Julian N. Falconer

About Julian

Julian Falconer has practised law in policing, human rights, Indigenous rights and state accountability for more than thirty years, appearing at trial and appellate levels in civil, administrative and criminal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He is bilingual and has argued cases in both English and French, and has represented clients such as Maher Arar, the family of Ashley Smith, the family of Sammy Yatim, and Adam Nobody and the Free Press Four in matters involving prisoner rights, police accountability and human rights. Julian has served as counsel in the Ipperwash Inquiry, the Goudge Inquiry, the Seven Youth Inquest and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and currently acts as legal counsel and lead negotiator for the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario and as counsel for the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves. He has represented Nishnawbe Aski Nation since 2008, including in child welfare reform through the Caring Society case before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. He holds degrees from the University of Alberta, McGill University and the University of Toronto, along with an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Guelph-Humber, and served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario from 2010 to 2023.

Practice areas

Indigenous Law