Billie Fortier

First Year of Call
Alberta Bar (2015)

Areas of Practice
Corporate & Commercial Law

Description
Billie advises First Nations and Métis communities on matters related to economic development, commercial leasing, industry partnerships and community governance.

Billie represents Indigenous communities and businesses in negotiations with resource companies to establish joint ventures and other business relationships.

She advises the leadership of Indigenous communities on a variety of matters, including corporate structuring of Indigenous-owned businesses, financial administration and governance, including drafting laws and bylaws. She also advises clients across a number of industries on general commercial matters and in connection with mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations.

Billie has appeared before the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta and the Provincial Court of Alberta, and has experience with regulatory proceedings before the Alberta Utilities Commission, the Alberta Energy Regulator and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. She is a member of the Fort McKay First Nation.