Olivia Dixon

Olivia Dixon

Partner, Disputes

Calgary

(403) 260-7038 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Alberta, 2008

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Areas of Expertise

Government and Public Sector
Banking and Financial Services
Power and Utilities
Energy
Mining and Natural Resources
Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Disputes
Construction
Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental
Domestic and International Arbitration
Corporate and Commercial Disputes

Olivia Dixon is a corporate and commercial litigation lawyer with a primary focus on energy litigation, construction litigation and international commercial arbitration.

In her energy litigation practice, Olivia’s experience includes complex contractual disputes involving leases, ownership interests, operating agreements and processing agreements. Olivia has also acted in litigation surrounding major resource projects, including judicial review applications, regulatory appeals, and environmental, administrative, constitutional, Charter and Indigenous claims.

Olivia’s construction litigation experience includes dealing with construction bonds (performance, bid and labour and materials bonds), and disputes that arise in the course of construction, such as scope changes and schedule changes. Finally, with respect to her international commercial arbitration practice, Olivia has experience in conducting arbitrations held under the auspices of the UNCITRAL Model Law and Arbitration Rules.

Olivia has appeared before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, the Federal Court of Appeal and in various alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including domestic and international arbitration and mediation.  

Prior to joining Osler, Olivia articled and practised with another prominent national law firm.

Areas of Expertise

Banking and Financial ServicesConstructionCorporate and Commercial DisputesDisputesDomestic and International ArbitrationEnergyGovernment and Public SectorMining and Natural ResourcesPharmaceuticals and Life SciencesPower and UtilitiesRegulatory, Indigenous and Environmental

Representative Work

  • Chevron Canada Limited

    Chevron Canada Limited on the sale of its interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and the Kaybob Duvernay Shale Gas Project to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for US$6.5 billion

  • Trans Mountain Canada Inc.

    Trans Mountain Canada Inc. in its successful defence of four judicial review applications at the Federal Court of Appeal, challenging the June 2019 federal approval (Order in Council) of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

  • Trans Mountain Canada Inc.

    Supreme Court of Canada rules in favour of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

  • Terra Nova Consortium

    Terra Nova Consortium in a challenge over its calculation of past and ongoing provincial royalties

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Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Benchmark Litigation Canada: Recognized as “Litigation Star”; “40 & Under List”
  • Lexpert Rising Stars: Recognized as a Rising Star (2024)
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Litigation

Media Mentions

  • Osler News November 20, 2025

    24 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2025

    Osler is proud to announce that 24 of our lawyers are recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2025. This prestigious publication...

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  • Osler News May 2, 2025

    Osler recognized for outstanding bench strength in the 2025 Benchmark Litigation Canada Guide

    Osler is proud to announce that 31 of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2025 edition of the Benchmark Litigation Canada Guide, Benchmark’s...

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  • Osler News November 20, 2024

    Olivia Dixon, Christine Jackson, Jonathan Marin and Dan Shea named 2024 Lexpert Rising Stars

    Congratulations to Olivia Dixon, Christine Jackson, Jonathan Marin and Dan Shea on being named 2024 Lexpert Rising Stars: Canada’s Leading Lawyers...

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  • Osler News September 25, 2023

    22 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Energy 2023

    Osler is proud to announce that 22 of our lawyers are featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Energy 2023, recognizing leading lawyers in the oil...

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Credentials

Education

  • Columbia University, LLM, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • University of Saskatchewan, JD, with distinction

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Association of Women Lawyers
  • Young Women in Energy
  • Alberta Law Society
  • Calgary Bar Association

Osler is a leading business law firm practising internationally from offices across Canada and in New York. Our clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses. We have built our reputation on our commitment to our clients' success and the experience, expertise and collaborative approach for which we are recognized. We believe that our success is a reflection of our clients' success.