About Us
CedarBridge Law
We provide reliable, affordable Aboriginal Law services to British Columbia businesses.
Our firm specializes in consultation, partnerships & joint ventures, development on Indigenous lands, and litigation.
To minimize fees and maximize value to clients, we:
focus narrowly on Aboriginal law issues facing British Columbia businesses
integrate the latest technology into all aspects of our operations
utilize a distributed network of legal experts, avoiding the bloat and expense of law firm bureaucracies
Timothy Thielmann, Principal Lawyer
Timothy Thielmann is the founder and sole lawyer of CedarBridge Law. He has over a decade of experience practicing Aboriginal law and business law in British Columbia, Our business clients benefit from his experience as a litigator, solicitor, and negotiator engaging a diverse array of Indigenous matters.
Career Highlights
pipeline project agreements between First Nations, industry, and government
comprehensive government-to-government agreements
consultation processes covering a wide range of regulatory contexts and resource sectors
structuring partnerships, joint ventures, and other business arrangements
court appearances in complex Aboriginal law cases, including West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines) 2011 BCCA 247, a case establishing that the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate does not entail any obligation on the part of private sector companies to redress historic impacts predating their projects.
preparing settlement agreements related to the Site C hydroelectric dam, the most expensive public project in British Columbia’s history with an estimated cost to rate-payers that has risen from $6.6 billion to $16 billion.
A Bit More About Timothy
Before forming CedarBridge Law, Timothy practiced as the founding partner of another aboriginal law firm in British Columbia. He was called to the British Columbia bar in 2009. Timothy is a former president of the Canadian Bar Association’s Aboriginal Law Section (Victoria Branch. He is a tournament Scrabble champion, student of cryptography, sauna/cold shower guy, and lover of chaotic family roadtrips, among other hobbies his friends find bizarre.