Chris Beneteau is a labour, employment, and human rights lawyer in Fasken’s Vancouver office. He has experience advising and acting for employers in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour and employment law matters.
Chris is an effective negotiator and excellent communicator, with experience appearing before all levels of court in British Columbia as well as before the BC Human Rights Tribunal, BC Labour Relations Board, and in labour arbitrations and mediations.
Chris previously worked as in-house counsel and as the Manager, Labour and Employment Law for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, where he gained hands-on experience leading a large employer on a full range of human resources issues including workplace investigations, grievances and arbitrations, human rights complaints, wrongful dismissal actions, collective bargaining, and large-scale workplace reorganizations.