Background & Experience
Roberto (Rob) De Luca represents unions and their members in the fields of labour law and human rights. He is a committed advocate for the rights of workers. Rob joined Koskie Glavin Gordon as an Associate in 2020.
Upon his graduation from Stanford Law School, Rob worked at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association as a research fellow and then as a program lawyer directing interventions on human rights and Charter issues at all levels of court and representing the organization before administrative boards and parliamentary committees. Rob articled at the City of Toronto’s Legal Services Division and has previously volunteered with legal aid clinics in Texas and California, where he assisted clients on poverty law issues, and at a Washington, D.C. based civil liberties non-profit. Rob was called to the bar in Ontario in 2016 and in BC in 2020.
Rob also has several years of experience as an educator. He worked as a university instructor prior to law school and has since led lectures and seminars on a wide range of legal issues in high schools, universities, law schools, and at community events
Representative Matters
- Union of B.C. Performers – On February 8, 2023, Koskie Glavin Gordon successfully represented the Union of B.C. Performers (UBCP) at the British Columbia Court of Appeal. The decision concerned UBCP’s right to direct its benefits trust, and thereby allow UBCP members to transfer their benefits and certain assets held under trust, to an alternative benefits provider that serves both UBCP and the national branch of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists (ACTRA).
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D.
- University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. (Government)
- University of Alberta, B.A. (Honours)
Associations
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers
- Canadian Bar Association