Kate Blomfield

Kate M. Blomfield*Partner*Law Corporation[email protected]604-983-7601Legal Assistant & Paralegal:Jade Fraser[email protected] Kate is an experienced legal advisor to First Nation governments in British Columbia and Yukon, with a focus on litigation, negotiation and governance. She has appeared in the British Columbia and Yukon courts, the Federal Court, the Specific Claims Tribunal, and has been counsel for interveners before the Supreme Court of Canada.Kate’s areas of practice include:Litigation and negotiations addressing breaches of Crown obligationsYukon First Nation Final Agreement and Self-Government Agreement implementation and rightsCumulative effects, development assessment and regulatory processesEmerging practice in Indigenous water law rights and governancePrior to joining Ratcliff, Kate clerked with the Nunavut Court of Justice and completed an LLM in Law & Governance at Queen’s University Belfast as a Commonwealth Scholar. Kate is an experienced legal advisor to First Nation governments in British Columbia and Yukon, with a focus on litigation, negotiation and governance. She has appeared in the British Columbia and Yukon courts, the Federal Court, the Specific Claims Tribunal, and has been counsel for interveners before the Supreme Court of Canada.