Associate
Allison Render
Office
Vancouver
Key Practice Area
Advocacy & Litigation
Year of Call
2016
Qualifications
Alberta Bar (2024)
British Columbia Bar (2016)
Ontario Bar (2016)
Education
McGill University (J.D., Gold Medallist, 2015)
Carleton University (B.Jour., Hons., 2011)
Allison is a member of Farris’ litigation group, and primarily practices in the area of labour and employment law, as well as maintaining an administrative and civil litigation practice. She has appeared in the British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, and the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
Allison’s employment and labour practice involves a range of workplace matters including human rights, privacy, occupational health and safety, wrongful dismissals, and labour arbitration. She has a particular interest in appellate advocacy.
Prior to joining Farris, Allison clerked for Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada (2015-2016). Allison obtained her BCL/LLB from McGill University in 2015, graduating as the gold medallist.
She was called to the British Columbia and Ontario bars in 2016 and the Alberta bar in 2024. Allison is fluent in French.
- Allison successfully defended a decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal on judicial review. The BC Court of Appeal upheld the Tribunal’s preliminary dismissal of a human rights complaint on the basis that it had no reasonable prospect of success. Allison appeared as lead counsel for the University of British Columbia in the Court of Appeal and BC Supreme Court: Conklin v. University of British Columbia, 2022 BCCA 333.
- Allison successfully defended the right of a subset of employees to leave a certified bargaining unit: Certain Employees of Nixon Bros. Truck Repair Ltd., 2026 BCLRB 135.
- Allison and Farris partner Michael Korbin successfully defended a claim by a former real estate agent seeking a greater share of a real estate commission, bonus, and damages for constructive dismissal: Annable v. Devencore Company Ltd., 2025 BCCA 389.
- Allison and Farris partner Michael Korbin successfully defended an unfair labour practices complaint filed against Starbucks Canada regarding wages at a unionized location in Victoria, BC. The Board found that Starbucks did not contravene the Labour Relations Code: Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc., 2024 BCLRB 67.
- Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
- Member of the Law Society of Ontario
- Member of the Law Society of Alberta
- Member of the Canadian Bar Association
- The “Ones to Watch” Best Lawyers in Canada for 2025
- Hike Leader, North Shore Hikers Society (2026-Present)
- Co-coach, UBC Allard School of Law Wilson Moot Team (2022-2023)