Sam Tecle

Sam is an employment and dispute resolution lawyer in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office. As a member of the firm’s Employment, Labour and Equalities Group, Sam advises his clients in both transactional and contentious matters – from employment agreements and terminations to wrongful dismissal claims and white-collar fraud investigations. Sam has successfully represented his clients before all levels of court in British Columbia, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, and administrative tribunals including the Human Rights Tribunal and the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal. Sam's clients – which include banks, tech companies, and professional service firms – admire his practical, informed, and client-centred approach to resolving their matters and regard him as a trusted advocate.

Sam complements his practice by working as an adjunct professor at Capilano University's School of Legal Studies where he teaches legal advocacy. He also serves on Capilano University's Board of Governors and recently concluded his second term on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers.

Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Sam served as a judicial law clerk for the Honourable Justice Robert L. Barnes of the Federal Court of Canada. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Victoria, after which he lived and worked in South Korea for several years. Sam subsequently returned to Canada and earned a Juris Doctor from Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law, during which time he went on exchange at the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law.