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Little, David W. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-3180 dlittle@fasken.com
Mr. Little is the Co-leader of the Procurement group and a Fasken lawyer in
Western Canada, with a focus on construction and infrastructure, procurement,
public-private partnerships, development and service delivery. He has extensive
experience with major projects, facilities, service models, transportation
and energy.
Lewis, Mark V. Bennett Jones LLP
(604) 891-5180 lewismv@bennettjones.com
Mr. Lewis's experience includes the acquisition, financing and development
of lands for transportation (rail, marine, air and truck) and other public
infrastructure purposes, education facilities, seniors' housing properties and
all-season resorts on government-tenured lands. He has extensive experience
structuring co-ownership, joint-venture and partnership relationships for real
estate projects.
Lewis, QC, Gregory D. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(604) 641-4923 greg.lewis@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Lewis is the Canadian Head of the firm's Infrastructure group and Co-head
of its North American Infrastructure Group. His practice focuses on commercial
transactions in infrastructure, energy and other industry sectors. His experience
includes PPPs in a variety of sectors, as well as port developments, hydro and
co-generation projects.
Levy, Serge Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3194 sergelevy@stikeman.com
Mr. Levy's practice is focused on banking law, corporate finance, financial services
and commercial law. He is involved in sophisticated infrastructure debt financing
transactions representing corporate borrowers and financial institutions alike.
He regularly acts on mining, PPP, restructuring, real estate, and leveraged
buyout transactions.
LeMoine, James (Jay) J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(604) 641-4844 jay.lemoine@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. LeMoine's practice focuses on the commercial aspects of infrastructure
projects and business transactions and includes the negotiating, drafting
and implementation of commercial contracts, business structures,
public-private partnerships, and infrastructure agreements.
Legge, Jennifer G. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5660 jlegge@stikeman.com
Ms. Legge is a senior partner and member of the Toronto Management
Committee. She provides advisory services on all aspects of business law and
has expertise in two core areas: financing/secured lending and M&A. She
acts for borrowers and lenders in domestic and international, secured and
unsecured financings in a range of industries and financing types, including
infrastructure financing.
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and supply, vagaries of ice roads and permafrost,
and heightened environmental sensitivities."
Also First Nations are oen involved, which
brings in another level of government.
In short, says Kelsall, rural Infrastructure proj-
ects "can be hard to do, small and a bit risky, mak-
ing them harder to finance and attract big players."
Having said that, Fasken as well as Torys LLP
and other firms are working on some very large ru-
ral projects, oen in the Energy sector.
Torys LLP is acting as counsel to Watayni-
kaneyap Power, a partnership between 24 First Na-
tion Communities and FortisOntario Inc., in con-
nection with the Wataynikaneyap Transmission
Project in northwestern Ontario. According to the
firm's website, "Torys acted for Wataynikaneyap
Power in the selection of a transmission partner
and in the negotiation of the related partnership
arrangements with FortisOntario, and continues
to provide ongoing advice to the partnership on all
commercial and regulatory matters related to the
project's development and financing."
Fasken represented the Ontario government on
the Wataynikaneyap project.
e federal government has made significant
overtures into the rural Infrastructure sector in
2019. In January, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
appointed the Honourable Bernadette Jordan as
Canada's first Minister of Rural Economic Devel-
opment. Infrastructure Canada's website says "e
Minister provides rural Canadians with a dedi-
cated voice at the Cabinet table, representing rural
perspectives and championing economic opportu-
nity and quality of life in rural Canada. Minister
Jordan is also leading the roll-out of broadband
and infrastructure investments in rural Canada."
By the end of June, Minister Jordan released
a new federal strategy: "Rural Opportunity, Na-
tional Prosperity: An Economic Development
Strategy for Rural Canada," which "is based on
consultations with the people living and working
in rural communities — like forestry workers,
entrepreneurs, and farmers — as well as commu-
nity leaders, associations, businesses, academics,
municipalities, Indigenous groups, and provin-
cial and territorial governments. It directly re-
sponds to the input we received and puts people,
"[RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS] CAN BE HARD
TO DO, SMALL AND A BIT
RISKY, MAKING THEM
HARDER TO FINANCE
AND ATTRACT BIG PLAYERS."
Brian Kelsall; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
