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Smith, QC, Lawrence E. (Laurie) Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3315 smithl@bennettjones.com
Mr. Smith is a former NEB counsel, and lead regulatory counsel to oil/gas
pipelines, LNG exports, and Alberta's largest gas distributor. Appeared – Su-
preme Court of Canada, federal/provincial Appeal Courts; testified – House
of Commons/Senate Committees, NAF TA Chapter 11 panel, California Energy
Commission. Member: Royal Military College Board of Governors; past member:
Montreal Neurological Institute Advisory Board.
Smellie, James H. Gowling WLG
(403) 298-1816 james.smellie@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Smellie's extensive energy regulatory practice includes broad
experience in relation to infrastructure projects across Canada,
particularly including pipeline and electricity transmission projects,
across a wide range of stakeholders.
Skelton, Christopher R. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3309 skeltonc@bennettjones.com
Mr. Skelton is a partner in Bennett Jones' Calgary office and a member of the
firms Oil & Gas and Private Equity groups. His practice relates primarily to
commercial transactions, with a focus on private investments and acquisi-
tions, and project joint ventures, construction and procurement.
Singleton, QC, John R.
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
(604) 682-7474 jsingleton@singleton.com
Mr. Singleton is the founding member and managing partner of Singleton
Reynolds. He has concentrated on the areas of insurance, construction,
professional liability and environmental matters, on behalf of property
owners, architects, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies and insurers
and has acted as counsel in several precedent-setting cases for clients
in these areas.
Sherrard, Matthew Gowling WLG
(514) 392-9428 matthew.sherrard@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Sherrard has advised extensively on renewable energy projects,
including environmental matters, power purchase and impact and benefit
agreements between project proponents and Indigenous communities.
Working closely with Indigenous clients, he advises regularly on commercial
agreements, governance and government relations matters, including
Nation-to-Nation agreements.
Sebastiano, Rocco M. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5859 rsebastiano@osler.com
Mr. Sebastiano, also an engineer, focuses on infrastructure and P3 projects.
He has advised on projects such as Highway 407 ETR, Spadina Subway Exten-
sion, Union Pearson Express, Maritime Link, St. Michael's Hospital Redevel-
opment and Toronto Pearson Airport.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
vider General Partnership (a partnership between
SNC-Lavalin and EllisDon Facilities Services
Inc.) as service provider.
Financing for the project is comprised of short-
term financing and associated hedging provided
by e Bank of Nova Scotia and National Bank of
Canada, with e Bank of Nova Scotia, acting as
administrative agent, and long-term financing pro-
vided by Sun Life Investment Management.
Infrastructure Ontario was represented in-
house by Agnes von dem Hagen, Vice President,
Transaction Legal, and Janice Lao, Senior Legal
Counsel, Transaction Legal.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP acted as transaction
counsel to the Ministry of the Attorney General
and to Infrastructure Ontario in the structur-
ing, procurement, negotiation and settlement of
the project documents, with a team that included
Tristan Musgrave, Jamie Klein, James Kelsall, Na-
dia Conforti, Ian Mak (financing) and Chris Za-
wadzki (financing).
EllisDon was represented in-house by An-
drés Durán, Vice President, Legal Services, P3
and International Projects and Jessica Ho-Wo-
Cheong, Legal Counsel, P3 and International
Projects.
EllisDon Infrastructure NTC General Partner-
ship was represented by Blake, Cassels & Gray-
don LLP with a team that included Catherine
Doyle, Vivian Kung, Lisha Li, Danielle Butler,
Aaron Palmer, Christine Ferguson, Hilary Cran-
gle, David Mender and Graham Fulton.
SNC-Lavalin was represented in-house by
Simon Finlayson and Philippe Archambault and
assisted by Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
LLP with a team that included Mike Moher and
Mary Kelly.
e lenders and hedge providers were repre-
sented by Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy
LLP with a team that included Michael Allen,
Maria McKenzie and Aliza Premji.
SNC-LAVALIN COMPLETES
THE TRANSFER OF FIFTH CANADIAN
ASSET INTO ITS INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT VEHICLE
On June 28, 2018, SNC-Lavalin's infrastructure
investment fund, SNC-Lavalin Infrastructure
Partners LP (the Fund), completed the previous-
ly announced transfer of a fih Canadian infra-
structure asset, the McGill University Health
Centre in Montréal.
is second transfer was completed for a total
consideration of approximately $115 million,
funded through the subscription of limited part-
nership units by each of the partners of the Fund,
BBGI SICAV S.A. (through a Canadian subsidi-
ary) and SNC-Lavalin.
e Fund's initial transfer of the first four Can-
