Fasken’s new office is meant to be a central part of the firm’s push to attract and retain new legal talent
The first thing Brenden Hunter pointed out in the boardroom of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP’s new office in the Tsuut’ina Nation, just outside Calgary, was the art.
Fasken, one of Canada’s largest law firms, with offices across the country, chose a different type of tabletop for its Tsuut’ina location because Indigenous groups prefer to gather and make decisions in circles, according to Mr. Hunter, a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and the new office’s managing partner. The firm deliberately avoided tables that force people to face each other directly in adversarial negotiations.
Like most national law firms, Fasken is doing an increasing amount of work with Indigenous groups, on files that range from land claim settlements to pipeline approvals. Mr. Hunter said the firm’s goal “is to move past transactional relationships to a place where we are considered important, thoughtful members of the community.”Clients are taking note.
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