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
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the Kebaowek Case
March 11, 2025 | Court ReviewIntroduction On February 19, 2025, the Federal Court released an important decision (Kebaowek First Nation v Canadian Nuclear Laboratories) regarding Canada’s commitments under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”) in carrying out its duty to consult. This decision represents the first time a Canadian Court considered how UNDRIP should be
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JFK Law Celebrates its 10 Lexpert-Ranked Lawyers in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
March 11, 2025 | JFK News, UncategorizedTen of JFK Law’s lawyers are recognized as top Aboriginal Law Practitioners in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory! This honor comes from an extensive peer-review process identifying excellent legal professionals nationwide. For over three decades, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has highlighted outstanding lawyers and firms through annual surveys. Rankings are based on recommendations
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JFK Law Welcomes Lisa Evenson!
March 5, 2025 | UncategorizedJFK is excited to welcome Lisa Evenson (she/her) to our Vancouver team. Lisa joins us as Manager, eDiscovery and Legal Technology. Lisa has extensive knowledge and experience in the legal industry, with a specific emphasis on eDiscovery. Lisa brings with her with more than 20 years’ experience working as a paralegal and eDiscovery specialist on
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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”).