Robert A. Sider,

Clients describe Rob as "responsive and practical," adding that "he's our go-to person for labour and employment issues." He has a broad management-side practice that covers both contentious and non-contentious issues. 

- Chambers Canada, 2018 Guide

Rob is the head of the Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group at Lawson Lundell. His practice focuses on management-side labour and employment law. He advises on labour and employment aspects of commercial transactions and day-to-day labour and employment issues. His work includes labour and employment litigation, arbitrations, human rights, employment standards (including director and officer liability issues), collective bargaining and workers compensation.

Rob has appeared in front of labour relations boards, employment standards tribunals, human rights tribunals as well as before the British Columbia Supreme Court and BC Court of Appeal. 

• Canadian Bar Association, Member
• Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Employment Law Subsection, Member and past Chair (2004-05)
• Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Labour Law Subsection, Member
• Human Resource Management Association, Member
• Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE), Member

• Men's League Director and Coordinator, Tennis BC
• Past President, New Westminster Tennis Club

• Acritas Stars 2019
• Benchmark Canada: The Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys: recognized as a Litigation star for Labour and Employment in British Columbia
• Best Lawyers in Canada: recognized for Labour and Employment Law
• Chambers Canada: recognized in the Employment & Labour (British Columbia) and Employment & Labour (Nationwide - Canada) category
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory:
  • consistently recommended as a leading Practitioner for Employment law (Employer) 
  • repeatedly recommended as a leading Practitioner for Workplace Human Rights law (Employer)
• Chambers Global 2018: recognized in the Employment & Labour (Canada) category
• Legal 500 Canada: recommended in the editorial for Labour and Employment
• Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated
• Who's Who Legal Canada: recognized for Labour & Employment law

• Defending wrongful dismissal and other employment related actions 
• Providing advice on negotiating and litigating restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements
• Providing advice on significant downsizings, plant closures, and reorganizations
• Negotiations of employment contracts, stock option plans, and change of control agreements with senior executives
• Providing advice to Boards on compensation and director liability issues
• Conducting investigations of harassment and defending employers in respect of harassment claims
• Acting as chief spokesperson for the employer on both first collective agreements and renewals
• Successfully negotiating collective agreements for a wide variety of employers in both British Columbia and Alberta, including employers in the forestry, construction, transportation, service, financial and food industries
• Providing advice on share and asset deals in the forestry, mining, manufacturing, financial and service industries