David Louie

Investigator

David conducts workplace investigations in both provincial and federal jurisdictions, including matters involving bullying and harassment, sexual harassment, and other forms of misconduct.

Mediator

David brings a practical, creative, and personable approach to dispute resolution. He has an extensive background in workplace dispute resolution, including acting as counsel in mediations regarding grievance arbitration and Labour Relations Board disputes. As a mediator, David takes a direct and transparent approach that encourages parties to reach beyond their comfort zones to resolve impasses.

Trainer

David provides training on workplace law issues, including labour relations, human rights, and the investigation process. He takes a practical and interactive approach to delivering engaging education to both employees and management.

Workplace Assessor

David conducts workplace environmental assessments to better understand the unique nuances of workplace dynamics. By delving deep into the culture of an organization, David identifies themes, diagnoses issues, and offers practical recommendations to address a wide variety of workplace challenges.

Labour Relations Coach

David is engaged by employers and unions to provide labour relations coaching that supports respectful, productive communications and dispute resolution among parties who have challenges with their labour-management relationship. He immerses himself in the parties’ operations and meets with key stakeholders to understand their challenges. Drawing on his grievance arbitration experience, he attends labour management and grievance meetings to facilitate dialogue and offer timely, constructive feedback.

David’s background consists of an exclusive career in workplace law. In addition to his workplace investigations experience, he was a lawyer at one of Western Canada’s leading workplace law firms, practising across labour and employment law, including human rights, privacy, and workplace health and safety.

He also brings extensive in-house labour relations experience from two large public-sector employers’ associations. As senior legal counsel at a healthcare employers’ association, he appeared regularly in significant arbitration, mediation, and Labour Relations Board proceedings. Playing a key role in the negotiation, administration, and litigation of multiple province-wide multi-employer collective agreements, David is recognized as a trusted advisor to clients, while fostering a positive and collegial relationship with unions and third parties. David has also conducted complex legal and labour relations research for a public-school employers’ association.

During law school, he studied abroad at the University of Amsterdam, focusing on European and international labour law.

• Called to the Bar in British Columbia (2015)

• Juris Doctor (JD), University of Calgary (2014)

• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom, Hons), Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, University of British Columbia (2011)

• Mediation and Conflict Management Certificate, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation (2022)

• Moderator of “Procedural Curveballs in Workplace Investigations,” Canadian Bar Association BC Branch Workplace Investigations Section (2025)

• Panelist on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence in Workplace Investigations,” Canadian Bar Association BC Branch Workplace Investigations Section (2025)

• Panelist on the topic of “Different Roads to Resolution: Conducting effective investigations or making the most of ADR,” Lancaster House Vancouver Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference (2024)

• Panelist on the topic of “What’s Fresh in Fact-Finding? The latest on best practices for fair and effective workplace investigations,” Lancaster House Vancouver Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference (2022)