Jordan practices in the area of Indigenous rights implementation, focusing on land and resource stewardship, major projects, and navigating government-to-government relationships. He provides critical legal advice and advocacy for Indigenous governments, regularly advising clients on their relationships with government and industry, the regulation of major projects, and a broad range of matters relating to community governance. Jordan also has significant professional experience in major project permitting and impact assessment in the British Columbia mining and energy sectors.

Mark is a proud member of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. He is an accomplished professional specializing in relationship building with Indigenous Nations and People. He has over 24 years of experience in working with and for Indigenous Nations. Mark is a non practicing Power Engineer and Facilities Management Administrator (FMA). Mark has spent the last 14 year specifically focusing on Indigenous relations in mining, forestry, infrastructure and large government projects. In particular he has been involved in the Uranium industry within Saskatchewan since 2011.

Saul is of Coast Salish descent and is a member of the Squamish First Nation (Skwxwú7mesh).

His personal and professional experience allows Saul to be intuitive to clients’ needs, tailoring his services in order to effectively serve Indigenous communities.

With his legal practice focused on developing and implementing economic development initiatives, Saul helps affirm Aboriginal and treaty rights, support sustainable environmental management, and create comprehensive policy and governance structures.
Prior to law school, Saul earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography at the University of Victoria, with a specialization in coastal studies. His education and experience assists in negotiating, drafting and implementing agreements that are effective and result in environmentally sustainable outcomes.

With extensive experience in all aspects of Indigenous business, Saul is passionate about protecting and advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples and generating socio-economic opportunities for positive change.

I have been with Bruce Power since 2016, starting in the supply chain organization and eventually supporting Corporate Affairs as Director of Indigenous Relations and my current role as Director, Ethics, Equity and Privacy in Human Resources. Prior to working with Bruce Power, I was the Director of the Justice Sector for Chiefs of Ontario. I was born and raised on Saugeen First Nation #29 have my Juris Doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School.

As Senior Counsel at Woodward and Company, Kate is specialized in Indigenous rights, decolonization litigation and large-scale negotiations, and governance and self- determination. Her driving motivator is to decolonize the legal systems in Canada that have caused harm to human–and other-then–human–environments. Kate holds a BBA from the University of New Brunswick, a master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Western Ontario, and a law degree from the University of Toronto.

Kate began her practice of Indigenous Rights Law in 2001 and has worked on an enormous array of matters pertaining to Indigenous Peoples. A member of the Ontario, Manitoba and BC Bars, she has won a number of significant cases and has been involved in major breakthroughs in Crown-Business-Indigenous Nations relations and developments. Having found success at the helm of many important legal battles across Canada, Kate has been recognized in Lexpert’s Most Frequently Recommended, Best Lawyers in America®, and has won multiple important cases on injunctions against development, treaty rights defenses, and judicial reviews on the duty to consult and accommodate.

Amyn Lalji has more than 20 years of experience representing Indigenous clients in negotiations and advocacy in respect of Canada’s largest resource-based projects and economic development initiatives. He also provides advice to Indigenous governments, leaders and development corporations in many areas of the law. Amyn is dedicated to providing exceptional service and representation for Indigenous clients and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Canada practicing in the area of Aboriginal law.

Adam Levine is currently the Team Leader of Indigenous Consultation and Funding Programs at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Adam has over a decade’s experience in Indigenous consultation and engagement and Federal Regulatory Processes. Adam puts a significant emphasis on building relationships and working collaboratively with Indigenous Nations and communities, other government entities, the public and industry to find solutions to ensure that Indigenous communities and the public can meaningfully participate in the CNSC’s processes and decision-making, on nuclear projects across the country. Adam has a Masters of Environmental Assessment and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

My practice focuses on treaty implementation, consultation, resource and environmental governance and Indigenous/regulatory litigation. I advise Indigenous groups with the development, drafting and implementation of environmental governance frameworks, resource development strategies and legislation and policies in a variety of areas. I also advise clients on project development, including navigating regulatory regimes in jurisdictions across Canada. In addition, I advise clients in commercial negotiations, including project and financing agreements, funding agreements and benefits agreements in the areas of mining and renewable energy.

Environmental management, regulatory coordination and administration, as well as communication, consultation and relationship building are the cornerstones of my career as an environmental steward, consensus builder and leader. With over 20 years’ experience working in the Alberta oil sands region for industry, indigenous communities and regional multi-stakeholder groups, I bring an acute awareness and insightful appreciation of the issues and dynamics at play amongst the diverse stakeholder groups and communities involved in—and affected by—industrial development in northern Alberta.
My work has comprised of managing environmental and multi-stakeholder programs, including environmental projects involving air quality and industrial odours, traditional land use studies, and traditional ecological knowledge projects. I have also been involved in developing and evaluating government policies, regulations and land management initiatives, providing strategic and technical advice for establishing pertinent details that may impact benefit agreement negotiations. In addition, my work over the years has included receiving, reviewing and responding to oilsands, forestry, quarry, pipeline and other resource development-related applications to multiple provincial and federal regulators.
Throughout my career, I have attained progressive leadership experience in the areas of environmental management, regulatory affairs and stakeholder relations. Currently, as the Chief Executive Officer for 4A Solutions, my work includes facilitating strong, positive relationships between First Nations, industry, government and regional NGO’s through timely and transparent communication and meaningful consultation.
I am a graduate of Memorial University in Newfoundland and hold a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology.