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Kauffman, David H. De Grandpré Chait LLP
(514) 878-3217 dkauffman@dgclex.com
Mr. Kauffman is one of the most recognized and experienced lawyers in
construction law, infrastructure and development projects in Canada. His
practice includes project structuring, financing, licensing, tendering and
contracting for major initiatives. In 2015, he published The Construction
Hypothec: Insights into Quebec Lien and Construction Law, an expanded
treatise of his 2008 monograph.
Karayannides, George J. Clyde & Co Canada LLP
(647) 789-4831 george.karayannides@clydeco.ca
Mr. Karayannides' commercial litigation and arbitration (domestic and
international) practice embraces a wide range of complex and high-stakes
business disputes, including infrastructure and construction, shareholder
remedies, product liability and class actions. He regularly works with foreign
counsel on cross-border issues and disputes.
Junger, Robin M. McMillan LLP
(778) 329-7523 robin.junger@mcmillan.ca
Mr. Junger advises clients on environmental, Aboriginal and regulatory
matters, and has helped proponents of energy, infrastructure and other
major projects secure approvals. He previously served as BC's Deputy
Minister of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources, Chair of the BC
Oil & Gas Commission, head of the BC Environmental Assessment
Office and a Provincial Chief Treaty Negotiator.
Johannsen, Helmut K.
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
(604) 682-7474 hjohannsen@singleton.com
Mr. Johannsen's practice includes all aspects of law relating to construction,
engineering, procurement and infrastructure, including: strategic advice;
risk mitigation; negotiating, drafting, tendering & interpreting contracts;
insurance & bonding; and mediation, arbitration & litigation.
Jacquin, Maxime Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-2444 mjacquin@stikeman.com
Mr. Jacquin's practice focuses primarily on banking, project finance, P3 and
infrastructure & energy M&A. He also has extensive experience in the energy
industry, in particular with respect to renewable energy projects.
Jackson, Richard J. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(604) 631-1357 rjackson@stikeman.com
Mr. Jackson is a partner & Department Head of the Commercial Real Estate
Group in Vancouver. His practice emphasizes large commercial and residen-
tial real estate transactions, including advising on all aspects of major multi-
use real estate development projects. His practice also includes acting for
the Province of British Columbia on all four modern-day land claims treaties
with First Nations.
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potentially grave impact on Canadian companies'
ability to do work in the US. On procurement, "it
could be very interesting on companies like Bom-
bardier, for example, which has been very active in
selling trains to the US as part of Infrastructure
projects. NAFTA has been very hands-on in regu-
lating the rules with respect to transit."
Bombardier, like many large Canadian con-
struction companies, has offices in the US which
might protect it from any NAFTA fallout.
A taste of changes to the 25-year-old trade agree-
ment is already being felt on Infrastructure proj-
ects with the imposition of US tariffs on Canadian
aluminum and steel. Many pundits say President
Trump is using the tariffs to extract concessions in
the NAFTA talks.
"Steel and aluminum is a significant input cost
to a lot of infrastructure projects," says Murphy.
"You've got their tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, so
obviously they've got an impact on pricing your
deals. e question becomes who takes that risk.
I can tell you that a lot of people are digging into
their existing P3 contracts right now to figure out
what the definition is of 'change in law.'"
Murphy notes President Trump's govern-
ment is pushing for significant protection for US-
government procurement, "basically buy America,
