Gregory Sim

First Year of Call
Alberta, 2005

Areas of Practice
Labour Law, Employment Law

Description
Gregory Sim focuses his law practice on professional regulation, administrative law, employment law and related litigation. He represents professional and sport regulatory organizations, professionals and employers throughout Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Gregory has over 15 years of experience advising clients across many different industries, such as health care, financial services, legal, real estate, advanced education, policing, natural resources, engineering and geoscience, construction, retail and hospitality. He has represented clients before a variety of administrative tribunals and all levels of Court. He is an elected member of Field Law’s Executive Committee.

Clients seek Gregory’s advice in all areas of professional regulation, administrative law and employment law and litigation. These include:

Registration and entry to practice
Labour mobility
Conduct and discipline
Unauthorized practice
Legislation development
Policy and governance
Independent tribunal counsel
Judicial reviews and appeals
Human rights
Employment policies and agreements
Wrongful and constructive dismissal claims
Post-employment restrictions
In addition, Gregory handles general civil litigation disputes. “I work to find the best possible solution and the best, most practical way to achieve it… even if it’s not litigation in the courtroom.”

Greg co-authored The Annotated Health Professions Act, with Jim Casey, KC, Katrina Haymond, KC and Jason Kully, which was published by Thomson Reuters in 2020 and is a practical guide for legal counsel and regulators and includes extensive annotations, commentary, templates and flowcharts.