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Antonopoulos, George Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-7136 george.antonopoulos@dentons.com
Mr. Antonopoulos acts for companies in the energy sector, focusing on the
planning, drafting, negotiation and completion of complex energy transactions
and project work in both the upstream and midstream oil & gas sectors,
including advising clients on M&A, joint venture arrangements, commodity
transportation, storage arrangements, corporate re-organizations, and energy
project development.
Annibale, Jason J. McMillan LLP
(416) 865-7912 jason.annibale@mcmillan.ca
Mr. Annibale is an expert in construction, P3 disputes and Ontario's new
Construction Act. He deals with complex construction disputes affecting
infrastructure projects, including disputes involving the calculation of
refinancing gains of P3 assets. He has also written the chapter on Dispute
Resolution in Tim Murphy's recent text, Public-Private Partnerships in Canada:
Law Policy and Value for Money.
Anderson, Jean E. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4297 janderson@goodmans.ca
Ms. Anderson's practice includes financing and corporate transactions,
alternative finance and P3s. Her experience embraces project and structured
finance, domestic and cross-border financings, asset-based lending
and debt restructuring.
Anderson, Garth K. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
(403) 260-9778 garth.anderson@blakes.com
Mr. Anderson's infrastructure practice encompasses all types of public
and private infrastructure, with an emphasis on P3 transactions in the
transportation sector. He assists clients in structuring major design-build-
finance-operate projects, as well as on the real estate and construction aspects
of various energy-related infrastructure projects.
Allen, Michael S. FARRIS LLP
(604) 661-9311 mallen@farris.com
In his 40 years of experience in project and corporate finance, Mr. Allen has
been continuously recognized by leading publications. In addition to the
infrastructure and public-private partnership sphere, his practice has included
mining, energy, forestry and telecommunications, within Canada and around the
world. He is called to the Bar in British Columbia, Ontario, and England & Wales.
Ackerley, Glenn W. WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5008 gackerley@weirfoulds.com
Mr. Ackerley advises owners, contractors and design professionals on landmark
capital and public infrastructure renewal projects. He counsels his construction
industry clients on contracts, procurement, risk avoidance, claims handling and
dispute resolution. Often performing the role of "project lawyer," he provides
ongoing practical advice from the start of a project through to close-out.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
the Ford government gets its bearings.
"Apart from investment in rural areas and small-
er projects, we're still waiting on the P3 pipeline in
Ontario," Murphy says. "But what that wait repre-
sents is a hiccup rather than a change in philosophy
by the government."
Sharon Vogel, a lawyer in Singleton Urquhart
Reynolds Vogel LLP's Toronto office, is of simi-
lar mind.
"ere was a period of uncertainty before the
Ford government said what it would do with P3s,
especially in light of the Auditor General's criti-
cisms," she says. "But throughout we saw the con-
tinued development of alternative financing and
procurement projects, like the Hurontario LRT
and the GO Rail Expansion project."
As it turns out, Ontario has benefitted from a
"THERE WAS A PERIOD
OF UNCERTAINTY BEFORE
THE FORD GOVERNMENT
SAID WHAT IT WOULD
DO WITH P3S, ESPECIALLY
IN LIGHT OF THE AUDITOR
GENERAL'S CRITICISMS.
BUT THROUGHOUT WE SAW
THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT
OF ALTERNATIVE FINANCING
AND PROCUREMENT PROJECTS,
LIKE THE HURONTARIO LRT
AND THE GO RAIL
EXPANSION PROJECT."
Sharon Vogel; Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
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