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Dispute resolution
Joelle is an experienced litigator and the Practice Group Leader of MT+Co.’s Litigation + Dispute Resolution Group. Joelle practices in the areas of contractual transactional disputes, corporate governance, business torts, regulatory matters, and Aboriginal rights and title. Joelle has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in BC and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Joelle also has extensive experience before administrative bodies including acting
as counsel for the Law Society of British Columbia, and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, and appearing as counsel before the BC Securities Commission, the Canada Energy Regulator, the BC Utilities Commission, and the Environmental Appeal Board.
In her Indigenous Law practice, Joelle assists clients in the areas of Aboriginal rights and title, governance, Indian reserve issues, mutual benefit agreement interpretation and implementation, regulatory matters, and the development of strategic approaches to consultation and negotiation with the Crown and industry. Joelle has significant expe-rience in complex litigation involving the Crown with a focus on the advancement of reconciliation and the full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as part of the Canadian legal landscape.
Joelle also acts for clients through alternative dispute resolution processes such as media-tion and arbitration and is often consulted for strategic and results-driven advice as part of ongoing negotiations. In addition to her work, Joelle is a steadfast advocate for women in law, consistently pushing for gender diversity in the workplace, and championing efforts for a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable legal profession.
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