Chris Drinovz is an experienced employment lawyer, Firm partner and head of the Employment & Labour Group at KSW Lawyers. Chris has been assisting local businesses with workplace issues since 2010. His expertise covers the entire life cycle of the employer/employee relationship: employment contracts & policies, workplace investigations, WorkSafeBC & OHS, dismissal planning, mediation of employment disputes, injunctions to protect confidential information or enforce non-solicits or non-competes, and representation in employment standards or human rights complaints. Chris also advises employers on staying non-union and helps union clients with certification, bargaining, labour relations under the collective agreement, and grievance arbitrations. Chris enjoys being engaged in the legal and business community. He volunteers as the Chair of the Employment Law Section of the CBABC, and President of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Chris was recognized as 5-Star Employment Lawyers, "Best Employment Lawyer and Law Firm" across Canada in 2023. He was also a Repeatedly Recommended lawyer for Vancouver Leading Practitioners — Employers in the 2021 and 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and in 2022, Business Person of the Year Finalist by Surrey Board of Trade.
