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VALL Substantive Session: Thomas Isaac on Aboriginal Law
Hosted by the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries
November 23, 2023 | 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE for VALL members, non-members, and students!Author of cornerstone text Aboriginal Law and a nationally recognized leader in his field, lawyer Thomas Isaac will provide us with an overview of current issues and trends in his area of expertise.
This session will be held via Zoom and will be recorded.
Please register using the Zoom link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcumuqTIoE9MdgLhkdjZ3LTBTPQ_AbKNDAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
About the Speaker
Thomas Isaac is a partner in the Business Law Group at Cassels and serves as Chair of the firm’s Aboriginal Law Group. A nationally recognized authority in Aboriginal law, Tom advises business and government clients across Canada on Aboriginal legal matters and related environmental assessments, negotiations, and regulatory and constitutional issues. Tom has extensive national experience advising energy, oil, gas, pipeline, mining and forestry companies, lenders and investors, and federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments and agencies on Aboriginal and project-related regulatory and environmental matters. He regularly negotiates on behalf of industry and governments concerning impact, benefit, economic development, replacement tenures, and access agreements with Aboriginal groups, and advises on Aboriginal consultation and accommodation processes and agreements. In recognition of his important and significant work in this area, Tom was honoured as one of Canada’s “Top 25 Most Influential” lawyers by Canadian Lawyer magazine in 2018.We hope to see you there!
VALL Executive
Vancouver Association of Law Libraries
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