Speakers

Sharon G.K. Singh is a Partner at McMillan LLP and Co-Head of the firm’s Environment and Indigenous practice in Vancouver. She advises businesses, investors and project proponents on complex regulatory, environmental, Indigenous and sustainability matters, with a particular focus on major projects and the natural resources, energy and infrastructure sectors.

She regularly supports Indigenous community collaboration and agreement structuring, advising on consultations, negotiated agreements, and equity arrangements that provide legal certainty while fostering long‑term relationships. Her practice also includes commercial agreements and governance, with extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements, partnership frameworks, and governance structures aligned with organisational strategy.

Sharon has two decades of experience working at the intersection of business, law, government and Indigenous relations. Her experience includes working in an international mining company, giving her a practical, business-focused perspective on project development, regulatory strategy and responsible resource development. Sharon currently serves on the boards of Kingfisher Metals Corp., the British Columbia Energy Regulator and the Mining Association of British Columbia. She also contributes to the continuing legal education of leaders through the Institute of Corporate Directors’ Director Education Program, teaching sections at the University of Calgary’s Haaskayne School of Business and Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, as well as the Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law at York University. Sharon is recognized for her expertise in sustainability, Aboriginal, environmental and regulatory law and is regularly called upon to speak and write on issues affecting natural resources, infrastructure, Indigenous partnerships, sustainability and economic development in British Columbia.