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Dzulynsky, Myron B.
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
(416) 369-7370
myron.dzulynsky@
gowlings.com
Mr. Dzulynsky has
extensive experience
acting on behalf of
fi nancial and strategic
counterparties across
primary and secondary
infrastructure
transactions in
various sectors.
Dietrich,
Nicholas E.J.
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
(416) 369-7288
nicholas.dietrich@
gowlings.com
Mr. Dietrich's practice is
concentrated in M&A,
fi nance and private
equity. Infrastructure
transaction work
includes companies
in the aerospace,
distribution,
transportation,
regulated utility and
communications
industries.
Dorion, QC,
AdE, Marc
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(418) 521-3007
mdorion@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Dorion co-heads
the fi rm's Energy
and Infrastructure
groups. He advises
companies and lending
institutions in relation
to development,
fi nancing, construction
and operation of
projects in the energy,
infrastructure and
natural resources
sectors.
Dunsky, Ilan
Dentons Canada LLP
(514) 878-5833
ilan.dunsky@
dentons.com
Mr. Dunsky's
infrastructure, P3
and project fi nance
practice covers the
transportation, energy
and health sectors,
extending through
Canada, the US,
Latin America, the
Caribbean and Africa.
Dietze, Sterling H.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3076
sdietze@
stikeman.com
Mr. Dietze's domestic
and foreign institutional
fi nancing and
banking practice
extends to PPPs and
infrastructure. He
advises borrowers
and lenders. His
experience embraces
infrastructure, project
and international
fi nancing transactions.
Dubord, Mathieu
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(514) 397-4448
mdubord@
mccarthy.ca
Mr. Dubord's practice
focuses on local
and cross-border
fi nancing, in the
areas of project and
infrastructure fi nance
and public-private
partnerships. His
experience embraces
social infrastructure,
industrial, waste
treatment and
energy projects.
Smaller local authorities are now looking to public-private partnerships as a way to get
infrastructure built, but misconceptions about how they actually work abound By Sandra Rubin
THE
REALITIES OF P3S
WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnerships being used suc-
cessfully on Canadian infrastructure megaprojects, smaller
players and an increasing number of investors are starting
to eye the structure with interest. Yet P3s aren't necessarily
well understood by the public or by smaller local authorities
looking to build a new hospital, road or school, say senior
lawyers who work in the area.
"P3s, if not in their infancy in Canada, are still just in
their adolescence," says Crae Garrett of Norton Rose Ful-
bright Canada LLP in Calgary.
The structure is complex. And there are some things new
entrants on all sides should be aware of.
12 | P3 Realities
