Thomas Roper Email & Phone Number

Tom represents employers in the public, private sectors and professional associations. He provides strategic advice on all aspects of employment and labour relations and represents clients in employment related litigation. He is the Chair of Roper Greyell.He is a past President of, and holds an honorary Lifetime Membership in CPHR, B.C. and Yukon; a member of the Executive Committee (Common Law Canada) of the Canadian Labour Law Association, the Canadian affiliate of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law; a member of the American Bar Association, and the Canadian Association of University Solicitors; a Fellow of the U.S. College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; a member of the Board of Governors of the Business Council of British Columbia. He has written numerous articles, has lectured for Continuing Legal Education and is invited regularly to speak on labour and employment law matters.In 1992, Tom was appointed by the British Columbia Minister of Labour to a Committee of Special Advisors to recommend an overall labour relations strategy for British Columbia, and was one of three special advisors responsible for drafting the Labour Relations Code.Tom was appointed Queens Counsel in 1998 (now Kings Counsel) and is listed in the peer rated publications LEXPERT’s The Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; the International Bar Association’s The International Who’s Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, Global Elite Thought Leader, Labour and Employment and Bestlawyers.com’s The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading employment and labour lawyer and Business in Vancouver’ “BC500” (500 Most Influential Business Leaders in B.C.) . He holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, which is described as “a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.” In 2022 Tom was a recipient of the Bora Laskin Award "established by the University of Toronto to honour those who have made outstanding contributions to Canadian labour law."“Thomas Roper QC is a ‘phenomenal vastly experienced advocate’ who has played a formative role in …shaping legislation in British Columbia…” American Bar Association Who’s Who Legal, Canada 2010

Listed skills include Employment Law, Arbitration, Litigation, Labor Relations, and 35 others.