Aboriginal and Indigenous Law

Our knowledgeable Aboriginal and Indigenous law team assists Indigenous First Nations, private and public sector clients on a range of legal issues. Our team has considerable experience in major project development and commercial transactions, advising on a range of projects including: onshore and offshore wind; hydro-electricity; mining; hydrogen; marine infrastructure; and commercial fishing.

Our goal is to provide pragmatic advice to First Nations communities and private sector developers engaging and partnering with Indigenous communities, including with respect to:

• Managing commercial projects, negotiations and strategic financing opportunities;
• Representing clients under Canada’s Specific Claims policy including negotiating settlements; 
• Indigenous governance matters;
• Tax matters;
• Commercial and economic development on reserve lands, including structuring and advising First Nation owned and own-source income entities;
• Development of appropriate Indigenous consultation strategies for a wide array of projects, including representation of governments and industry proponents;
• Consultation obligations and Indigenous and treaty rights negotiations for private sector clients; and
• Litigation and risk management.