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Special Edition on Infrastructure 2018

The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.

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WWW.LEXPERT.CA | 2018 | LEXPERT 27 Mantini, S. Paul Bennett Jones LLP (416) 777-4837 mantinisp@bennettjones.com Mr. Mantini practises public infrastructure, commercial real estate, project finance, corporate/commercial (with an emphasis on lending and secured transactions) and gaming law. His experience encompasses some of Canada's largest P3 projects, including Toronto Waterfront Revitalization, Niagara Fallsview Casino, MaRS Discovery District and Humber River Hospital. Maguire, Patrick T. Bennett Jones LLP (403) 298-3184 maguirep@bennettjones.com Mr. Maguire's practice spans all areas of commercial energy law including energy project and infrastructure development, joint ventures, asset and share sales and project financing. Most recently, he has been particularly ac- tive in connection with the development, sale and use of pipelines, gas plants and related energy infrastructure. Madras, Mark L. Gowling WLG (416) 862-4296 mark.madras@gowlingwlg.com Mr. Madras specializes in the practice of environmental law, including en- vironmental issues in project approvals, regulatory compliance, commercial transactions and dispute resolution. MacKenzie, Daphne J. Stikeman Elliott LLP (416) 869-5695 dmackenzie@stikeman.com Ms. MacKenzie is Head of the Banking & Finance Group in Toronto. Her practice focuses on banking, project finance, restructurings and insolvency. She acts for financial institutions and borrowers in domestic and cross border banking, leveraged acquisition, project finance and restructuring trans- actions. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario. MacKay-Dunn, QC, R. Hector Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP (604) 661-9307 hmackay-dunn@farris.com Mr. MacKay-Dunn has over 25 years' experience and practises in a broad range of industry sectors, including infrastructure, investment banks and investors in public and private domestic and international financings, mergers & acquisitions, tender offers and joint ventures. He is recognized by Lexpert® as being among the 100 US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada. MacDonald, QC, Ross A. Stikeman Elliott LLP (604) 631-1367 rmacdonald@stikeman.com Mr. MacDonald's diverse real estate and commercial practice emphasizes acquisitions, leasing, financing and all aspects of major commercial real estate development projects. His practice also includes real estate-based infrastructure projects, such as the Vancouver/Richmond/YVR Canada Line rapid transit project. LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS of Infrastructure Ontario's Alternative Financing and Procurement, or Public Private Partnerships provisions. e UK think tank, Institute for Government, sum- marizes the UK procurement landscape (https://bit. ly/2LURiDd): "Public procurement — how the public sector organisations buy goods, works and services — is big business and is currently governed by EU rules. In 2015 the UK's public procurement market was valued at over £260 billion — 13.6% of gross domestic product — excluding expenditure on utilities. e total public procurement market in the EU, to which UK firms have access as part of our membership of the EU, was worth £1.5 trillion in 2015. "e rules that govern public procurement will change with the UK leaving the EU. at will in turn change how much market access UK businesses will have to procurement markets in the EU, and EU busi- nesses to the procurement market in the UK. "Public procurement in the UK is regulated by EU rules, covering different types of procurement, such as public contracts, utilities, and defence and security. ese common rules are designed to prevent member states discriminating in favour of their own companies Despite the uncertainties of Brexit, and a new Premier in Ontario, Infrastructure lawyers say they are busy on projects and expect more ahead

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