Charles F. Willms

Chuck Willms is a partner in the Litigation Group with considerable experience in Aboriginal, Class Actions, Commercial, Competition, Constitutional, Construction, Forestry and Mining matters. He has appeared as counsel before the Competition Tribunal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Yukon Supreme Court, Alberta Court of Queens Bench, the Courts of Appeal of British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon and the Federal Courts of Canada. He has acted as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada and in alternate dispute resolutions including arbitrations, mediations and negotiations.

Chuck is the chair of the firm's National Aboriginal Law Practice Group.

Selected Experience

• Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73
• Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010

News

• Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 2008 – Fasken Martineau garners 69 nominations
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008: Fasken Martineau Garners Seventy-Nine Nominations

Publications

• Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia
• Canadian Mining Law

Presentations

• Tsilhqot'in First Nation v. British Columbia: The Immediate Impact and Next Steps
• Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia

Membership/Affiliations

• Director, Aggregate Producers Association of British Columbia (APABC)
• BC Roadbuilder and Heavy Duty Construction Associations, (APABC)
• Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Member of Aboriginal Affairs Committee (PDAC)

Honours and Awards

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert as a leading practitioner in Aboriginal Law