Geoffrey Gilbert Bio

Geoffrey Gilbert practises in the areas of infrastructure, mining and project finance. He also provides ongoing general corporate and commercial law advice. Geoffrey is repeatedly recommended in mining, infrastructure, project finance and corporate commercial law by Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. He is the chair of our national infrastructure practice. Geoffrey has a history of involvement in all aspects of mining and mineral resource development. He regularly assists our clients on both sides of the Canada-US border and internationally with royalty agreements and offtake arrangements, as well as public and private financing by mining entities; bank financing (including mine project financing and corporate lending); mergers and acquisitions of mining companies and assets; and structuring and implementing national and international mining joint ventures. From a projects perspective, he has experience in PPP, AFP and mining projects. He has acted for governmental authorities, sponsors, lenders, contractors and suppliers, meaning he can anticipate and understand issues and problems that may arise during a project and find constructive solutions. Before joining our Ottawa office, Geoffrey spent almost four years in private practice in New York City, acquiring experience in project finance, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and US securities law. Previously he was in private practice in Toronto where he focused on corporate and commercial and securities law.