Ranked among the world's best infrastructure practices, we adeptly execute on some of the largest and most significant projects in Canada and internationally
Major infrastructure projects require skilled and practiced legal counsel to anticipate potential issues and mitigate long-term risk. The sheer volume and overall complexity of infrastructure mandates we’ve supported position us well to provide the practical and strategic guidance you need to manage your critical infrastructure projects.
Consistently recognized as a top tier firm for our market-leading counsel, government entities, bidding consortia, financial institutions, developers, service providers and equity investors seek our advice on a full range of issues related to the procurement, project finance, development and construction of:
- airports;
- casinos;
- correctional facilities and courthouses;
- healthcare, long-term care centres, and senior housing facilities;
- fibre optic lines and telecommunications;
- highways, roads, ports and bridges;
- light and heavy rail systems;
- power projects, including transmission lines;
- schools and universities;
- stadiums and recreational facilities;
- water and wastewater systems;
- and more.
Entrenched in the industry through our co-founding and continued participation in The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, our strong relationships with major project participants, and our integral involvement in the establishment of and continuing work with the Canada Infrastructure Bank means that we understand infrastructure inside and out, demonstrated by our involvement in significant projects, including advising:
- the syndicate of lenders in providing C$1.5 billion in financing for Alberta's new Cascade Power Project;
- Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation and Metrolinx in the C$4.6 billion Hurontario LRT Project;
- Parsons Inc. and Colas Infrastructure Canada GP, in the C$2.6 billion Edmonton Valley Line West LRT Project;
- the lenders in the C$5.7 billion procurement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project;
- ENGIE Services, as part of the Innovate Energy consortium, in the successful closing of a C$2.6 billion PPP contract with the Government of Canada to modernize the district energy system in Ottawa;
- the lenders to EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare on the C$260 million Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake, Nova Scotia;
- ATB Financial in the C$215 million financing for the construction of the 132-MW Claresholm Solar Project in Alberta;
- The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in the closing of a C$200 million secured credit facility to First Nation LP to finance its equity interest in Wataynikaneyap Power LP;
- SBC Securities (Canada) Inc. as underwriters for EllisDon in the procurement for the C$417 million Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower Project;
- Vantage Airport Group in a US$4 billion project to redevelop and operate New York’s LaGuardia Airport;
- the concessionaire on all aspects of the US$285 million L.F. Wade International Airport Redevelopment Project in Bermuda;
- the successful bidder for the C$2.5 billion Finch West Light Rail Transit Project, a multi-billion dollar project to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a new 11 kilometre dedicated light rail transit extension in Toronto, Ontario;
- Vantage Airport Group, as a member of the successful consortium consisting of Plenary, Gilbane Building Company and Johnson Controls, in the US$500 million redevelopment and operation of the historic William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
We have the resources to provide you with nationally integrated and multidisciplinary teams to meet your specific project requirements – including expertise in project finance, procurement, zoning and planning, construction, aboriginal, environmental, tax, labour, arbitration, dispute resolution and other critical areas.
With demonstrated experience and expertise, you can confidently rely on our counsel and guidance throughout each project phase – including developing procurement models; designing and implementing an effective and compliant procurement process; understanding deal and tax structures; negotiating construction, service and lending agreements; and more. We advise on all aspects of project structuring and finance, and regularly act for domestic and foreign project proponents, banking groups and syndicates, and underwriters on large project finance transactions in Canada and internationally. We are your single advisor for the life cycle of your projects.
Awards & Rankings
IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms
Tier 1 – Project Development: Energy, Mining, and Infrastructure; Project Finance
Chambers Global
Leading Firm – Projects: PPP & Infrastructure; Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals; Energy: Power; Mining (International & Cross-Border)
Chambers Canada
Leading Firm – Projects: PPP & Infrastructure; Energy: Power; Energy & Natural Resources: Mining; Real Estate; Transportation: Rail & Road
The Legal 500
Leading Firm – Infrastructure & Projects; Public Procurement; Energy & Natural Resources: Mining; Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas; Energy & Natural Resources: Power; Real Estate; Transport: Other Transport
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Leading Firm – Project Finance; Property Development; Energy (Electricity); Energy (Oil & Gas); Mining; Transportation (Road & Rail)
Infrastructure Journal League Tables
Recognized in Infrastructure, Projects and Transactions
Canadian Law Awards 2023
Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year: GO Transit Corridor Expansion Project
Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in P3s
Gold Award, Project Development: Edmonton Valley Line West LRT Project
Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in P3s
Gold Award, Infrastructure (International): L.F. Wade International Airport Redevelopment Project
Chambers Canada Awards
Projects & Energy Law Firm of the Year
IFLR1000 Canada Awards
Canada Project Finance Deal of the Year: Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre
IJGlobal Awards
North America Power Deal of the Year: Cascade Power Project
Power Finance & Risk Awards
Canadian Deal of the Year and Hydro Deal of the Year: Northwestern Hydro
Power Finance & Risk Awards
Transmission Deal of the Year: Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project
Proximo Infra Awards
North America Power Deal of the Year: Cascade Power Project
Proximo Infra Awards
North America Solar Deal of the Year: Claresholm Solar Project
Project Finance International Awards
Canadian Power Deal of the Year: Cascade Power Project
IFLR1000 Canada Awards
Canada Banking and Finance Deal of the Year: Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project
Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships Awards
Gold Award for Project Financing: Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships Awards
Gold Award for Project Development: Tlicho All-Season Road Project
IJGlobal Awards
North America Rail Deal of the Year: Hurontario LRT
IJGlobal Awards
North America Transmission Deal of the Year: Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project
IJGlobal Awards
North America Utility Deal of the Year: ESAP Modernisation Project
P3 Award
Best Road/Bridge/Tunnel Project: Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
Proximo Infra Awards
North America Rail Deal of the Year: Hurontario LRT
CG/LA Oracle Project of the Year Awards
Oracle Project of the Year: Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
National Council for Public-Private Partnerships
Outstanding Emerging Project: Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
P3 Awards
Best Social Infrastructure Project (Silver): West Park Healthcare Centre Project
P3 Awards
Best Financial Structure – Social Infrastructure (Silver): West Park Healthcare Centre Project
IJGlobal Awards
North America Rail Deal of the Year: Finch West LRT Project
IJGlobal Awards
North America Roads Deal of the Year: Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
IJGlobal Awards
North America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year: Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower Project
Project Finance International Awards
Americas Transport Deal of the Year: Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
Lexpert Deal of the Year
Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
Report on Business: Canada’s Best Law Firms 2022
Areas of Distinction – Construction & Infrastructure