Alison Babbitt > Norton Rose Fulbright > Ottawa, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Norton Rose Fulbright utilizes deep bench strength and global reach (over 50 locations worldwide and offices in Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec City) to provide a comprehensive service to major commercial lenders, export credit agencies and domestic and multinational mining companies(including Rio Tinto and Lundin Gold), advising on matters throughout the entire project lifecycle, ranging from equity raising, debt financing, regulatory compliance, construction and infrastructure to M&A and dispute resolution. The team is led in Ottawa by Alison Babbitt, a project finance expert who advises on projects throughout Canada and Latin America, and Geoffrey Gilbert, who regularly assists clients on royalty agreements and offtake arrangements. In Montreal, Steve Malas brings strength to public and private M&A transactions.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s national power group is marked by its comprehensive geographical and practice coverage, with strong lawyer representation across its six Canadian offices, as well as the ability to work alongside its corporate and finance lawyers to resource major projects and transactional matters. The team’s commercial activity is underpinned by a robust regulatory offering that handles a mix of environmental, Indigenous law and contentious work. Splitting his time between Vancouver and Calgary, department head Matthew Keen specializes in energy regulation and is representing the Alberta Electric System Operator in various proceedings before the Alberta Utilities Commission. Calgary-based David Eeles and Ottawa-based Alison Babbitt are recommended for project-related matters.