About Jean
Jean is a Shareholder practicing primarily in the area of Indigenous Law, with a special emphasis on First Nations economic development. She is ranked as a leading Canadian Indigenous Law lawyer by LEXPERT and has extensive experience in advising on land issues and development projects in respect of reserve land. She has assisted both First Nations and developers in structuring partnerships and other business arrangements to pursue commercial and residential developments on reserve land, and advised lenders in securing their loans for on reserve projects.As well as economic development matters, Jean routinely advises on First Nations governance and property taxation matters and assists First Nations in the drafting of laws, policies and codes and in negotiating road tenure, protocol, accommodation and impacts and benefits agreements.A substantial part of Jean’s practice involves commercial leasing, both in relations to First Nations lands and fee simple lands.Professional ActivitiesRecipient of the 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Reconciliation in Action (Ally) categoryAuthor of “Chapter 13, Real Estate Development on First Nations Lands” in CLE British Columbia Real Estate Development Practice ManualMember of BCREA Standard Forms First Nations Leasehold Land Task Force (2021)Speaking EngagementsPresenter, “Real Estate Development Update 2023”, CLEBC, June 2023Presenter, “Leases on First Nations Lands” for the Pacific Business & Law Institute‘s Future of Commercial Leasing 2023 seminar, May 2023Presenter, “Leasing Structure”, PBLI Conference, September 2021Presenter, “Development on Reserve Lands”; Hot Topics in Real Estate Development, PBLI Conference, September 2019Speaker, “Conveyance of Leasehold Interests in First Nations Lands”, CLEBC, December 2018Co-Presenter, “Development on First Nation Lands”; Hot Topics in Real Estate Development, PBLI Conference, October 2015Speaker, “Structuring a Residential Development on Reserve Land – Issues to Consider”; Agassiz Harrison Area First Nations Business Forum, October 2015Co-Chair and Speaker, “Which Land Regime Are You In?”; Real Estate Development on First Nation Lands, PBLI Conference, February 2014
Jean is a Shareholder practicing primarily in the area of Indigenous Law, with a special emphasis on First Nations economic development. She is ranked as a leading Canadian Indigenous Law lawyer by LEXPERT and has extensive experience in advising on land issues and development projects in respect of reserve land. She has assisted both First Nations and developers in structuring partnerships and other business arrangements to pursue commercial and residential developments on reserve land, and advised lenders in securing their loans for on reserve projects.As well as economic development matters, Jean routinely advises on First Nations governance and property taxation matters and assists First Nations in the drafting of laws, policies and codes and in negotiating road tenure, protocol, accommodation and impacts and benefits agreements.A substantial part of Jean’s practice involves commercial leasing, both in relations to First Nations lands and fee simple lands.Professional ActivitiesRecipient of the 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Reconciliation in Action (Ally) categoryAuthor of “Chapter 13, Real Estate Development on First Nations Lands” in CLE British Columbia Real Estate Development Practice ManualMember of BCREA Standard Forms First Nations Leasehold Land Task Force (2021)Speaking EngagementsPresenter, “Real Estate Development Update 2023”, CLEBC, June 2023Presenter, “Leases on First Nations Lands” for the Pacific Business & Law Institute‘s Future of Commercial Leasing 2023 seminar, May 2023Presenter, “Leasing Structure”, PBLI Conference, September 2021Presenter, “Development on Reserve Lands”; Hot Topics in Real Estate Development, PBLI Conference, September 2019Speaker, “Conveyance of Leasehold Interests in First Nations Lands”, CLEBC, December 2018Co-Presenter, “Development on First Nation Lands”; Hot Topics in Real Estate Development, PBLI Conference, October 2015Speaker, “Structuring a Residential Development on Reserve Land – Issues to Consider”; Agassiz Harrison Area First Nations Business Forum, October 2015Co-Chair and Speaker, “Which Land Regime Are You In?”; Real Estate Development on First Nation Lands, PBLI Conference, February 2014
Jean is a Shareholder practicing primarily in the area of Indigenous Law, with a special emphasis on First Nations economic development. She is ranked as a leading Canadian Indigenous Law lawyer by LEXPERT and has extensive experience in advising on land issues and development projects in respect of reserve land. She has assisted both First Nations and developers in structuring partnerships and other business arrangements to pursue commercial and residential developments on reserve land, and advised lenders in securing their loans for on reserve projects.
As well as economic development matters, Jean routinely advises on First Nations governance and property taxation matters and assists First Nations in the drafting of laws, policies and codes and in negotiating road tenure, protocol, accommodation and impacts and benefits agreements.
A substantial part of Jean’s practice involves commercial leasing, both in relations to First Nations lands and fee simple lands.
Recipient of the 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Reconciliation in Action (Ally) category
Author of “Chapter 13, Real Estate Development on First Nations Lands” in CLE British Columbia Real Estate Development Practice Manual
Member of BCREA Standard Forms First Nations Leasehold Land Task Force (2021)
Presenter, “Real Estate Development Update 2023”, CLEBC, June 2023
Presenter, “Leases on First Nations Lands” for the Pacific Business & Law Institute‘s Future of Commercial Leasing 2023 seminar, May 2023
Presenter, “Leasing Structure”, PBLI Conference, September 2021
Presenter, “Development on Reserve Lands”; Hot Topics in Real Estate Development, PBLI Conference, September 2019
Speaker, “Conveyance of Leasehold Interests in First Nations Lands”, CLEBC, December 2018
Co-Presenter, “Development on First Nation Lands”; Hot Topics in Real Estate Development, PBLI Conference, October 2015
Speaker, “Structuring a Residential Development on Reserve Land – Issues to Consider”; Agassiz Harrison Area First Nations Business Forum, October 2015
Co-Chair and Speaker, “Which Land Regime Are You In?”; Real Estate Development on First Nation Lands, PBLI Conference, February 2014
