Shona A. Moore, Q.C.
Shona A. Moore, Q.C. is a founding partner of Moore Edgar Olson. Shona practices in the areas of labour and administrative law representing trade unions and their members before Labour Boards, Tribunals and all levels of Court. Her trade union practice includes unions in the private and public sectors in both provincial and federal jurisdictions.
Shona also represents individuals and equality-seeking groups in matters related to employment, human rights and privacy.
Between 1983 and 1986 she served as a Vice-Chairperson of the BC Labour Relations Board. Shona is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers, the Canadian Bar Association and the Westcoast Legal Education and Action Fund.
Shona was appointed Queens Counsel in 1990 and has been recognized by Lexpert as one of the leading Labour and Employment lawyers in Canada.
She is a frequent guest lecturer at conferences speaking on a wide range of topics concerning labour law, human rights and privacy.
Richard L. Edgar
Rick Edgar is a founding partner of Moore Edgar Olson.
Rick practices primarily in the areas of labour and employment, for trade unions and employees. He also has a busy trial and appellate civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on issues that affect unions and their members, including constitutional issues, defamation, personal injury and long-term disability cases. He has appeared at all levels of court, and all manner of administrative tribunals, for clients in varied and diverse employment sectors.
Mr. Edgar graduated from UBC Faculty of Law in 1983, clerked at the BC Court of Appeal, and was called to the bar in 1985.
Anita K. Olson
Anita Olson is a founding partner of Moore Edgar Olson.
Anita was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1997 and began her career as a litigator in the areas of personal injury and insurance law. Since 1999 Anita has practiced almost exclusively in the area of union side labour law. Throughout that time Anita has acted as counsel and has provided litigation support on complex litigation before the B.C. Labour Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the BC Human Rights Tribunal, the Canada Human Rights Commission and at every level of provincial and federal court.
Anita is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and of the Canadian Bar Association.
Anita's special interests lie in the areas of health, human rights and family status.
Lindsay M. Lyster
Lindsay joined Moore Edgar Olson in April 2010 and became a partner in 2011. She served as a member of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal between 2002 and 2010, where she adjudicated and mediated human rights disputes. Immediately prior to that, she served as the Policy Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. Before that, Lindsay practiced labour, employment and public law with a major national law firm for seven years, appearing before all levels of courts and tribunals.
Lindsay's practice includes acting for employees and trade unions in labour, employment and human rights matters. She also conducts third party investigations and mediations.
Lindsay has a particular interest in administrative and constitutional law, having appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in leading human rights and Charter cases. She has taught Administrative Law, Federalism, Charter Litigation, and Human Rights in the Workplace at UBC Law School. Lindsay graduated from UBC Law School in 1991 as the gold medalist, following which she clerked for Madam Justice McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada, before being called to the bar in 1993.
Lindsay is a frequent lecturer in labour, human rights, employment and administrative law. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and the Canadian Bar Association. She is on the Executive of the Administrative Law and Human Rights Sections of the CBA - BC Branch. Lindsay also serves on the Board of Directors of the BC Civil Liberties Association.
Gurleen S. Sahota
Gurleen S. Sahota is an associate lawyer at Moore Edgar Olson.
Gurleen was called to the bar in BC in 2008 after graduating from Windsor Law School in Ontario. He articled at a boutique labour and criminal law firm in the Okanagan where he toured the Interior and Okanagan BC Provincial Court circuit before joining Moore Edgar Olson in the summer of 2009.
Gurleen works primarily with our trade union clients on grievances and with individuals on employment standards issues.
Gurleen is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and the Canadian Bar Association. He is active in the CBA's labour law, employment law and human rights subsections. He also sits on the Environment Advisory Committee of Delta.
Mark Sobolewski
Mark Sobolewski is an associate lawyer at Moore Edgar Olson. Mark articled with the firm in 2009 and stayed on as a member of the firm after his call to the bar in September 2010.
Before joining our firm Mark worked as a firefighter with North Vancouver District for 16 years in addition to serving as Vice President of the local union, IAFF Local 1183, for 7 years.
Mark has also worked extensively in the insurance industry as a liability investigator. His practice interests include labour law and insurance defence litigation.
Mark earned his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Simon Fraser University in 2004, and received his J.D. from UBC Law School in 2009. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and the Canadian Bar Association.
Mark's spare time is spent with his family, fishing or enjoying recreational sports.
Jessica Derynck
Jessica Derynck is an associate lawyer at Moore Edgar Olson.
Jessica was called to the Bar in both BC and Ontario in 2010 after articling with a union side labour law firm in Toronto.
Jessica graduated from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law in 2009. Jessica worked as a research assistant for a number of professors and spent her last semester working in the Law School's legal clinic representing clients in Provincial Court, Supreme Court chambers and at administrative tribunals.
Jessica is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and the Canadian Bar Association. She is active in the CBA's labour law, employment law, administrative law and human rights subsections.
In her spare time Jessica enjoys cycling, rock climbing, kayaking and camping, so she is happy to be living and working in Vancouver.
