Karim is a lawyer with over 35 years of professional experience.  After graduating from the UBC Faculty of Law 1989, he established a diverse legal practice encompassing both litigation and commercial matters with a focus on working with First Nations.  Resolving historical conflicts and avoiding prospective conflicts, with insight and pragmatism, has been his approach. 

 

In the area of resource development, he has extensive experience on the interface between companies looking to develop real estate, forestry, mining and energy projects in the traditional territories of First Nations. 

 

Karim has also represented hundreds of victims of sexual assaults, many of whom were forced to attend the Indian Residential Schools.  He was the lead counsel in the precedent setting decision from the Supreme Court of Canada in F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53. Karim is also involved in significant Charter litigation on behalf of dozens of men who were abused while they were incarcerated in jails.