflected in his recent success in the forestry sector. He has represented forestry and manufacturing sector employers in union-related cases, grievance arbitrations, labour-relation board applications and unfair dismissal cases.
Managing Partner
Michael Kilgallin
Graeme McFarlane
Founding and
Managing Partner
As founding and managing partner, Graeme McFarlane provides strategic and practical advice to employers on labour, employment and human rights issues in the workplace. He guides companies through intricate employment issues, including those related to executive compensation, restrictive covenants, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, stock options and remuneration, benefits, and protection of goodwill and reputation. Graeme also assists employers with equity incentive programs, termination strategies, wrongful dismissal, performance management, progressive discipline, union terminations, managing medical information, duty to accommodate, injunctions, court advocacy and mediation and collective agreement grievance arbitration. He has appeared before courts of all jurisdictions in BC as well as before the Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal and the Employment Standards Tribunal.
Founding and Managing Partner
Graeme McFarlane
Graeme McFarlane
Founding and Managing Partner
As founding and managing partner, Graeme McFarlane provides strategic and practical advice to employers on labour, employment and human rights issues in the workplace. He guides companies through intricate employment issues, including those related to executive compensation, restrictive covenants, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, stock options and remuneration, benefits, and protection of goodwill and reputation. Graeme also assists employers with equity incentive programs, termination strategies, wrongful dismissal, performance management, progressive discipline, union terminations, managing medical information, duty to accommodate, injunctions, court advocacy and mediation and collective agreement grievance arbitration. He has appeared before courts of all jurisdictions in BC as well as before the Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal and the Employment Standards Tribunal.
Founding and Managing Partner
Graeme McFarlane
Delayne Sartison, QC
Founding and Managing Partner
Delayne is a managing and founding partner at Roper Greyell. A trusted advisor, negotiator and advocate, she advises employers on all aspects of management-side labour, employment and human rights issues in the workplace. Delayne is a creative and focused lawyer who efficiently and effectively applies her vast experience to address a wide variety of workplace law challenges facing both public and private organizations. She is particularly known for her experience in health sector labour relations, and advising on the application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to collective agreements and collective bargaining.
Founding and Managing Partner
Delayne Sartison, QC
Delayne Sartison, QC
Founding and Managing Partner
Delayne is a managing and founding partner at Roper Greyell. A trusted advisor, negotiator and advocate, she advises employers on all aspects of management-side labour, employment and human rights issues in the workplace. Delayne is a creative and focused lawyer who efficiently and effectively applies her vast experience to address a wide variety of workplace law challenges facing both public and private organizations. She is particularly known for her experience in health sector labour relations, and advising on the application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to collective agreements and collective bargaining.
Founding and Managing Partner
Delayne Sartison, QC
Michael Kilgallin
Managing Partner
Delayne is a managing and founding partner at Roper Greyell. A trusted advisor, negotiator and advocate, she advises employers on all aspects of management-side labour, employment and human rights issues in the workplace. Delayne is a creative and focused lawyer who efficiently and effectively applies her vast experience to address a wide variety of workplace law challenges facing both public and private organizations. She is particularly known for her experience in health sector labour relations, and advising on the application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to collective agreements and collective bargaining.
Founding and Managing Partner
Delayne Sartison, QC