Nadir André

Nadir André is the National Co-Leader of the Aboriginal Law Group at BLG. He is a member of the Matimekush-Lac John First Nation and has sound experience in Aboriginal law. He services many Indigenous clients, as well as corporations seeking to do business with Indigenous communities and Aboriginal business organization in Québec and elsewhere in Canada. He is directly involved in certain comprehensive and specified land claims' negotiations in Québec, Newfoundland and Labrador and Northern Ontario. Nadir also specializes in matters connected with natural resources development involving Aboriginal communities and businesses and has taught aboriginal law at University of Ottawa and at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Nadir Andre was recognized as the Aboriginal Litigator of the Year by the 2018 Benchmark Canada Awards. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition (and since 2009) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Aboriginal Law).Recognized in the 2017 and 2016 edition of Benchmark Canada — The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local Litigation Star: Québec" and a "Litigation Star: Aboriginal".Recognized in the 2017 edition (and since 2013) of Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Aboriginal Law).Recognized as a leading Canadian lawyer in the 2013 Lexpert® Special Edition on Global Mining.He was called to the Québec Bar in 1998 and obtained his LL. L., University of Ottawa in 1996.