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About Trisha

Trisha advises publicly listed companies with respect to public offerings, private placements, take-over bids, mergers and acquisitions. She has particular experience advising mining companies on complex financing transactions as well as advising public companies on compliance and reporting requirements.

Trisha provides legal services through Trisha Robertson Law Corporation.

Select Experience

Recent significant transactions include acting as counsel to:

  • Filo Corp. on its C$4.5-billion acquisition by BHP and Lundin Mining Corporation

  • Sierra Wireless, Inc. on its US$1.2-billion acquisition by Semtech Corporation

  • Josemaria Resources Inc. on its C$625-million acquisition by Lundin Mining Corporation

  • Canaccord Genuity Corp., lead underwriter in the C$55-million initial public offering of Kits Eyecare Ltd.

  • Maverix Metals Inc. on its acquisition of a C$90-million royalty portfolio from Newmont Corporation

  • NovaGold Resources Inc. in connection with its sale of a 50% interest in the Galore Creek Partnership to a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation for a staged and contingent aggregate consideration of up to US$275-million

  • Trilogy International Partners on a US$875-million business combination with Alignvest Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC)

  • Maverix Metals Inc. on its acquisition of a royalty portfolio from Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited)

  • Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. in connection with a US$325-million construction financing package for Lydian International Limited which included a credit agreement, gold stream, gold offtake and equity placement

  • Lundin Gold Inc. with respect to a public offering and concurrent private placement, and concurrent TSX and Stockholm listings, all in connection with the acquisition of the Fruta del Norte Project from Kinross Gold Corp.

  • CGA Mining Limited in connection with its acquisition by B2Gold Corp. for C$1.1-billion

  • NovaGold Resources Inc. in connection with the spin-out of the Ambler project into Trilogy Metals Inc., a new Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company

Awards & Recognition

Trisha has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada (2024–2025: Mining Law; 2015–2025: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)

  • Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2024–2025 (Energy & Natural Resources: Mining)

  • The Legal 500 Canada 2024 (Energy and Natural Resources: Mining)

  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2024 (Mining (International & Cross-Border))

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2018–2024 (Mining, Corporate Finance & Securities)

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining 2024

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2023

Professional Activities

Trisha is a member of The Law Society of British Columbia, the Law Society of Ontario and the Nova Scotia Bar Association. She is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association and has lectured on corporate governance matters for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia's CLE program.

Trisha has also spoken on securities and M&A matters at a number of third-party conferences.

Education

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2006
Canadian Securities Course (Hon.), Canadian Securities Institute – 2005
Admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar – 2004
Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2003
MBA, Dalhousie University – 2002
LLB, Dalhousie University – 2002
BComm, Mount Allison University – 1997
BA, Mount Allison University – 1995

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