Aaron Christoff
Aaron is an associate in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office. His practice is focused on Indigenous legal issues, as well as litigation and dispute resolution.
Aaron provides advice and legal services to Indigenous communities and organizations on a range of matters, including the advancement of specific claims, Aboriginal and Treaty rights, employment and human rights complaints, land and certificate of possession issues, governance disputes, drafting and adoption of customary election codes, band by-laws, and the resolution of election appeals.
Aaron also has significant experience with actions at the Federal Court and Superior Court level, and has drafted submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada. He has appeared before the Federal Court of Canada, the Specific Claims Tribunal, BC Supreme Court, and the Provincial Court and Queen's Bench, in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Prior to practising law, Aaron was a legal researcher for the Métis National Council and assisted in a key intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada in Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. v Canada (Attorney-General).
Aaron is a citizen of Saulteau First Nations in northeastern British Columbia.