Overview

Stephanie Axmann is senior counsel at Woodward & Company and maintains a solicitor's practice focused on First Nations economic development, commercial transactions and governance. She also advises on natural-resource, environmental and regulatory matters, including Aboriginal and treaty rights, consultation and accommodation, impact benefit agreements, land codes and government-to-government arrangements. Her work supports Indigenous clients pursuing community and economic prosperity while advancing land and environmental stewardship on their own terms. Before joining Woodward, Stephanie served as legal counsel in British Columbia's Ministry of Attorney General, advising on Indigenous legal relations involving forests and lands, mining and energy, transportation, environmental issues and reconciliation initiatives. Earlier, she developed an Aboriginal law practice at a leading national firm in Vancouver. Stephanie was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 2009. She earned a law degree from Dalhousie University and a first-class honours degree in International Development Studies from McGill University.

Practice Areas

• Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
• First Nations Economic Development
• Commercial Transactions
• Governance
• Natural Resources
• Environmental and Regulatory Law
• Consultation and Accommodation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2009 (BC)