Biography: Mining

Eden Oliver is a partner of Bennett Jones LLP based in Toronto and co-head of the firm's mining practice. Eden has 25 years of experience in the natural resources sector, acting for mining companies and investors on international and domestic corporate and commercial transactions, including joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and financing. She also has complementary expertise in mining due diligence and related regulatory issues, notably including standards of disclosure for mineral projects. Eden is experienced in the negotiation and preparation of commercial agreements governing the exploration, development, operation and financing of mineral projects.

Eden is a member of the securities committee of the Prospectors and Developers Association; the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum; the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the American Bar Association section on environment, energy and resources. She served on the International Bar Association steering committee to host the bi-annual meeting of the IBA's section on energy, environment, natural resources and infrastructure law in Toronto in 2010. Eden is also a former chair of the natural resources & energy section of the Ontario Bar Association.

Eden has been recognised in Who's Who Legal annually since 2004, and has also been recognised by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the mining and electricity sectors.

Eden is a member of the bars of Ontario (1992) and Alberta (1985). She received her BA in political science (with highest honours) from Victoria College, University of Toronto in 1981, and her LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1984.

"Bennett Jones has a 'sterling profile as the leading energy and natural resources firm in the country.'" Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.