Dionne Schulze is a law firm providing legal advice and representation in both litigation and negotiations. We work mainly in the field of Aboriginal law.
read moreOur primary practice area is Aboriginal law. As part of our work we have dealt with constitutional and environmental issues, class actions, taxation, commercial ventures, intellectual property and employment.
read moreWe are bilingual, trained in both common law and Quebec civil law, and have experience before the courts at all levels.
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Workshop on Indigenous class actions during the Focus Week
Dionne Schulze is proud to have organized a week-long workshop on Indigenous class actions, which took place at McGill University’s Faculty of Law from February 26 to March 1, 2024, as part of Focus Week. Marie-Alice D’Aoust, Sarah-Maude Belleville-Chénard, and Léa Lemay Langlois worked with the 16 students enrolled in the workshop to explore the […]
Interview with Joëlle Perron-Thibodeau on the radio show Kwé, Bonjour
On January 20, the radio show Kwé, Bonjour hosted Joëlle Perron-Thibodeau to talk about justice and comment on the recent Quebec Superior Court decision R. v. Montour. During this interview with Sophie-Claude Miller and Sylvestre Desterres, Joëlle Perron-Thibodeau shared about her career as a Kanien’kéhà:ka lawyer, and presented various aspects of the decision, including the place of traditional #Indigenous systems […]
Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawks) have an aboriginal right to freely pursue economic development
A turning point in the history of Aboriginal law: Two decades after the Mitchell decision, a Quebec court has made an exceptional turnaround. Quebec Superior Court Justice Sophie Bourque concluded that the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawks) have an aboriginal right to freely pursue economic development. Taking into account the entry into force of the Canadian Act respecting […]
Dionne Schulze named as one of the Canada’s Best Law Firms
We’re proud to be recognized once again by The Globe and Mail as one of Canada’s best law firms in Aboriginal Law and/or Indigenous Law. Congratulations to all of our lawyers who have contributed to this recognition: Jameela Jeeroburkhan, David Schulze, Elisabeth Patterson, Marie-Eve Dumont, Nick Dodd, Maryse Décarie-Daigneault, Léa Lemay Langlois, Sarah-Maude Belleville-Chenard, Sara Andrade, David Janzen, Joëlle Perron-Thibodeau, Marie-Alice D’Aoust, Rose Victoria Adams and Wade MacAulay. Congratulations […]