Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Using the courts strategically to advance your Nation’s Rights
Our team of experienced litigators advance our clients’ interests in courts across the country. We prove and protect your rights through strategic litigation, including Aboriginal rights and title cases, Treaty infringement litigation, judicial reviews, and interventions in important cases.
Consultation, Accommodation and Regulatory Review
Making the Crown comply with the duty to consult and accommodate
We help our clients advance their right to free, prior and informed consent when consulting with the Crown. This includes helping Indigenous communities develop their own consultation processes, negotiate alternatives to the duty to consult framework, respond to referrals in their traditional territories, engage in environmental assessment processes, and challenge decisions made without proper consultation and accommodation.
Complex Negotiations
Securing and implementing your community’s rights through complex negotiations
Our lawyers support Indigenous communities in advancing their rights and securing economic opportunities through complex negotiations with government and industry, including impact benefit agreements, complicated commercial agreements and modern treaties. We focus on pushing the envelope and ensuring that government and industry respond to what our clients want to achieve.
Economic Development and Governance
Helping build strong, sustainable communities
JFK Law works alongside Indigenous communities to advance self-government and build a solid foundation for economic development.
From our Blog
JFK Law named Law Firm of the Year (Canada) in Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice by Best Law Firms™ – Canada
October 31, 2024 | JFK News, UncategorizedWe are pleased to announce JFK Law’s recognition by Best Law Firms™ – Canada as “Law Firm of the Year” (2025) in Aboriginal Law/ Indigenous Practice, in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms™ – Canada! JFK was also recognized by Best Law Firms™ – Canada, National Rankings, in Tier 1 for Administrative and Public
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Conservative Candidate’s Racist Remarks
October 28, 2024 | UncategorizedAs she waited for the election results to come in on October 19, BC Conservative candidate, Marina Sapozhnikov, casually offered a journalism student her real thoughts about Indigenous peoples in Canada. They were nothing short of racist; and they deserve immediate condemnation and serious consequences for Sapozhnikov. In her comments, Sapozhnikov used a racist slur
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JFK Law recognized by Globe and Mail in Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025!
October 23, 2024 | UncategorizedJFK Law LLP is thrilled to be included in The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025, and recognized in the areas of Aboriginal and Indigenous Law. This highly respected award is presented by The Globe and Mail’ Report on Business and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The
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West Jet Class Action
This is the landing point for a class action that has been filed by Mandalena Lewis against WestJet Airlines Ltd. (“WestJet”).