Chris Roine

Partner

Vancouver
CRoine@blg.com
604.640.4178
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Chris has extensive experience representing business, government, and First Nations organizations on a range of partnerships, commercial arrangements, and governance matters.

As the western regional lead for our Indigenous Law Group, Chris works to build strategic and durable relationships between government, industry and Indigenous organizations.

Prior to joining BLG, Chris served as the Director General for the western negotiations branch of Crown-Indigenous Relations. In that role, he led a large team of federal negotiators at more than 60 sets of tables across British Columbia and the Yukon.

Experience

  • Western Forest Products – Advised and drafted agreements to re-invigorate a limited partnership with a British Columbia First Nation
  • Advising on indigenous relations matters across western Canada, including consultation & accommodation and the formation or implementation of business arrangements with indigenous groups.
  • Advising private and public developers on the creation and implementation of structures to allow First Nations to participate in ownership and development of significant ($500M+) real estate development projects on private, public and First Nation lands.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2022) of Best Lawyers in Canada® (Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2024) of Chambers Canada – Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Aboriginal Law - Nationwide).
  • Recognized in the 2025 and 2024 edition of Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Aboriginal Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2022) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Aboriginal Law)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining.
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2022) of Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure

Beyond Our Walls

Community Involvement

  • (Past) Volleyball and soccer coach for community, elementary, high school, club and university level teams
  • (Past) Director, Volleyball BC

Bar Admission & Education

  • British Columbia, 2000
  • Ontario, 1993
  • MA, Simon Fraser University, 1996
  • LLB, University of Western Ontario, 1991