Overview
Emma is a real estate lawyer with a wide range of experience, including major projects and financings, infrastructure development, structuring transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, partnerships and joint ventures, real estate development and leasing. Her clients primarily include First Nations, developers and lenders.
A particular focus of Emma’s practice lies on aboriginal law matters and development of reserve and treaty lands. She is experienced in advising First Nations, developers and lenders on leases and other tenures on First Nation land. She also acts for First Nations in connection with economic development matters, including designations, additions to reserve, commercial agreements and financing.
Emma expertly navigates complex matters at the intersection of federal, provincial and aboriginal governments and officials (including First Nation councils and administrations), Indigenous Services Canada, Justice Canada, the office of the provincial Attorney General and the Superintendent of Real Estate.
Professional achievements & leadership
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch – Real Estate Law, 2024 - 2025
- Former Executive Member, Commercial and Real Estate Law (Victoria) Section - Canadian Bar Association
Professional memberships
- Canadian Bar Association
Bar admissions & education
- Alberta, 2024
- British Columbia, 2017
- J.D., University of Victoria, 2016
- B.A. (Hons.), University of Manitoba, 2013
