Fogarty concentrates on corporate matters while Sutherland focuses on workplace law
Aird & Berlis has added former Miller Titerle + Company corporate group lead Dan Fogarty and workplace law expert Joshua Sutherland to its Indigenous practice as partners.
Fogarty concentrates on domestic and cross-border corporate and restructuring matters. He has worked with Indigenous Nations, not-for-profit organizations and economic development entities.
He has tackled major projects, settlement trusts, corporate governance and structuring issues. He also has experience with matters involving Canadian and US tax compliance, foreign asset reporting, cross-border consulting, and CRA audits and appeals.
The Lexpert-ranked lawyer has established several entrepreneurial ventures. He is part of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Canadian Animal Law Study Group.
Fogarty spent most of his legal career with Miller Titerle + Company, starting as a summer student before going on to become principal in January 2024, according to LinkedIn.
Sutherland has tackled employee dismissals, human rights matters, performance management, workplace investigations, workplace policies, and executive and employee contracts. He has guided Chief and Council, boards of directors, in-house counsel, senior management, human resources professionals, and federally and provincially regulated employers on workplace and employment law concerns.
He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and other courts, tribunals, and adjudicators in the country. He has developed and conducted workplace training, including governance training for newly elected members of Chief and Council for First Nations, training for newly appointed board of directors for Indigenous related organizations, and training and capacity building for management and staff of First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Moreover, he has spoken at the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC HR Conference, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres – Workplace Presentation, and First Nations Financial Management Conference & AGM.
To honor his work for First Nations and Indigenous organizations, an Elder of the Siksika First Nation bestowed the traditional Blackfoot name Awootaninaw (Shield Chief) on Sutherland at a name-giving ceremony. He is a member of the the Lake Helen Reserve’s Red Rock Indian Band.
Sutherland was also given the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Award, the Gladys Watson Aboriginal Award, and the Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth Award. He founded the Diversity Pipeline Initiative – Aboriginal Outreach Project.
He served as CAPE fund advisor to prime minister Paul Martin and volunteered at Wellspring Legal Clinic and Pro-Bono Law Alberta.
Aird & Berlis announced the new partners last Friday July 17.
