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Jim Reynolds, Partner

Education:

• LL.B and Ph.D from the London School of Economics

Professional and Other Memberships:

• Law Society of British Columbia 1980
• Barrister, England 1974
• Former lecturer in Law, London School of Economics
• Adjunct professor, University of British Columbia

Practice Areas:

• Aboriginal Law
• Banking Law
• Corporate and Commercial Law

Jim specializes in the following areas:

• Residential and commercial developments, such as hotels, shopping centres, golf courses, condominium and industrial projects for First Nations and financial institutions
• Specialty in aboriginal and treaty rights, band governance, environmental matters, project financing, gaming, mediation, membership, taxation, trusts, and wills and estates
• Loans and security for project financing, international financing, and commercial and residential developments
• Land development, partnerships and joint ventures, and business acquisitions
• Counsel or legal team member in a number of major case establishing aboriginal rights and other matters in law

Personal profile:

Jim is tireless in his devotion to family, writing, his hobby of growing palms and sub-tropical plants in Vancouver's not-so-tropical environment, and a number of community services, including

• Public Legal Education Society of British Columbia, past Director, Vice-Chairman and Chairman
• Editorial Board member, "Banking and Finance Law Review", Carswell Legal Publications
• Banking Law Section, Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch, past Secretary and Chairman
• Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association, past Director and President
• International Palm Society, past-Director
• Glen Eden Centre for Children and Youth with Disabilities, past-Director
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver - Burnaby Branch, Director

Professional Profile:

During his career Jim has:

• Acted for First Nations and financial institutions regarding several economic developments including residential and commercial developments such as hotels, shopping centres, golf courses, condominium and industrial projects.
• Advised First Nations and others on various aspects of the law relating to Aboriginal peoples including aboriginal and treaty rights, band governance, environmental matters, financings, gaming, mediation, membership, taxation, trusts and wills and estates.
• Acted for banks and borrowers regarding loans and security for various purposes including project financing, international financing and commercial and residential developments.
• Advised banks and other financial institutions on various aspects of the law relating to banking and finance.
• Been included as a leading practitioner of Aboriginal law in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
• Involved in general corporate/commercial legal practice including land development, partnerships and joint ventures and acquisition of businesses.
• Lectured in Law, at the London School of Economics and was Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia.
• Been either Counsel ora member o the legal team in major cases involving aspects of Aboriginal law including Guerin v. The Queen (1984) 2 SCR 335, R. v. Sparrow (1990) 1 SCR 1075.

and

• Tsawwassen Indian Band v. Delta (1997), 149 D.L.R. (4th) 672 (B.C.C.A.), Haida Nation v. B.C. and Weyerhauser (2002), 5 B.C.L.R. (4th) 33 (B.C.C.A.), (2004) 3 S.C.R 511.

Jim is a prolific author of articles and papers, often delivered at professional conferences. Most recently:

• "Acting For the 'Purchaser' in a Conveyance of Indian Lands", in Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. ("C.L.E."). Indian Act Conveyancing, Vancouver, April 14, 2000.
• "Guerin After 16 Years: the Fiduciary Duty of the Crown to Aboriginal Peoples", in Pacific Business & Law Institute, Canadian Aboriginal Law 2000, Vancouver, October 2000.
• "Equitable Principles and Aboriginal Title," in Pacific Business & Law Institute, Canadian Aboriginal Law 2001, Toronto, October 2001.
• "Aboriginal Title : The Chippewas of Sarnia" [2002] 81 Can. Bar. R.97.
• "The Royal Proclamation 1763 and Section 35 of the Constitution Act 1982 - Solid Base or Shirting Sands?" in C.L.E. Aboriginal Law 2002, Vancouver, March 1, 2002.
• "Preparing First Nations for Business" in Canadian Bar Association Aboriginal Self-Government, April 27, 2002
• "Priorities Between Security Subject to the Bank Act and Security Subject to the Personal Property Security Act" in C.L.E. Priorities - 2002, Vancouver, May 16, 2002
• "Drafting Trust Agreements for First Nations" in C.L.E. Managing Aboriginal Community Assets, Vancouver, Sept 13, 2002; available on-line : www.cle.bc.ca/cle/practice+desk
• "Taking and Enforcing Security Under the Indian Act and Self-Government Legislation" (2003) 18 B.F.L.R. 38;
• "Setting the World Right: Tom Berger's Life in The Law" (2003) 61 The Advocate 221;
• "A Reply to 'In Defence of Chippewas of Sarnia Band v Canada'" (2003) 82 Can. Bar Rev. 122;
• "Aboriginal Title and the Transmission of Fiduciary Obligations from the Crown to Business - Is the leap of Logic Galactic or Synaptic?" in C.L.E. Fiduciary Obligations in the Business World, Vancouver, September 12, 2003
• "Recent Developments in Aboriginal Law in the United States, Australia and New Zealand" (2004) 62 The Advocate 59, 177;
• "Acquiring Interest in Reserve Lands" available on-line : www.cle.bc.ca/cle/practice+desk
• "Recent Developments in the Law Relating to Aboriginal Title - Creating a Level Playing Field?" in C.L.E. Aboriginal Law 2004, Vancouver, June 11, 2004;
• "Aboriginal Title to Sea Spaces: A Comparative Study" (2004) 37 U.B.C. Law Review 449 (with C. Rebecca Brown);
• "The Impart of the Guerin Case on Aboriginal and Fiduciary Law" (2005) 63 The Advocate 365;
• Author of "A Breach of Duty - Fiduciary Obligations and Aboriginal Peoples" (Saskatoon : Purich Publishing, 2005);

Community Profile:

• Public Legal Education Society of British Columbia, (Director 1983 - 1997), (Vice-Chairman 1986 -1988), (Chairman 1988 - 1990)
• Member of the Editorial Board, "Banking and Finance Law Review", Carswell Legal Publications, 1986 - 2005.
• Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch, Banking Law Section, Secretary, 1986 - 1988, Chairman 1990 - 1992.
• Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association, Director, 1990 - 1999, President 1997 - 1998.
• International Palm Society, Director, 1998 - 2002.
• "Hardy Palm" International, journal of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Palm Society, Co-editor, 1999 - 2002.
• Glen Eden Centre for children and youth with disabilities. Director, 1999 - 2001.
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver - Burnaby Branch, Director 2002 -,
  President 2004 -