Jean Yuen

Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver, CANADA

Law Practice
Ms. Yuen served as a law clerk for the Supreme Court of British Columbia from 1993 to 1994 and was called to the bar in 1994.

Ms. Yuen has practiced corporate, commercial and real estate law and now practices primarily in the area of Aboriginal law with a special emphasis on First Nation economic development.  She has extensive experience in dealing with land issues arising under the Indian Act, First Nations Land Management Act and the Sechelt Self-Government Act.

Ms. Yuen has been involved in a number of landmark Aboriginal transactions including the following:

• in her ongoing work with the Osoyoos Indian Band, she assisted in the creation of the first winery in Canada with a major aboriginal ownership interest;
• she was counsel to the Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation in concluding the first arms length commercial lease under the First Nations Land Management Act in Canada;
• she represented two First Nations in their historic property taxation agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway; and,
• she was counsel to the Hupacasath First Nation in establishing their China Creek Micro Hydro project in Port Alberni.

In addition to providing advice on economic development matters, Ms. Yuen routinely advises First Nations on governance, taxation and employment issues, assists First Nations in the drafting of laws, policies and codes and in negotiating road tenure, protocol, accommodation and impacts and benefits agreements.

Bar Admissions
British Columbia, 1994

Education
University of British Columbia, BC, 1989, B.A.
Receipient of the Gerald Savory Prize for being the top student graduating in the major of International Relations
University of British Columbia, BC, 1992, LL.B.

Professional and Other Activities
Ms. Yuen has been a guest speaker and lecturer at seminars and conferences with professional groups including the Pacific Business and Law Institute and the B.C. Notaries.

Published Works
First Nations and the Criminal Code; A Century of Alienation and Uneasy Reconciliation, Canadian Bar Association, A Book of Essays - 100 Years of the Criminal Code, 1994