Libby Nixon
About Libby Nixon
Libby Nixon serves as Legal Counsel at Interac Corp., where she provides legal support on enterprise compliance and corporate governance matters. She has extensive legal experience, having previously held positions at Li-Cycle and Stikeman Elliott LLP.
Work at Interac
Libby Nixon currently serves as Legal Counsel at Interac Corp. since 2022. In this role, she provides legal support to the commercial (KONEK) and Interac Verified legal teams. Her responsibilities include advising on enterprise compliance and offering legal counsel on corporate governance matters. This position allows her to leverage her extensive legal background in a corporate environment.
Previous Legal Experience
Prior to her role at Interac, Libby Nixon held various legal positions. She worked at Li-Cycle as Senior Legal Counsel for six months in 2022 and previously served as Corporate Legal Counsel for five months in 2021. Her experience also includes four years as a Corporate and Securities Litigation Associate at Stikeman Elliott LLP from 2017 to 2021, where she developed expertise in corporate law.
Education and Expertise
Libby Nixon holds a Juris Doctor degree from Queen's University, which she completed from 2013 to 2016. She also earned a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. Additionally, she participated in academic exchange programs at The University of Hong Kong in 2015 and Universidade Católica Portuguesa in 2012, enhancing her international legal perspective.
Early Career Development
Libby Nixon began her legal career with internships and summer positions. She worked as a Summer Law Student at Field Law LLP in 2014 for three months in Calgary. She also gained experience at Stikeman Elliott LLP as a Summer Student in 2015 and as a Student at Law from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, she worked as a Summer Associate in the Audit and Assurance Group at PwC in 2012.