Opposition to the proposed Springbank Dam west of Calgary grows as the project costs sky rocket by nearly $100 million and the Tsuut’ina Nation expresses concerns over impact to Read More
Announcements
- JFK Partner and Co-Chair of BMO’s Indigenous Advisory Council Nadir André speaks in first episode of special Reconciliation series
- JFK Partner Nadir André’s article on Radio Canada – Protection du caribou : incohérences et enjeux de justice
- JFK Partner Nadir André’s article on Radio Canada: Une nation ne peut pas en effacer d’autres
- JFK Partner Nadir André’s article on Radio Canada: Autodétermination des peuples autochtones : un chemin vers la vraie réconciliation?
- JFK Partner Nadir André’s article on Radio Canada: Des relations ambigües entre Legault et les Autochtones
- Thank you from JFK Law / Merci de JFK Law
- JFK’s Nadir André To Speak At “Indigenous Economies in Canada: Navigating the shifting landscape” Webinar
- JFK Law in the News: APTN reports on First Nations’ pressure on the Carney government to reintroduce the First Nations Clean Water Act and address water system funding issues, citing JFK’s Clayton Leonard
- JFK Law Partner Nadir André’s latest column on Radio-Canada Espace Autochtones: “Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois : quelles leçons en tirer?”
- Introducing the JFK Law Legal Outlook Newsletter!
- Congratulations to JFK Law in ranking Tier 1 in Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice – 2026 by Best Law Firms™ Canada
- JFK Law to Sponsor Canadian Institute’s 3rd Symposium on Cumulative Effects Assessment & Management, Eastern Canada
- JFK’s Nadir André Comments in APTN News Article: “Innu lawyer warns Quebec’s proposed constitution legislation could be undone in court”
- JFK Law Recognized as a Best Law Firm® 2026 in Canada in Aboriginal and/or Indigenous Law
- JFK’s Nadir André Interviewed in the National Observer: “Indigenous nations plan customs-free trade corridor across U.S.-Canada border”
- JFK Law Partner Nadir André’s latest column on Radio-Canada Espace Autochtones: “Perte tragique de Joyce Echaquan : 5 ans déjà et du chemin à faire”
- Congratulations to JFK Law on Chambers and Partners 2026 Rankings!
- JFK Law’s Clayton Leonard to speak at joint CLEBC/UVIC Water Law conference on First Nations in Water Scarce Regions
- JFK Law Partner Nadir André Interviewed on Radio-Canada: Colombie-Britannique “La province donne le feu vert au projet Ksi Lisims”
- JFK Sponsorship and Presenters at CI’s Indigenous Consultation & Engagement Atlantic | Oct 22 – 23, 2025
- JFK Law Welcomes Jane Fallis Cooper
- Congratulations to JFK Law LLP’s Best Lawyers Honourees
- Nadir André’s Latest Column in Espaces Autochtones – Déclaration de l’ONU sur les droits des peuples autochtones : lenteur inexplicable
- APTN Interviews JFK Law Partner Nadir André
- JFK Law Welcomes Rajiv Bhavsar, Senior Director of Finance, and Elizabeth Jordan, Senior Counsel to the Toronto Office
- Congratulations to Claire Truesdale and Aria Laskin on Making Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 40 and Under List
- JFK Law Welcomes New Associates Brodie Noga and Ivan da Fonseca
- JFK’s Nadir André comments in CBC article “Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke mulls applying road tolls in response to federal cuts”
- JFK Law Welcomes New Team Members Maasumeh, Chris, and Arzo!
- Nadir André’s Latest Column in Espaces Autochtones on Indigenous Rights
- Nadir André Interviewed As an Expert by L’Écho de la Tuque Pertaining to Forestry Issues Currently Happening in Quebec
- JFK Law Welcomes New Team Members!
- Wishing a Speedy Recovery to Sara Mainville, Managing Partner
- Welcome to Our New Team Members!
- Welcome to Our Summer Students!
- Congratulations to JFK Law and its Benchmark Litigation Canada Recognized Lawyers!
- Welcoming Katie Tucker to JFK Law
- Claire Truesdale to Speak at PBLI’s 2025 Specific Claims Conference
- JFK’s Claire Truesdale is Teaching at Osgoode’s Certificate in Consultation with Indigenous Peoples
- Welcome to Our New Team Members!
- Welcoming Soudeh Alikhani to JFK Law’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team
- Welcoming Nadir André and Team to JFK Law – Expanding Our Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast Presence
- JFK Law Celebrates its 10 Lexpert-Ranked Lawyers in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
- JFK Law Welcomes Lisa Evenson!
- Count Down to FNMPC Conference and JFK Law’s Delegation
- JFK’s Claire Truesdale presents at the Indigenous Membership and Identity Forum held by the Pacific Business & Law Institute
- JFK Law Welcomes Avery Pasternak & Sage Duquette!
- JFK Law Proud Supporter Partner for West Coast LEAF Equality Breakfast
- JFK Law Announces Sponsorship and Attendance at the 2025 FNMPC Conference
- JFK Law Welcomes Sophia Christopher, Winter Student in Toronto
- JFK Law Welcomes Kyla Nesbitt to our support team
- JFK Law Welcomes Mayra Hernandez to our support team
- New to our Resources: TRA Sectoral Education Self-Government Agreement
- JFK Law Welcomes Lucy Shi to our support team
- Thank you and best wishes for 2025!
- JFK Law Welcomes Verukah Poirier and Whitney Morrison
- Tim Dickson selected to be in Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2024
- Announcing 2024 Lexpert Rising Stars Winner – Aria Laskin!
- JFK Law named Law Firm of the Year (Canada) in Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice by Best Law Firms™ – Canada
- JFK Law recognized by Globe and Mail in Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025!
- JFK Law Welcomes Erika Voaklander
- JFK Law Band 1 Firm and Lawyers Rank in Chambers Canada Guide 2025!
- Apply for Our 2025 Summer Student Roles
- JFK Law Welcomes José Ferrer
- Congratulations to all our recognized Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year, Aboriginal Law, Vancouver Island – Mark Gustafson!
- JFK Law Welcomes Nathan Surkan, Jade Dumoulin and Mannat Mann
- JFK Law Welcomes Zen Huang
- JFK Law Welcomes Su Hutchinson
- JFK Law Welcomes several new members to our support team
- JFK Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- JFK Law to Participate and Sponsor: 2024 Public Law Conference!
- JFK Law is excited to announce that Robin Phillips has joined the partnership at JFK Law LLP
- Congratulations to JFK Law LLP for Earning Prestigious Recognition in the 2024 CL 5-Star Pro Bono Firms!
- Bernd Christmas, KC!
- Congratulations to Shayla Praud on her call to the BC Bar!
- JFK Law is Pleased to Welcome Our Summer Students
- JFK Law Welcomes Bryce Lansdell and Tim Pritchard
- JFK Law and Lawyers Recognized in 13th Edition of Benchmark Litigation Canada 2024!
- JFK Law Welcomes Isidora Todorovic and Annie Phan
- Congratulations to Sara Mainville and JC Steele on being admitted to the Law Society of Saskatchewan
- International Women’s Day
- JFK Law Welcomes Carly Chunick, Maya Ollek and others
- Congratulations to JFK Lawyers Ranked in 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
- Pink Shirt Day
- JFK Law Welcomes Bernd Christmas as Senior Counsel and Navigator of Wealth Creation Opportunities for First Nations Across Canada
- JFK Law is thrilled to announce that Aria Laskin has joined the partnership
- New Leadership Announcement: Managing Partner and Management Committee for JFK Law LLP
- Happy Holidays from JFK LLP
- JFK Law named as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms by Globe and Mail
- JFK Law Vancouver has Moved!
- JFK Law Ranks Band 1 in Chambers Canada Guide 2024! Strong Lawyer Rankings too!
- JFK Welcomes JC Steele
- JFK Law Congratulates Recipients of our 2023 Indigenous Legal Scholarships and Awards
- Sara Mainville quoted in article “Final Arguments begin in a lawsuit that could award Ontario Indigenous groups billions”
- JFK Law Welcomes Karen Drake
- JFK Law Welcomes Christina Joynt and others
- JFK Law Toronto is Moving!
- The 2024 Best Lawyers Rated at JFK Law
- JFK is pleased to welcome our New Summer Students
- Aria Laskin quoted in Wildlands Advocate Journal article “Duncan’s First Nation: Protecting the Land and Their Way of Life”
- JFK Law Welcomes Paulina Treikauskaite
- JFK Welcomes Eric Shauntz
- JFK welcomes Lara Koerner-Yeo
- Claire Truesdale quoted in recent Globe and Mail Article on delays in Indian status application process
- Eight of JFK Law’s lawyers recognized as a Lexpert-ranked lawyer in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
- JFK welcomes Christine Edelmann
- Our Toronto Office is looking for a new ASSOCIATE LAWYER – supporting Indigenous Legal Traditions in Litigation and Practice
- JFK Law Welcomes Kim Bragg and Trish Badry
- Isabelle Lefroy called to the B.C. Bar and JFK’s newest associate
- Happy Holidays from JFK LLP
- JFK Law Welcomes Laura Sutherland and Rachel Street
- Tejas Madhur recognized by BIV Magazine
- JFK Law LLP Awarded on The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 List
- JFKs Claire Truesdale interviewed by CBA National
- JFK Law Welcomes Molly Churchill, Chelsea Powers, and Halim Habibi
- JFK Law Congratulates Karey Brooks on becoming a Fellow of the IATL!
- JFKs Christina Gray speaks on a panel chaired by Aria Laskin on the Advocates Society podcast “Friends who Argue”
- JFK Welcomes Isabelle Lefroy and Jane Kosaipolkul
- JFK Law Ranked Band 1 by Chambers Canada 2023 for Aboriginal Law
- 2022 Canadian Native Fastball Championships
- October 13th & 14th – Robert Janes and Karey Brooks Co-Chair PBLI’s Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2022
- JFK Law Welcome Vanessa Phillips and Ashween Kaur
- JFK Law is Pleased to Welcome Our New Articling Student and Summer Students
- JFK Law Welcomes Sara Mainville!
- JFK Law’s Claire Truesdale quoted by the Lawyer’s Daily on case recognizing Indigenous self-government over child and family services
- 2022 Edition of Lexpert: JFK Law ranked with leading practitioners and law firm in Aboriginal Law
- JFK Law Ranked Band 1 by Chambers Canada 2022 for Aboriginal Law
- JFK Law Welcomes Kelsey A. Rose and Kaelan Unrau and others
- Karey Brooks, QC
- Congratulations to JFK Law! Named one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2022.
- Christina Gray called to the B.C. Bar on Ts’msyen laxyuubu (territory)
- Louise Kyle called to the B.C. Bar and JFK’s newest associate
- New Principals at JFK Law: Erin Thomson-Leach and Brock Roe
- JFK Welcomes Tejas Madhur and Danielle Nuttgens
- JFK Law in the news: Advancing the costs of litigation
- JFK Welcomes Justin Fontaine!
- JFK Welcomes Christina Gray and Patti Dahl!
- Congratulation to Laura Edwards and Blair Feltmate
- Clayton Leonard speaks about water in The Narwhal
- Karey Brooks speaking as part of Beaver Lake Cree Nation’s Tar Sands Trial Webinar – Thursday May 28, 2020
- JFK Law Update on Business Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic
- April 14th & 15th, 2020 – Robert Janes and Karey Brooks Co-Chair PBLI’s Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2020
- Erin Thomson-Leach Speaks at Making Modern Treaties Work February 11-12, 2020
- Naomi Moses speaking at the Social Justice Law Conference 2020
- Mark Gustafson speaks at the 13th Annual Western Indigenous Consultation & Engagement Conference – February 19-20, 2020
- February 11th and 12th, 2020: Karey Brooks, Tim Dickson and Jeff Langlois to present at PBLI’s Aboriginal and Environmental Law: Navigating the New World of Impact Assessments Conference
- Claire Truesdale Presenting at Law Foundation of BC
- JFK Welcomes Naomi Moses, Jessica Black and Laura Edwards
- Kwikwetlem First Nation’s 3rd Annual Golf Gala
- JFK Law’s Principals Recognized in 2020 Best Lawyers Award
- JFK Law Welcomes Blair Feltmate
- JFK Law Welcomes Robin Phillips
- JFK Law Welcomes Brock Roe
- JFK Law Welcomes A.J. Freedman and Angela Waterlow
- New Principals of JFK: Jeff Langlois and Mark Gustafson
- April 10th to 11th: Robert Janes, Bob Freedman and Claire Truesdale to Present at PBLI’s Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Conference
- JFK Law Welcome’s Jason Harman and Bev Faryna
- February 28th and March 1st: Robert Janes and Karey Brooks to present at PBLI’s Consultation and Accommodation Conference
- JFK Law Welcome’s Robin Dean and Madison Garson
- JFK Welcomes Lisa Geddert, Jessica Black and Gurneet Gill
- JFK Law’s Truth and Reconciliation Action Committee 2018 Status Report
- Erin Thomson-Leach returns to JFK Law!
- CBC Interview with Robert Freedman on White River First Nation
- Rose Singh, President of the BC Paralegal Association
- Robert Janes Chairing ‘Indigenous Law 2018: Current Issues’ in Vancouver
- Stacey Jessiman de Nanteuil speaking at the “Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: A New Paradigm” conference in Chicago
- Clayton Leonard speaking at the Annual General Assembly of First Nations in Regina
- JFK Law Welcomes Stacey Jessiman de Nanteuil
- Mark Gustafson interviewed by the Globe and Mail on UNESCO report
- JFK Law’s Clayton Leonard published in Water Canada Magazine March/April edition on First Nation Water Rights on Reserve Lands
- JFK Law’s Robert Janes, QC and Karey Brooks Interviewed in Gravity FM Podcast
- JFK Law welcomes Tim Dickson as Principal on February 1, 2017
- JFK Law welcomes Clayton Leonard as Senior Counsel on January 1, 2017
- Karey Brooks Published in The Advocate – Reconciliation: A Lawyering Imperative
- Karey Brooks is featured in this month’s Take Five Newsletter
- JFK’s Reconciliation Action Plan
- JFK’s Krista Robertson is featured in this this month’s BarTalk
- JFK Law in the News – Northern Gateway Approvals Overturned
- Karey Brooks and Jeff Langlois Co-Chair a Conference on Cumulative Effects and Infringement
- Karey Brooks Awarded an Outstanding Young Almunus Award
- Lawyers are Called to Action
- JFK’s Karey Brooks is quoted regarding Kwikwetlem First Nation’s Title and Charter Claim
- Robert Janes, QC
- Karey Brooks recognized as Legal Rising Star
- Robert Janes on The High Demand for Aboriginal Lawyers
- Today – Robert and Karey present at PBLI on The Tsilhqot’in Decision A Year Out: Where Are We Now?
- 3rd Annual Malahat Champions Gala
- Robert Janes and Karey Brooks to present at PBLI on The Tsilhqot’in Decision A Year Out: Where Are We Now?
- UVic Law’s AbCamp Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
- JFK welcomes its newest lawyer to the Bar
- Robert Janes to present at PBLI’s Aboriginal Law: Current Issues 2015
- JFK Law Recognized as Top Boutique Aboriginal Law Firm in Canada
- Karey Brooks presents today at PBLI: Using Injunctions Effectively
- Karey Brooks to present at PBLI: Using Injunctions Effectively
- Robert Janes to present at PBLI’s Aboriginal Law: Current Issues 2015
- Robert Freedman presenting at Federated Press 3rd Mini LLB for Aboriginal Leadership
- March 4-5: Robert Freedman, Krista Robertson and Mark Gustafson to present at PBLI’s Aboriginal IBAs: Negotiation and Implementation
- Bob Freedman and Melody Lepine to Present today at CI’s Western Aboriginal Consultation & Negotiation
- Rosanne Kyle and Krista Robertson present today at PBLI’s Consultation and Accommodation 2015
- Robert Freedman, Krista Robertson and Mark Gustafson to present at PBLI’s Aboriginal IBAs: Negotiation and Implementation
- Rosanne Kyle and Krista Robertson to Present at PBLI’s Consultation and Accommodation 2015
- Welcome to JFK Law’s new blog!
- Bob Freedman and Melody Lepine to Present at Western Aboriginal Consultation & Negotiation
Supreme Court Rules on Ability of Regulatory Processes to Fulfill Duty to Consult
The Supreme Court of Canada just released two important decisions respecting the Crown’s duty to consult with Indigenous peoples prior to an independent regulatory agency’s approval of a project Read More
Of Interest Bulletin – July 2017
Here are some of the stories, articles, cases and reports that caught the attention of JFK Law’s lawyers and staff this month. IN THE NEWS Senate Committee on Transport Read More
Quebec Court of Appeal to hear Appeal of Denial of Extension of Time to Eliminate Gender Discrimination in Indian Act
The federal government has returned to court once again to seek more time to pass amendments to the Indian Act to eliminate gender discrimination in the rules on entitlement Read More
UNESCO directs Canada to protect Wood Buffalo National Park, assess Site C dam
On July 5, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee issued a decision formally giving Canada until the end of 2018 to demonstrate that it has taken major new steps to protect Read More
Important Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal Process Ruling in Kinder Morgan Litigation
The Federal Court of Appeal has made an important ruling concerning the processes for obtaining and presenting evidence in consultation cases in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Read More
Government Misses another Court Deadline to Remove Gender Discrimination from Indian Act
With Parliament and the Senate adjourned until the fall, the federal government will miss its second court mandated deadline to reform the registration provisions of the Indian Act (often Read More
Of Interest Bulletin – June 2017
Here are some of the stories, articles, cases and reports that caught the attention of JFK Law’s lawyers and staff this month. UPCOMING EVENTS Aboriginal Day is coming up Read More
House of Commons Committee Recommends Significant Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to address Indigenous Concerns
On June 15, 2017, the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development released its study into the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, entitled Healthy Environment, Healthy Canadians, Healthy Economy: Read More
National Energy Board Modernization Expert Panel Releases its Report
One of the Trudeau government’s election promises was to “modernize” the National Energy Board (“NEB”). Canada convened an Expert Panel to make recommendations that would inform the process. The Read More