Eden is a senior business lawyer and advisor, as well as an experienced board chair and director. She practices corporate and commercial law. Eden has worked with public and private enterprises, financial institutions, lenders, investors, and municipal and Crown corporations, primarily in the mining, electricity, oil & gas, and financial services sectors. She was previously a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and at Bennett Jones LLP. Eden is interested in business applications of new technology & innovation, and most recently has been building an intellectual property and algorithm company.
Her legal practice focusses on building successful businesses through sound governance, strategy and diligently planned, well-executed international and domestic corporate & commercial transactions, M&A, joint ventures, financings, restructurings, and advisory and regulatory compliance mandates. Eden is an effective leader of multidisciplinary teams, a facilitator and consensus builder, and is recognized for integrity and ingenuity, judgement, communication skills, stakeholder collaboration, and joint venture skills. She thoroughly enjoys working with others and is highly motivated to help her clients succeed.
SELECT EXPERIENCE
Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial and Restructuring
- All corporate and commercial matters for a rapidly developing fintech.
- Engaged in all aspects of building a new information technology business.
- Assisting a retail merchant client with technical issues in relation to its card payment acquiring company.
- Establishing a business in Canada by a global agricultural business.
- Assisting a Canadian financial institution in respect of a bank acquisition.
- Assisting a substantial investment advisory firm and its affiliate in its acquisition by a capital firm.
- Eight financial institutions in respect of a proposed restructuring of Interac.
- A major Canadian bank in respect of the global restructuring of the Visa payments association, culminating in Visa Inc.’s initial public offering.
- Sale of a private international manufacturing and distribution company.
- Acquisition by a merchant acquiror of a major bank’s merchant acquiring business, and general corporate and commercial matters for the successor bank.
Mining
- A group of private mining companies in title, royalty, M&A and financing transactions.
- Independent expert witness in litigation concerning mineral tenure.
- Advising corporate boards, general counsel, and associations on resource revenue transparency reporting requirements.
- Advising Canadian miner in negotiating joint venture agreement to govern US mining, milling and processing by single manager involving multi-mine operations
- A public mining company in connection with its US$83 million acquisition of a mine and mill complex in Nevada and related acquisition financings, including the sale of a royalty and a gold purchase agreement, as well as project related contracts.
- A mining company in its private equity financing.
- A western Canadian oil services company in connection with its minerals purchase agreement.
- A public mining company in connection with joint venture and option agreements regarding properties in Papua New Guinea.
- A public mining company in connection with option and joint venture agreements regarding projects in the Philippines and the acquisition of common shares and share purchase warrants of another listed company and subsequent financing.
- A major international mining company in connection with its $6.1 billion acquisition and back-to-back sales, as well as its proposed acquisition of a Peruvian corporation.
- An international coal producer, in connection with its acquisitions of B.C. coal assets from two separate companies.
- An Australian listed company, in connection with structuring and conducting its Canadian operations and project development, including property acquisitions by option and asset purchase agreements.
- Independent expert witness in connection with multi-million-dollar arbitration regarding a right of first offer provision in a joint venture agreement.
- A major gold producer, in connection with mining land tax issues associated with Ontario mineral exploration licenses and related commercial matters.
- A bank in respect of due diligence for a secured loan to a Chinese miner.
- A Chinese investment corporation in connection with its subsidiary’s US$500 million investment in secured convertible debentures issued by a TSX-listed mining company.
- A major Canadian mining company in connection with its joint venture with another major regarding the establishment of a Chilean joint venture, disposition of half of its interest in the mining property, and a swap transaction, and the disposition of its interests in the Ontario mining joint ventures, and in connection with additional corporate acquisitions.
- Acquisitions and dispositions of mining companies, including a Tanzanian project, and of investments in a Columbian joint venture.
- Advising mining companies regarding mining disclosure standards, including National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, in a variety of contexts such as continuous disclosure, regulatory review, M&A, initial public offerings and other financing transactions for many corporations domestic and foreign mining companies.
- Acquisitions and dispositions of mining assets and royalty.
- A lender in mining financings
Energy/Electricity
- An Ontario city as a shareholder of an electricity distribution company in a multi-party merger transaction and subsequent acquisition of the shares of a local distribution company.
- A waste to energy company in respect of a power purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority and all related corporate and financing matters.
- Project financing for a large wind farm in Western Canada.
- Potential purchase of various hydro projects.
- A US bank lender in debt financings of a cross border transmission project and of a wind farm company in respect of a Quebec wind farm project.
- A major European electricity company in respect of diligence of a developer of wind projects.
- Ministry of Energy (Ontario) and Ontario Power Authority in procurement programs (RES I, and II, CES, DSM and DSR).
- Hydro One in numerous matters, including its establishment as part of the Electricity Act, 1998 and restructuring of Ontario Hydro, including transfer orders, and subsequent and acquisitions of municipal electric utilities, including the acquisition of Brampton Hydro.
- A major Canadian mining company in its acquisition of a limited partnership interest in the Bruce Power nuclear generation facility at Kincardine, Ontario, and subsequently for a consortium of owners in purchasing the vendor’s limited partnership interest in Bruce Power, advising on the applicable governance and investment agreements, financial assurances and numerous other matters.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Barrister and Solicitor, Ontario, 1992-
- Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, ICD.D, 2015
- Barrister and Solicitor, Alberta, 1985- 2017
EDUCATION
- Osgoode Hall Law School: Bachelor of Laws, 1984
- University of Toronto (Victoria College): B.A. (Pol. Sci), First with Highest Honours, 1981
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS
- Who’s Who Legal: Mining, recognized as a leading mining lawyer (2003-2022)
- Who’s Who Legal: 100, recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of energy and natural resources (2015)
- Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, ranked, Latin America -wide, Projects: Mining: Leading Canadian Firms Foreign Expert Based in Canada (2013 – 2016)
- Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law, recognized as a leading lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources (2015)
- Expert Guides: Women in Business Law, recognized as one of the world’s leading Women in Business Law – Energy and Natural Resources (2013)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, consistently recommended, Mining (2002-2022); repeatedly recommended, Energy (2006-2009);
- Lexpert Guide – Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the area of mining (2015)
- Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Global Mining Lawyers, recognized as a leading energy lawyer in Canada (2015)
- Lexpert Special Edition on Leading Energy Lawyers in Report on Business Magazine (“ROB Energy Special Edition”) (2014)
Eden Oliver lives in Toronto with her husband H. Scott Fairley and daughter Miranda.
In addition to her great enjoyment of family, friends, and her home, Eden is an avid advocate of women’s health and Women’s College Hospital, as Past Chair and member of the Board of Women’s College Hospital Foundation. The Hospital’s mission is to revolutionize and provide equitable access to healthcare for all. In 2021, as Board Chair, Eden led a board restructuring with the establishment of a new Governance Committee to replace its Executive Governance Committee. She also established the Foundation’s IDEA Task Force (focusing on inclusion, diversity, equity and access). See a Sizzle Reel re Women’s College Hospital Foundation 2021 Women for Women’s Event https://youtu.be/n_yeSzYcBSc She is also a proud and appreciative Old Girl of Havergal College and served seven years on the Board of Governors, two as Chair of the Board, and three as Chair of its Governance Committee.
Eden is grateful to have the opportunity to work with many outstanding individuals who want to make a positive difference in the world. This has also led to her interest in technology and innovation, as Board Chair of a financial services company currently in stealth mode, and her leadership role as a proponent for economic development in northern Ontario through the creation of the first Indigenous Public Private Partnership centred around the Town of Cochrane and region.
Eden loves house and garden projects, which together with swimming, racquet sports, exercise classes and biking, help to keep the sports medicine professionals in business.
- Institute of Corporate Directors, Member, ICD.D (2015-current)
- Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy Law (previously the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation), Trustee (2013-2015), International Program Co‐Chair for the 2014 Annual Institute, Program Steering Committee for Cartagena, Columbia (2015) and Quito, Ecuador (2017) International Mining and Oil and Gas Institutes, Regional Program Chair; and currently a member of Program Committee for PDAC June 2022 RMMLF Program
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM), Secretary of CIMVAL (current) and IMVAL (to 2018) (CIM and International Mineral Valuation Committees); developed and issued International Mineral Valuation Standards Template (3rd Ed. April 2018), and 2019 CIMVAL Code for the Valuation of Mineral Properties
- Ontario Bar Association Natural Resources Section Mining Program Coordinator and Moderator- November 2020
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Member, Securities Committee
- Developed, and Co-chaired from inception Osgoode’s Certificate of Mining Law, Toronto (five -day program 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) and lectured on subjects including “Industry overview”, “Joint Ventures” , “NI-43-101 Mineral Property Disclosure” and “Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act”
- Lectured on “Joint Ventures and Mining”, Toronto, October 2013, as part of LLM Program on Canadian Business Associations Law, Osgoode Hall Law School
- Lectured on “Mining Transactions”, London, Ontario, January 19, 2010, as part of Mining Law Specialty Program, University of Western Ontario
- Lectured on “Mining Diligence”, Toronto, June 2009, Canadian Institute
“Canada – Oil and Gas Section” co-reporter, RMMLF Mineral Law Newsletter, Volume XXXII, Number 4, 2015, page 35 on “New Canadian Resource Revenue Transparency Law in Effect”
“Public Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada” September 2015, co-author with Conrad Druzeta, Bennett Jones LLP
“International Trade and Commercial Transactions in Canada”, July 2015, Practical Law’s Global Guide 2015/2016 International Trade and Commercial Transactions, co-authored with Jesse I. Goldman, Matthew Kronby and Maureen Ward
“Canadian Resource Revenue Transparency Legislation Now in Force” June 2015, Bennett Jones LLP Update
Listed Magazine interview, article by Brenda Bouwe, “The Great Reveal” on resource revenue transparency, published January 2015
“Law drafted to cast light on resource sector revenue”, December 2014/January 2015, India Business Law Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 6 at 69
“Private Placement of Securities in Canada” Guide, 2014, co-author with Conrad Druzeta, Bennett Jones LLP
“New Canadian Resource Transparency Rules Released”, October 28, 2014, Bennett Jones LLP
“Crisis Prevention and Management”, co-author, June 2014, Bennett Jones LLP
“Opportunity Knocks in Canada’s Mining Sector“, October 2013, India Business Law Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 4, at 57
“Canada’s TSX: A Global Mineral Plays Supermarket”, co-author, India Business Law Journal, April 2013, at 78
“Canada – Oil and Gas Section” co-reporter, RMMLF Mineral Law Newsletter, Volume XXIX, Number 4, November 2012; Volume XXIX, Number 2, May 2012; Volume XXIX, Number 1, March 2012; Volume XXVIII, Number 4, November 2011
“Transmission Development in Canada”, October 26, 2011, Bennett Jones Update
“Mining Initial Public Offering Guide”, August 10, 2011, Bennett Jones Publication
“Mining, Oil and Gas: Canadian Investment Opportunities”, co-author, January 2011, Guide to International Financial Centres: What Chinese Investors Need to Know
“Best Practices in Reserve and Resources Estimate Reporting for Dual-Listed Canadian Mining and Oil and Gas Companies“, co-author, 56 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. (2010), Ch.6 at 6-1
“Mining Industry Tapped for Input in NI 43-101 Review“, April 2009, Osler Mining Review
“Reform of Canadian and U.S. Corporate Governance Standards: Contrasts in Approach“, co-author, Cdn. Int. Lawyer, 2002, Vol. 5, No. 2, at 71
“Protecting Lenders in International Mining Joint Ventures“, Cdn. Int. Lawyer, 1997, Vol. 2, No. 4, at 201
SELECTED SPEECHES AND PAPERSBennett Jones Academy, Vancouver May 2016, Calgary February 29, 2016, and Vancouver March 3, 2016 “Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Are you Ready?” , the latter two presentations with Natural Resources Canada; “Canada’s New Resource Revenue Transparency Rules: Are You Ready?” hosted and presented, Toronto, February 18, 2015
Speaker at the PwC Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) seminar “Reporting considerations for Mining Companies”, Toronto, December 8, 2015,and at the PwC Mega Mining Minds Program on “Resource Revenue Transparency”, Toronto, December 4, 2014
Eden is a senior business lawyer and advisor, as well as an experienced board chair and director. She practices corporate and commercial law. Eden has worked with public and private enterprises, financial institutions, lenders, investors, and municipal and Crown corporations, primarily in the mining, electricity, oil & gas, and financial services sectors. She was previously a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and at Bennett Jones LLP. Eden is interested in business applications of new technology & innovation, and most recently has been building an intellectual property and algorithm company.
Her legal practice focusses on building successful businesses through sound governance, strategy and diligently planned, well-executed international and domestic corporate & commercial transactions, M&A, joint ventures, financings, restructurings, and advisory and regulatory compliance mandates. Eden is an effective leader of multidisciplinary teams, a facilitator and consensus builder, and is recognized for integrity and ingenuity, judgement, communication skills, stakeholder collaboration, and joint venture skills. She thoroughly enjoys working with others and is highly motivated to help her clients succeed.
SELECT EXPERIENCE
Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial and Restructuring
- All corporate and commercial matters for a rapidly developing fintech.
- Engaged in all aspects of building a new information technology business.
- Assisting a retail merchant client with technical issues in relation to its card payment acquiring company.
- Establishing a business in Canada by a global agricultural business.
- Assisting a Canadian financial institution in respect of a bank acquisition.
- Assisting a substantial investment advisory firm and its affiliate in its acquisition by a capital firm.
- Eight financial institutions in respect of a proposed restructuring of Interac.
- A major Canadian bank in respect of the global restructuring of the Visa payments association, culminating in Visa Inc.’s initial public offering.
- Sale of a private international manufacturing and distribution company.
- Acquisition by a merchant acquiror of a major bank’s merchant acquiring business, and general corporate and commercial matters for the successor bank.
Mining
- A group of private mining companies in title, royalty, M&A and financing transactions.
- Independent expert witness in litigation concerning mineral tenure.
- Advising corporate boards, general counsel, and associations on resource revenue transparency reporting requirements.
- Advising Canadian miner in negotiating joint venture agreement to govern US mining, milling and processing by single manager involving multi-mine operations
- A public mining company in connection with its US$83 million acquisition of a mine and mill complex in Nevada and related acquisition financings, including the sale of a royalty and a gold purchase agreement, as well as project related contracts.
- A mining company in its private equity financing.
- A western Canadian oil services company in connection with its minerals purchase agreement.
- A public mining company in connection with joint venture and option agreements regarding properties in Papua New Guinea.
- A public mining company in connection with option and joint venture agreements regarding projects in the Philippines and the acquisition of common shares and share purchase warrants of another listed company and subsequent financing.
- A major international mining company in connection with its $6.1 billion acquisition and back-to-back sales, as well as its proposed acquisition of a Peruvian corporation.
- An international coal producer, in connection with its acquisitions of B.C. coal assets from two separate companies.
- An Australian listed company, in connection with structuring and conducting its Canadian operations and project development, including property acquisitions by option and asset purchase agreements.
- Independent expert witness in connection with multi-million-dollar arbitration regarding a right of first offer provision in a joint venture agreement.
- A major gold producer, in connection with mining land tax issues associated with Ontario mineral exploration licenses and related commercial matters.
- A bank in respect of due diligence for a secured loan to a Chinese miner.
- A Chinese investment corporation in connection with its subsidiary’s US$500 million investment in secured convertible debentures issued by a TSX-listed mining company.
- A major Canadian mining company in connection with its joint venture with another major regarding the establishment of a Chilean joint venture, disposition of half of its interest in the mining property, and a swap transaction, and the disposition of its interests in the Ontario mining joint ventures, and in connection with additional corporate acquisitions.
- Acquisitions and dispositions of mining companies, including a Tanzanian project, and of investments in a Columbian joint venture.
- Advising mining companies regarding mining disclosure standards, including National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, in a variety of contexts such as continuous disclosure, regulatory review, M&A, initial public offerings and other financing transactions for many corporations domestic and foreign mining companies.
- Acquisitions and dispositions of mining assets and royalty.
- A lender in mining financings
Energy/Electricity
- An Ontario city as a shareholder of an electricity distribution company in a multi-party merger transaction and subsequent acquisition of the shares of a local distribution company.
- A waste to energy company in respect of a power purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority and all related corporate and financing matters.
- Project financing for a large wind farm in Western Canada.
- Potential purchase of various hydro projects.
- A US bank lender in debt financings of a cross border transmission project and of a wind farm company in respect of a Quebec wind farm project.
- A major European electricity company in respect of diligence of a developer of wind projects.
- Ministry of Energy (Ontario) and Ontario Power Authority in procurement programs (RES I, and II, CES, DSM and DSR).
- Hydro One in numerous matters, including its establishment as part of the Electricity Act, 1998 and restructuring of Ontario Hydro, including transfer orders, and subsequent and acquisitions of municipal electric utilities, including the acquisition of Brampton Hydro.
- A major Canadian mining company in its acquisition of a limited partnership interest in the Bruce Power nuclear generation facility at Kincardine, Ontario, and subsequently for a consortium of owners in purchasing the vendor’s limited partnership interest in Bruce Power, advising on the applicable governance and investment agreements, financial assurances and numerous other matters.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Barrister and Solicitor, Ontario, 1992-
- Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, ICD.D, 2015
- Barrister and Solicitor, Alberta, 1985- 2017
EDUCATION
- Osgoode Hall Law School: Bachelor of Laws, 1984
- University of Toronto (Victoria College): B.A. (Pol. Sci), First with Highest Honours, 1981
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS
- Who’s Who Legal: Mining, recognized as a leading mining lawyer (2003-2022)
- Who’s Who Legal: 100, recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of energy and natural resources (2015)
- Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, ranked, Latin America -wide, Projects: Mining: Leading Canadian Firms Foreign Expert Based in Canada (2013 – 2016)
- Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law, recognized as a leading lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources (2015)
- Expert Guides: Women in Business Law, recognized as one of the world’s leading Women in Business Law – Energy and Natural Resources (2013)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, consistently recommended, Mining (2002-2022); repeatedly recommended, Energy (2006-2009);
- Lexpert Guide – Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the area of mining (2015)
- Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Global Mining Lawyers, recognized as a leading energy lawyer in Canada (2015)
- Lexpert Special Edition on Leading Energy Lawyers in Report on Business Magazine (“ROB Energy Special Edition”) (2014)
Eden Oliver lives in Toronto with her husband H. Scott Fairley and daughter Miranda.
In addition to her great enjoyment of family, friends, and her home, Eden is an avid advocate of women’s health and Women’s College Hospital, as Past Chair and member of the Board of Women’s College Hospital Foundation. The Hospital’s mission is to revolutionize and provide equitable access to healthcare for all. In 2021, as Board Chair, Eden led a board restructuring with the establishment of a new Governance Committee to replace its Executive Governance Committee. She also established the Foundation’s IDEA Task Force (focusing on inclusion, diversity, equity and access). See a Sizzle Reel re Women’s College Hospital Foundation 2021 Women for Women’s Event https://youtu.be/n_yeSzYcBSc She is also a proud and appreciative Old Girl of Havergal College and served seven years on the Board of Governors, two as Chair of the Board, and three as Chair of its Governance Committee.
Eden is grateful to have the opportunity to work with many outstanding individuals who want to make a positive difference in the world. This has also led to her interest in technology and innovation, as Board Chair of a financial services company currently in stealth mode, and her leadership role as a proponent for economic development in northern Ontario through the creation of the first Indigenous Public Private Partnership centred around the Town of Cochrane and region.
Eden loves house and garden projects, which together with swimming, racquet sports, exercise classes and biking, help to keep the sports medicine professionals in business.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & CONTRIBUTIONS
- Institute of Corporate Directors, Member, ICD.D (2015-current)
- Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy Law (previously the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation), Trustee (2013-2015), International Program Co‐Chair for the 2014 Annual Institute, Program Steering Committee for Cartagena, Columbia (2015) and Quito, Ecuador (2017) International Mining and Oil and Gas Institutes, Regional Program Chair; and currently a member of Program Committee for PDAC June 2022 RMMLF Program
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM), Secretary of CIMVAL (current) and IMVAL (to 2018) (CIM and International Mineral Valuation Committees); developed and issued International Mineral Valuation Standards Template (3rd Ed. April 2018), and 2019 CIMVAL Code for the Valuation of Mineral Properties
- Ontario Bar Association Natural Resources Section Mining Program Coordinator and Moderator- November 2020
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Member, Securities Committee
SELECTED ACADEMIC TEACHING
- Developed, and Co-chaired from inception Osgoode’s Certificate of Mining Law, Toronto (five -day program 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) and lectured on subjects including “Industry overview”, “Joint Ventures” , “NI-43-101 Mineral Property Disclosure” and “Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act”
- Lectured on “Joint Ventures and Mining”, Toronto, October 2013, as part of LLM Program on Canadian Business Associations Law, Osgoode Hall Law School
- Lectured on “Mining Transactions”, London, Ontario, January 19, 2010, as part of Mining Law Specialty Program, University of Western Ontario
- Lectured on “Mining Diligence”, Toronto, June 2009, Canadian Institute
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Canada – Oil and Gas Section” co-reporter, RMMLF Mineral Law Newsletter, Volume XXXII, Number 4, 2015, page 35 on “New Canadian Resource Revenue Transparency Law in Effect”
“Public Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada” September 2015, co-author with Conrad Druzeta, Bennett Jones LLP
“International Trade and Commercial Transactions in Canada”, July 2015, Practical Law’s Global Guide 2015/2016 International Trade and Commercial Transactions, co-authored with Jesse I. Goldman, Matthew Kronby and Maureen Ward
“Canadian Resource Revenue Transparency Legislation Now in Force” June 2015, Bennett Jones LLP Update
Listed Magazine interview, article by Brenda Bouwe, “The Great Reveal” on resource revenue transparency, published January 2015
“Law drafted to cast light on resource sector revenue”, December 2014/January 2015, India Business Law Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 6 at 69
“Private Placement of Securities in Canada” Guide, 2014, co-author with Conrad Druzeta, Bennett Jones LLP
“New Canadian Resource Transparency Rules Released”, October 28, 2014, Bennett Jones LLP
“Crisis Prevention and Management”, co-author, June 2014, Bennett Jones LLP
“Opportunity Knocks in Canada’s Mining Sector“, October 2013, India Business Law Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 4, at 57
“Canada’s TSX: A Global Mineral Plays Supermarket”, co-author, India Business Law Journal, April 2013, at 78
“Canada – Oil and Gas Section” co-reporter, RMMLF Mineral Law Newsletter, Volume XXIX, Number 4, November 2012; Volume XXIX, Number 2, May 2012; Volume XXIX, Number 1, March 2012; Volume XXVIII, Number 4, November 2011
“Transmission Development in Canada”, October 26, 2011, Bennett Jones Update
“Mining Initial Public Offering Guide”, August 10, 2011, Bennett Jones Publication
“Mining, Oil and Gas: Canadian Investment Opportunities”, co-author, January 2011, Guide to International Financial Centres: What Chinese Investors Need to Know
“Best Practices in Reserve and Resources Estimate Reporting for Dual-Listed Canadian Mining and Oil and Gas Companies“, co-author, 56 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. (2010), Ch.6 at 6-1
“Mining Industry Tapped for Input in NI 43-101 Review“, April 2009, Osler Mining Review
“Reform of Canadian and U.S. Corporate Governance Standards: Contrasts in Approach“, co-author, Cdn. Int. Lawyer, 2002, Vol. 5, No. 2, at 71
“Protecting Lenders in International Mining Joint Ventures“, Cdn. Int. Lawyer, 1997, Vol. 2, No. 4, at 201
SELECTED SPEECHES AND PAPERS
Bennett Jones Academy, Vancouver May 2016, Calgary February 29, 2016, and Vancouver March 3, 2016 “Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Are you Ready?” , the latter two presentations with Natural Resources Canada; “Canada’s New Resource Revenue Transparency Rules: Are You Ready?” hosted and presented, Toronto, February 18, 2015
Speaker at the PwC Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) seminar “Reporting considerations for Mining Companies”, Toronto, December 8, 2015,and at the PwC Mega Mining Minds Program on “Resource Revenue Transparency”, Toronto, December 4, 2014
