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Lexpert Special Edition on Infrastructure 2019

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WWW.LEXPERT.CA | 2019 | LEXPERT 9 Collett, R. Max Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (604) 641-4912 max.collett@nortonrosefulbright.com Mr. Collett is a leading real property, planning and environmental lawyer. His practice includes re-development of industrial brownfield sites, public infrastructure projects, development of hospital and residential care facilities, complex mixed-use developments, and commercial joint ventures on First Nation lands. Carrière, Mathilde Dentons Canada LLP (514) 878-5823 mathilde.carriere@dentons.com Ms. Carrière leads the Corporate practice group of Dentons' Montréal office. She is a lead for the local Infrastructure & PPP group, as well as the national Construction group. She focuses on large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, but also deals extensively with M&A and venture capital investments. She has unique expertise in the energy, manufacturing and transportation sectors. Carmona, Eric Stikeman Elliott LLP (416) 869-5597 ecarmona@stikeman.com Mr. Carmona is a partner in the Real Estate Group. His commercial real estate practice focuses on real property transactions of commercial complexes, shopping centres, apartment buildings, hotels, retirement homes and long-term residences. His corporate commercial law practice focuses on the acquisition and/or privatization of public real estate enterprises and capital markets transactions. Card, Duncan C. Bennett Jones LLP (416) 777-6446 cardd@bennettjones.com Mr. Card leads complex infrastructure ventures globally, including intelligent infrastructure, energy, airports, related complex concession and outsourcing service transactions and public-sector modernization projects. He led the 30- year Bermuda airport redevelopment project, nominated as the world's "Best Transit Project" for 2018 and which won "North America Airport Deal of the Year" for 2017. Bursey, David W. Bennett Jones LLP (604) 891-5128 burseyd@bennettjones.com Mr. Bursey's regulatory practice focuses on natural resource and infrastructure development, pipeline and public utility regulation, environmental assessment, water resource management and Aboriginal law. He advises natural resource industry clients, First Nations and government agencies. He appears before federal and provincial tribunals such as the NEB, BCUC and federal project review panels. Bright, Denise D. Bennett Jones LLP (403) 298-4468 brightd@bennettjones.com Ms. Bright's practice focuses on corporate debt including secured, cross- border, syndicated and bilateral credit agreements, bonds and notes across a variety of industries, including electricity, generation, renewables, LNG, infrastructure and oil & gas. Her experience includes guarantees, consents, intercreditor arrangements, project and structured finance. ter on that front." Indeed, the future of the P3 pipeline in Ontario crystallized when the Conservatives' April 2019 budget committed $144 billion to infrastructure over the next decade. Transit is clearly the focus of the plan, with $66.7 billion allocated to public transit and $22.1 billion to highways. "Ontario's commitment remains very clear, and we're working closely with the government to move projects to the market," Romoff says. Alberta's promising P3 future e future for P3s looks equally promising in Alberta. "Jason Kenney's election significantly increases the likelihood that infrastructure models will be developed along the P3 model," says Geoff Stenger in Bennett Jones LLP's Calgary office. "e Pre- mier is on record that his government will be very aggressive in pursuing P3 projects, which he be- lieves represent the most efficient way to develop large infrastructure." P3s, of course, also help Kenney pursue another priority, namely the immediate reduction of the province's debt while maintaining his commit- ment to infrastructure. LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS

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