Gary Yabsley is senior counsel at Ratcliff LLP and has represented Inuit organizations and First Nations for over 40 years as legal counsel, political adviser and negotiator. This includes the patriation and development of the Canadian Constitution, treaty making, reconciliation and mutual benefits agreements, a range of commercial developments, power projects and the development of First Nations governance.

WHAT’S NEW: Concluded a complex agreement to locate oil spill response vessels at a marina on First Nations land, offering benefits to the community and increased environmental protection capacity for the region bordering the Salish Sea.
HOMETOWN: Ottawa, Ontario.