Lorenzo Rose is a founding partner of Sequoia Legal. Lorenzo’s career is dedicated to assisting Indigenous governments and Indigenous-owned companies to achieve their goals. To do so, Lorenzo’s practice spans a wide array of topics, including Aboriginal rights and title, consultation, intergovernmental relations, economic development, corporate governance, business transactions, and employment issues.
Lorenzo was born and raised in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island in the ancestral and unceded hahuułi of the c̓išaaʔatḥ hawilth. Lorenzo moved to Victoria in 2013 to study at University of Victoria, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in the history honours program with distinction in 2016 and his law degree in 2020.
As a law student, Lorenzo developed a keen interest in constitutional law, and particularly how the Constitution could be used to improve lives and livelihoods for impoverished and racialized communities. His major research project examined the intersection of Aboriginal and immigration law, and suggested a practical method to allow Aboriginal groups whose traditional territory spanned the 49th parallel to exercise Aboriginal rights across the colonial border. In his last semester of law school, Lorenzo joined UVic’s Law Centre clinical program, where he had the opportunity to provide legal assistance to Victoria’s underrepresented working-class community.
Outside the office, Lorenzo enjoys watching and competing in athletics. He takes every opportunity to embarrass himself on the softball diamond, ball hockey court, and rugby pitch.