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Grenier, Pierre Dentons Canada LLP
(514) 878-8856 pierre.grenier@dentons.com
Mr. Grenier is a partner in Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.
His practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters as well as the
construction, energy and real estate sectors. He represents owners and
developers, general and specialized contractors, equipment manufacturers and
franchisors, financial institutions, industrial corporations and investors.
Green, Bram J. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4153 bgreen@goodmans.ca
Mr. Green's commercial real estate practice focuses on acquisitions and
divestitures, joint ventures, secured lending, hospitality, public/private projects
and renewable energy generation projects. He is assisting Ontario Lottery and
Gaming Corporation in the modernization of its land-based casino gaming.
Gordon, Carolena Clyde & Co Canada LLP
(514) 764-3664 carolena.gordon@clydeco.ca
Ms. Gordon advises construction firms, construction professionals and their
insurers in infrastructure projects. A creative and commercially minded
problem-solver with extensive trial experience, she is known for her expertise
in early mediation and negotiation in complex and multi-party litigation.
Over 26 years, she has built a strong reputation as a strategic thinker
in dispute resolution.
Glaholt, Duncan W. Glaholt LLP
(416) 368-8280 dwg@glaholt.com
Mr. Glaholt, CArb, is one of Canada's most highly recommended construction
lawyers, with experience in energy, infrastructure and mining projects. He is a
fellow of the CCCL, ACCL and IACL, and author of leading titles on construction
law and ADR.
Gilmour, Bradley S. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3382 gilmourb@bennettjones.com
Mr. Gilmour's practice focuses on regulatory, energy, environmental and
Aboriginal law. He advises on regulatory and environmental approvals, release
and incident reporting, contaminated sites and environmental investigations and
prosecutions on a range of energy, chemical, petrochemical, natural resource,
renewables and other industry types.
Gilbert, Geoffrey G. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(613) 780-3764 geoffrey.gilbert@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Gilbert practises in the area of project finance, with an emphasis on public-
private partnerships and infrastructure transactions. He regularly advises public
authorities, private-sector participants and lenders, among others, on large and
innovative projects in Canada. He has been particularly active in the LRT space.
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"lots of confidence on the part of the international
market," says Romoff. is includes building in-
frastructure through public-private partnerships
(P3s), of which transportation and healthcare fa-
cilities account for the vast majority of P3 builds in
Canada, he says.
"ere's been a robust interest in Canadian in-
frastructure for a long time," says Ilan Dunsky, a
Montréal-based partner in Dentons Canada LLP's
global Transportation and Infrastructure practice.
Over the past few years he has seen an increasing
amount of Canadian entrance into the market;
internationally, Spanish companies have been in-
volved for a long time, as well as German, Ameri-
can and British, among others, who invest as devel-
opers of a project.
More new foreign investors may be coming
into the Canadian market because of the shi in
the types of projects that are being undertaken in
Canada, Dunsky adds, with the market shiing
away recently from facilities and roads to transpor-
tation and transit projects, bringing in a variety of
players who are experts in transportation and tran-
sit. Many companies are ahead of Canada in their
use of concession agreements in P3s, for example,
having been involved in these projects in many
countries around the world, and have expertise in
operating transit systems.
"P3 is a vibrant market," agrees Mark Bain, a
partner in Torys LLP in Toronto who specializes
in infrastructure and project finance. "We've seen
the entire world land on the Canadian doorstep to
get a piece of that market."
Canada currently has 286 P3 projects in op-
eration or under construction valued at approxi-
mately $140 billion, he notes. Many of Canada's
infrastructure projects only proceed via a govern-
ment sponsor, and governments have an enor-
mous appetite for more and more infrastructure
in Canada, says Bain; that runs across all political
parties. "More and better infrastructure is a great
"IT'S TYPICAL THAT
THE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES ARE
ENGAGED IN PROVIDING
LONG-TERM DEBT
FOR THESE PROJECTS
… WHILE LONG-TERM
FINANCING IS ALSO
MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS, PRIVATE
EQUITY AND SO ON."
Mark Romoff; CEO, The Canadian Council
for Public-Private Partnerships
