Colleen is an Associate with the firm’s Indigenous Practice Group.
A large part of her practice focuses on helping Indigenous governments, communities, and their members set-up commercial business structures including joint ventures, partnerships, and other commercial arrangements that aim to facilitate the expansion of a community’s economic development. Colleen is a First Nations woman registered with the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke (Kahnawákeró:non), with equal familial connection to the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.
Prior to joining Foglers, Colleen worked as Corporate and Commercial Legal Counsel at the Canada Infrastructure Bank where she worked closely with the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Team. She began her legal career as a corporate lawyer at a global law firm, received her JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph.
