Lawyer Profile
Geoffrey M. Hope
Edmonton, Alberta

Overview
Geoff Hope focuses his practice on labour and employment and general litigation matters for clients throughout Alberta. Employers of all sizes in the public and private sector and across a wide variety of industries rely on Geoff to provide strategic advice and representation in managing all aspects of their employment relationships, including discipline matters, collective bargaining, terminations, accommodation, organizational policy and competition issues. He represents employers before the Labour Relations Board, in labour arbitrations, before all levels of court and before the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
In addition, Geoff serves as a legal advisor for health services, law enforcement and a variety of post-secondary institutions throughout Alberta, in matters involving institutional policy and governance, labour relations, human rights, student matters, contract matters, employment issues and administrative practice and procedure.
In his general litigation practice, Geoff focuses on commercial lawsuits and arbitrations, various contractual, business and shareholder disputes, product liability litigation, construction disputes and professional negligence claims.
In addition to his extensive experience as an advocate and trusted advisor for his clients, Geoff also serves as an arbitrator and mediator of legal disputes between other parties, and conducts workplace investigations on behalf of employers.
Geoff has previously served on the firm's Executive Committee and is the former chair of the Labour + Employment and Litigation Practice Groups in the firm’s Edmonton office.
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Geoff provides clients with candid, timely and practical advice. “To help clients solve and avoid problems, I strongly believe that you need to understand what makes their organization tick and what drives their culture. This focus helps create constructive and cost-effective options that are tailored to the client.”
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (AB)
Professional Details
Education
Education
Rankings
Bar Admissions
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Laws
2000
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
1997
Leading Practitioner
Employment (Employer)
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
2026
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada
2020 - 2026
Labour and Employment Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada
2020 - 2026
Alberta
2001
Associations
Professional
Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Civil Litigation Section (North)
Member
Media
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An Employer's Guide to Hybrid Work Arrangements: Contracts, Agreements + Policies
Mandatory Vaccination Policies: What Case Law is Telling Us So Far
Events
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2025 Post-Secondary Summit
Conference
Past
Oct 23, 2025
2024 Post-Secondary Summit
Conference
Past
Oct 29, 2024
2023 - A Year in Review: Labour + Employment (Part 2)
Seminar + Webinar
Past
Jan 31, 2024
An Employer's Guide to Hybrid Work Arrangements
Workshop
Past
Oct 26, 2022
Mandatory Vaccination Policies: What Case Law is Telling Us So Far
Event
Past
Dec 06, 2021
Articles & Speeches
2026 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory Rankings
Selected Decisions
Grant Macewan University Faculty Association v Board of Governors of Macewan University, 2025 CanLII 130824 (AB GAA)
Edmonton Police Service v Edmonton Police Association, 2025 CanLII 15302 (AB GAA)
Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta v University of Alberta (Board of Governors), 2024 ABCA 350
Association of Academic Staff University of Alberta v University of Alberta (Board of Governors), 2024 ALRB 43
Blackburn v Edmonton Police Service, 2024 AHRC 66
Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (“AASUA”) v the Governors of the University of Alberta (“University of Alberta”), 2024 CanLII 23298