Isabelle summered at JFK during law school and has practiced here since she completed her articles with the firm.  She holds a JD from UBC with a specialization in environmental and natural resource law. After completing law school, Isabelle clerked at the BC Supreme Court.

She works with Indigenous Nations on regulatory matters, consultation and accommodation processes, complex government-to-government negotiations, and specific claims. Isabelle has experience advising clients on regulatory proceedings and consultation work in the coal, forestry, oil and gas, nuclear, and mineral exploration sectors. She also advises First Nations clients on ownership and development of real estate.

Isabelle is a settler living on Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam territory.

Practice Focus:

• Consultation and accommodation processes
• Environmental assessment and regulatory proceedings
• Complex government-to-government negotiations
• Specific claims

Education and Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Law Society of British Columbia, 2022
• JD, University of British Columbia
• MA, University of Victoria
• BA, McGill University

Publications

• “Add Women and Stir”: The Potential and Limits of GBA+ in Canadian Impact Assessment Law, Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, 2023, co-authored with Professor Jocelyn Stacey
• Justice Beyond Legalism: Cultural Appropriation of Totem Poles on the Pacific Northwest Coast, Quebec Journal of International Law, 2019