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) is a partner with Roper Greyell LLP. She has been recognized by Lexpert, Best Lawyers Canada, and Who's Who Legal for her work in workplace human rights. She assists public and private sector employers by providing balanced, strategic, and proactive representation and advice for unionized and non–unionized environments. Sandra practices in all areas of employment and labour law, with a particular interest in human rights and respectful workplace issues. 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.
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.
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.