Sacha practices primarily in two areas of law - Aboriginal law and Public/Administrative law. Pronouns are he/him.
Sacha practices primarily in two areas of law – Aboriginal law and Public/Administrative law
Sacha is a member of the English River First Nation, a Dene community located in Northern Saskatchewan. He is a partner with Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP and has been a lawyer for over 20 years.
In 2003, Sacha clerked for the Honourable Justice Ian Binnie of the Supreme Court of Canada.
He is a member of the bar in Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, and Saskatchewan. During his career, Sacha has appeared in many different courts from the Supreme Court of Canada, to various Courts of Appeal (Manitoba, Federal, Saskatchewan, NWT, Yukon), and trial level courts (Manitoba, Federal, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Nunavut, and NWT). In addition, Sacha has appeared before a number of administrative tribunals such as human rights tribunals, workers’ compensation appeal tribunals, environmental regulatory boards etc.
In 2022, Sacha became the President of the Law Society of Manitoba.
Aboriginal Law
Sacha has experience working for resource developers, such as mining companies, forestry companies, and hydro-electric utilities, in engaging with First Nations and Metis Nations, particularly when it comes to future resource developments or the impacts of past developments.
Sacha has also worked for First Nations providing advice on the many different types of legal issues that can arise—governance issues, election issues, labour/employment issues etc. In addition, Sacha has assisted First Nations in resolving specific claims against Canada respecting rights under Treaty.
Public Law/Administrative Law
Sacha has provided advice to or appeared in front of any number of administrative tribunals.
Sacha has acted for human rights commissions in advancing human rights complaints. He has also advised workers’ compensation boards before appeal tribunals as well as before courts on judicial review respecting decisions made on workers’ compensation benefits or on human rights matters. Finally, Sacha has appeared before environmental tribunals addressing Aboriginal law issues that may arise.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Western Ontario, 1999
Bachelor of Laws, University of Manitoba, 2002
Manitoba, 2003
Northwest Territories, 2007
Nunavut, 2014
Yukon, 2016
Saskatchewan 2023
Received the Best Lawyers® Aboriginal Law “Lawyer of the Year” award in Winnipeg for 2022 and 2023
Recognized consistently by his peers in Best Lawyers® Directory in Canada in the specialties of Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice (since 2012) and Administrative and Public Law (since 2025)
Manitoba Human Rights Commission, Aaron Berg Award, 2019
Repeatedly recognized by Lexpert as a Leading Lawyer in Aboriginal Law
Recognized by Lexpert as a Leader Energy Lawyer in 2021
Law Society of Manitoba, A.M. Israels Q.C. Prize, 2003
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Circle of Honour Award, 1999
In the past, Sacha taught classes at Robson Hall Faculty of Law including Indigenous Economic Development in the Law as well as Insurance Law.
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