Lawyer Profile
Carole Gilbert
Montréal, Québec
Overview
Carole Gilbert is Associate General Counsel at WSP Global and Program Director of the Osgoode Hall Law School Certificate in Mining Law. She is a lawyer and professional geologist with experience in global legal, governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financing, mining and engineering consulting matters. Her private-practice career included Norton Rose Fulbright in Montréal, where official deal records identify her on corporate, securities, banking and mining matters. She has worked on resource evaluation, permitting and mine development and has field experience in West Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe and South America. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science in Geology from McGill University and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Barreau du Québec and the Ordre des géologues du Québec.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Barreau du Québec Law Society of Ontario Ordre des géologues du Québec, P.Geo.
Professional Details
Education
Bachelor of Civil Law, McGill University
Bachelor of Laws, McGill University
Bachelor of Science (Geology), McGill University
Semester exchange, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Associations
Program Director and Faculty Lecturer, York University - Osgoode Hall Law School Certificate in Mining Law
Mining Advisory Committee, Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec), 2020-present
Ethics Committee, Ordre des géologues du Québec
Awards & Recognition
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Leading Lawyer in Corporate Finance & Securities, 2026
Articles & Speeches
Bill S-216: Canada moves forward to combat modern slavery, with Meaghan Farrell, November 19, 2020
Canada unveils final anti-corruption law for the extractive sector, Mining.com, 2015
M&A: a leading growth strategy in 2015, Lexology, 2015