Biography
Spotlight
Sandra is reputed across Nunavut and the Northwest Territories for her labour and employment practice. With further expertise spanning administrative law and civil litigation, market sources describe her as a "great lawyer who embodies community values."
- Chambers Canada, 2021 Guide
Sandra is the Administrative Partner for the firm's Yellowknife office. She practices in the areas of labour and employment, human rights, and administrative law. Sandra acts as an advocate for governments, private companies, and administrative boards in both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Sandra works with clients in both unionized and non-unionized environments. She provides advice on wrongful dismissal, employment standards, occupational health and safety, labour relations, and human rights issues. She also conducts workplace investigations, assessments, and restorations for various clients.
Prior to joining Lawson Lundell in 2011, she clerked at the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. Sandra then practised with a boutique litigation firm in Toronto, Ontario before returning to the north.
Professional Activities
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Member, Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations Roster of Investigators
- Vice-President, Law Society of the Northwest Territories
- Member, Canadian Association of Counsel for Employers (CACE)
- Member, Association of Workplace Investigators
- Past Chair (2017-2019) and current member of Labour and Employment and Administrative Law Sections, Canadian Bar Association, Northwest Territories Branch
- Member, Discipline Committee, Law Society of Nunavut
- Member, Discipline Committee, Law Society of the Northwest Territories (2018-2021)
Community Activities
- Chair, Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation (2014 - 2020)
- Past President, Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce (Aug. 2022 - Feb. 2023)
