Eleni Kassaris

Eleni Kassaris is a Partner and leader of the Employment and Labour group in Dentons' Vancouver office, specialising in Employment Law. With over 20 years of experience, she advises employers across a wide range of industries, including technology, mining, property management, oil and gas, construction and life sciences.

Eleni excels both in an advisory capacity and as litigation counsel on matters relating to Workplace Disputes, including workplace crisis management, hiring practices, disciplinary actions, terminations and wrongful dismissal litigation. She handles issues such as post-employment competition, human rights violations, privacy matters, workers' compensation, occupational health and safety, compliance with employment standards and executive compensation. She has appeared before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, the BC Labour Relations Board and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia.

Eleni holds an LL.B. from Western University (2001) and a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia (1997).

She is recognised as a Stand-out Lawyer by Thomson Reuters, ranked by Chambers Canada and The Legal 500 Canada for Employment and Labour, and listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada. She was also a recipient of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 award (2015).