Cherie is a partner and national leader of Indigenous law at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and has an Indigenous law and commercial practice across a wide variety of sectors, including energy and transmission, land development and financing on First Nations lands and economic development. Industry clients in the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors will seek Cherie's counsel when developing projects or partnerships with Indigenous groups and have a need to address constitutionally protected interests of the Indigenous nations with which Canada shares its land and jurisdiction.

Over the last 15 years, Cherie’s involvement in the energy space in Ontario has resulted in several firsts: the first 100% First Nation owned wind power project in Ontario; the first Aboriginal loan guarantee from the Province of Ontario to enable First Nations to develop energy projects; the first major share purchase transaction involving 14.4M shares of a major public utility – Hydro One Limited; and the first public company in Canada (Hydro One) to commit to 50/50 equity partnerships on all major transmission projects over $100M.

A past recipient of the Lexpert Zenith Award; Lexpert's "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40." And recent Distinguished Alumni Award from the Faculty of law at the University of Toronto, Cherie continues to devote her extra time to several work related and personal areas of interest in the public policy, electricity sectors and health and wellness space – all focused on uplifting Indigenous communities and bringing awareness to the unique needs and interests of on-reserve First Nations. She is both Mohawk from Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and Ojibway from Wikwemkoong Unceded Territory.

Now an independent director for Hydro One Limited since 2018 and Toronto-Dominion Bank since 2021, Cherie is active in advising on policy matters relating to First Nations to enable communities to achieve financial and economic sustainability.