- Your Rights, Your Lands, Your Strong Future -

Firm Profile

Our Focus

We at McDonald & Company are a group of specialists with significant experience and expertise in aboriginal, business and environmental law and all of its land and resources components, including:

• Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
• Corporate, Commercial, and Finance
• Regulatory Management
• Governance
• Natural Resources (Mining, Forest, Energy, Oil & Gas, and Tourism)
• Taxation
• Wealth Management

We bring extensive experience and expertise to the table for our clients, with an emphasis on fostering development in their communities. We do this by leveraging their aboriginal and treaty rights to maximize commercial and social benefits within environmentally sound arrangements. We seek to level the playing field between First Nations, government and industry to attain a brighter future for Aboriginal Peoples.

Our Approach

We bring results through our unique knowledge of various areas of law combined with a strategic and practical approach to lobbying, project funding and skillful negotiating, all of which have been developed from years of hands-on experience. We believe that our clients’ mandate at the negotiation table comes from their community, which recognizes that aboriginal and treaty rights are held in common by all members. We provide expert advice to support, advocate and empower Aboriginal leaders as they seek the best long-term results for their communities.

Our Clients

Our clients include First Nations, indigenous governments, tribal councils, corporations, societies, partnerships, non-profit organizations and individuals seeking to enhance the social and economic health of Aboriginal Peoples across Canada.

Our Team

We are a dedicated team of lawyers with a strong commitment to upholding the aboriginal and treaty rights of our clients and who also possess extensive knowledge and experience in other practice areas which will assist our clients.