• Counsel for the Dene Tha’ First Nation in its successful challenge of the federal environmental assessment process for the Mackenzie Gas Project, which fundamentally altered the way in which governments approached consultation on environmental assessments.
    • Dene Tha’ First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Environment), 2006 FC 265
    • Canada (Environment) v Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Ltd., 2008 FCA 20
  • Counsel for the Mikisew Cree First Nation in challenging the federal government’s refusal to consult about its plans to dramatically change and limit the federal government’s environmental protection role.
    • Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40
  • Counsel to the BC-LGBTQ Coalition intervening at the BC Supreme Court, BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada with respect to whether the Law Society of BC struck the appropriate balance between equality rights and religious freedom in deciding to refuse accreditation to Trinity Western University’s proposed school of law.
    • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of British Columbia, 2015 BCSC 2326
    • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of British Columbia, 2016 BCCA 423
    • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of British Columbia, 2018 SCC 32
  • Counsel for the intervener Aseniwuche Wineak Nation at the Supreme Court of Canada in a case about whether non-status Indians and Metis are “Indians” for the purpose of s.91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
    • Daniels v Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development), 2016 SCC 12
  • Counsel to the Behn Family in their successful defence against allegations of economic liability arising out of a blockade to prevent logging activities within Fort Nelson First Nation traditional territory
  • Counsel for the Te’mexw Treaty Association intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia (SCC, 2014)
  • Worked with Grassy Narrows First Nations from 1999 to 2014 to fight industrial logging on their traditional territory. This work led to changes in the relationship between Ontario, First Nations and the forestry sector and a major Supreme Court of Canada decision strengthening the role of the duty to consult and clarifying that both federal and provincial governments must honour and implement Treaties.
    • Grassy Narrows First Nation v Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48
  • Counsel for White River First Nation with respect to whether the Director of Mineral Resources breached his duty to consult and accommodation White River in allowing a mining project to be considered for regulatory approval.
  • Counsel for individuals, including Reynold Dickie, challenging CRA’s application of the Indian Act tax exemption. The Dickie case, in particular, significantly expanded the room for Aboriginal business people to take advantage of the tax exemption.
  • Counsel for individuals, including Guy Peters, in their successful application to judicially review Peters First Nation’s decision to deny their applications for membership. An appeal followed and was also successful.