225 6th Ave SW, Suite 1100, Brookfield Pl, Calgary, AB
Year called to bar: 1996 (BC); 1997 (YT); 2001 (AB); 2013 (NT)
John is a member of the firm’s Indigenous, Environmental, and Project Development practice groups. His practice includes advising private sector and government clients throughout Canada on Indigenous, environmental, regulatory and natural resources matters. John advises oil sands developers, conventional oil and gas companies, railways, mining companies, utilities and other resource developers on environmental regulatory matters and on Indigenous law matters, including Indigenous consultation issues and negotiation of cooperation protocols and impact benefit agreements related to natural resource project development. John is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, and Legal 500 Canada for Aboriginal Law, and was named the 2021 'Lawyer of the Year' for Aboriginal Law in Calgary by Best Lawyers in Canada. He is the editor of the "Aboriginal property taxation" chapter of the BC Continuing Legal Education BC Real Property Assessment Manual. John was previously a principal negotiator for the Yukon government in land claims negotiations with Yukon First Nations. He is called to the Bars of Alberta, BC, Yukon, and the NWT.
Courts are paying more attention to indigenous rights, including effects of development, while First Nations are also defending their impact benefit agreements
