Bellegarde joins Fasken, with a focus on turning his political experience into productive Indigenous partnerships with corporate Canada
First Nations leader Perry Bellegarde is joining Fasken, one of the country’s largest law firms, with an agenda to promote reconciliation by building bridges between business and Indigenous communities.
Mr. Bellegarde, 60, will hold the title of special adviser and work from Fasken’s Ottawa office. The firm is home to more than 800 lawyers in seven Canadian cities, along with London, Beijing and Johannesburg. The relationship between Indigenous groups and corporations has changed for the better in recent years, following a series of federal and provincial policies, along with United Nations mandates, recognizing that the rights of First Nations were enshrined in law, Mr. Bellegarde said. However, he said: “There are new challenges facing First Nations leaders, on governance, capital raising and environmental issues,” where they need the legal community’s guidance.
Recent investments by Indigenous groups include the $1.94-billion Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project in northern Ontario – Fasken lawyers worked on the project – and Enbridge Inc.’s sale of minority stakes in seven Alberta pipelines to a group of 23 First Nation and Métis communities for $1.12-billion.
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