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Associate Counsel |
Kathryn Deo
Alyne Mochan
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Kathryn
Deo*
Kathryn enjoys working with First Nations on a wide variety of issues. Her preferred area of practice is law and policy development, with a special focus on property taxation and financial administration laws. She also has a special interest in environmental matters.
Since 2005, Kathryn has served on the executive of the Aboriginal Law – Vancouver Island section of the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch (“CBABC”), including four terms as chair or c-chair. She also served on the executive of the CBABC Women Rainmakers section for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 terms. Kathryn has written and presented papers at a number of conferences on topics including employment law, self-governance, and strategic planning, and was a contributing editor to Native Law, one of the best-known Aboriginal Law texts in Canada. |
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Memberships and Affiliations
- called to the British Columbia Bar in 2005
- member of the CBABC
- member of the First Nations
Tax Administrators Association (“FNTAA”)
Kathryn’s experience includes:
- Drafting property taxation laws under the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (the “FNFSMA”), and assisting First Nations to implement and administer property taxation regimes under the FNFSMA
- Assisting First Nations to implement and administer property taxation regimes under the Indian Act, including drafting property taxation bylaws
- Drafting financial administration laws under the FNFSMA
- Representing and assisting residential school survivors through the Independent Assessment Process
- Drafting employment contracts and employment policies
- Drafting Land Codes and laws under the First Nations Land Management Act
- Drafting bylaws under the Indian Act
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Email: kdeo@cedarlaw.ca
* Kathryn Deo Law Corporation
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Direct
line: 250-298-8178
Direct fax: 250-298-8177 |
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Alyne
Mochan
Alyne enjoys assisting First Nations
with all aspects of governance, with a focus on policy and
law/ bylaw development.
Alyne serves on the boards of
the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Clinic
and the Victoria Restorative Justice Society. She participates
regularly in the activities of the Aboriginal Law – Vancouver
Island section of the Canadian Bar Association. While
working as a clerk at the Nunavut Court of Justice, Alyne wrote
several articles for the Nunavut Public Legal Education Project
and taught law classes for the high school and the Justice
of the Peace Program.
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Alyne’s experience includes:
- Drafting property taxation
laws under the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical
Management Act (the “FNFSMA”)
- Drafting financial administration
laws and policies under the FNFSMA
- Assisting residential school
survivors through the Independent Assessment Process
- Assisting First Nations with
employment matters, including drafting Personnel Policies
and employment contracts
- Assisting First Nations with
Intellectual Property issues, including trademark protection
- Drafting Land Codes and related
policies
- Researching shellfish aquaculture
opportunities for coastal First Nations
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