Dianne Ygbuhay

Dianne is an accountant on our Finance Team, bringing over six years of experience to her role. Highly organized and efficient, she applies her organizational systems and workflow to maximize team productivity. Dianne works independently, thoroughly understanding each task before involving the rest of the team for maximum efficiency. She is a team player and…

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Sylvia Poiet

Sylvia is a paralegal in our Corporate Group. She is a dedicated team member, ensuring that projects are completed in a timely manner by overseeing the process from start to finish. Sylvia approaches her work in an organized and systematic way, ensuring that projects, such as corporate records, remain tidy and complete. Sylvia brings her…

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Rebecca Langille

Rebecca belongs to the Haisla Nation and was raised in Kitimat on Haisla territory. Rebecca is dedicated to advancing the goals of Indigenous governments through structuring governance frameworks, building meaningful corporate partnerships, and supporting sustainable natural resource development that reflects community priorities while upholding environmental stewardship. EXPERTISE Central to Rebecca’s work is the effective implementation…

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Allan Prest, RPF

Allan is a lawyer in our Indigenous Law Group. He works primarily with Indigenous Nations, Indigenous-owned businesses, and forestry sector clients. Allan is driven to assist Indigenous Nations in attaining self-determination and stewardship over their forest and natural resources. Allan’s years of operational forestry experience allow him to provide practical and sustainable forest resource development…

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Julie Abouchar

Julie works with First Nations, Inuit, and Indigenous organizations, businesses, and municipalities in Ontario, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Alberta. Julie’s clients value her understanding of the interconnections among Indigenous legal issues, land and resource development, and environmental law. She represents clients involved in regulatory processes and hearings, environmental assessments, negotiating and drafting resource/community benefit…

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Carl Stuart McKay

Carl works with First Nation governments, Indigenous organizations and a wide range of businesses and institutions. He offers straight forward pragmatic advice, focusing on clear analysis and understanding of the overall issues. Carl’s collaborative and solution-oriented approach has consistently helped clients achieve their goals. Carl is called to the bar in Ontario and Nunavut and…

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United States’ FTC Ban on Non-Competes Found Unenforceable

On April 24, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in the United States passed a nationwide ban on non-competes in workplaces for jobs and industries that the FTC regulates (the “Non-Compete Ban”). The ban aimed to curb the exploitation of vulnerable workers and increase the lateral mobility of workers. For more information about the Non-Compete…

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Test Student Job Posting

ABOUT THE ROLE We call our legal assistants “Practice Managers” to emphasize the elevated level of ownership they take in supporting the team’s success. Our Practice Managers are deeply integrated into our legal files, helping to coordinate the bigger picture and enhance client care by participating in client meetings, transaction calls, and logistics planning with…

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16 Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers 2025

At the heart of our successes are our incredible clients and the work we do with them. It drives us forward to continue to grow and excel in our practices. We are excited to announce that eight lawyers are recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers. Further, we are excited to announce that eight…

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