Saul Joseph

Practice Areas

Indigenous, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate & Commercial

Career

Saul is a partner in the firm’s Vancouver office. He works with Indigenous leaders and entrepreneurs to design commercial ventures informed by Indigenous worldviews, and he has extensive experience in Aboriginal, regulatory matters, on- and off-reserve real estate, and corporate/commercial law.

As an adviser to industry, he advises on how to effectively work with Indigenous Nations and navigate the Canadian Aboriginal and environmental law landscapes. He helps to build resilient partnerships between industry & Nations in a manner that is practical & effective.

Saul is of Coast Salish & European descent and is a member of the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation). On his Skwxwú7mesh side, his father is Chief Floyd Joseph and his grandparents are the late Larry and Rose Joseph (nee Tom). He lives and works in Vancouver, BC, on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.

Primarily, he works with Indigenous leadership and entrepreneurs to design and implement commercial ventures that are informed by Indigenous worldviews. He has extensive experience in Aboriginal; regulatory (forestry, fishery, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, etc.); on- and off-reserve real estate development and leasing; and corporate and commercial law.

Saul helps build resilient partnerships between industry and Indigenous Nations, advising industry on how to work effectively with Indigenous Nations and navigate the Canadian Aboriginal and environmental law landscapes.  He is passionate about protecting and advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples and generating socio-economic opportunities for positive change. He regularly advises Indigenous communities on the protection and advancement of Aboriginal and Treaty rights, governance and business matters.