Aaron Cressman (he/him/his) is an associate in the Aboriginal Law group at Cassels. He maintains a broad Aboriginal law practice, representing Indigenous governments and individuals, industry, and municipal governments. Aaron’s work includes advising, negotiating, and litigating for clients on issues such as land claims, reserve lands (including the use of reserve land and Canada’s Additions to Reserve policy), Specific Claims, the Crown’s duty to consult, band recognition, and Indigenous rights. Aaron also has experience dealing with the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) and provincial regulators on behalf of natural resource and energy proponents.
Aaron is called to the bar in British Columbia and Ontario and has appeared before courts in both provinces. Before joining Cassels as an associate, Aaron was a summer and articling student with Cassels. Aaron has also served as a senior regulatory consultant at an Indigenous-owned environmental and social consultancy.
