Soudeh Alikhani

About Soudeh

Soudeh Alikhani is a Senior Associate at JFK Law's Victoria office practising Aboriginal and administrative law with a focus on natural resources and constitutional litigation. Her work centres on the recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights, the cumulative environmental effects of development, and Crown consultation and accommodation, along with reserve land and fiduciary duty matters. Soudeh advises First Nation and Inuit governments across Quebec, British Columbia, Yukon, Ontario, and the Prairies on governance, law and policy development, and modern treaty implementation. She began her career as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, was called to the Quebec Bar in 2012, and later to the British Columbia (2021) and Alberta (2025) bars. She holds a J.D. from the University of Ottawa and a B.C.L./LL.B. from McGill University.

Education & credentials

Other degrees

B.C.L./LL.B., McGill University (2010)
Licence and Master I in International Law, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (2007)