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LEXPERT 19
Ledgett, Michael Dentons Canada LLP
(416) 863-4793 michael.ledgett@dentons.com
Mr. Ledgett centres his practice on corporate and commercial law, corporate
governance, mergers and acquisitions, PPP, and the transportation industry.
His clients include businesses (domestic and foreign), governments and their
agencies, and not-for-profit organizations, as well as private-sector developers,
operators, lenders and investors on P3 projects.
Leblanc, Nicolas Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-5262 nleblanc@fasken.com
Mr. Leblanc is Co-head of Fasken's Real Estate group in Montréal. He is also
active in the Infrastructure group. Mr. Leblanc provides strategic advice
to a wide range of players in the financial, real estate, transportation and
infrastructure markets on the development of projects requiring interaction
with administrative, government and community stakeholders.
Kyte, Kevin Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3346 kkyte@stikeman.com
Mr. Kyte's infrastructure practice focuses primarily on domestic and
international mergers & acquisitions, governmental requests for proposals and
contracts and regulatory issues in business and financing transactions. He has
worked extensively with many industries, including energy, aluminum, steel, pulp
& paper, construction and engineering.
Kussner, Barnet H. WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5079 bkussner@weirfoulds.com
Mr. Kussner's municipal law practice covers P3s; infrastructure and public
facilities; residential, commercial and mixed-use developments; and Official
Plan, Secondary Plan and zoning bylaw reviews. He has extensive experience
acting for public- and private-sector clients before municipal councils, the Local
Planning Appeal Tribunal and all court levels, including the Supreme Court
of Canada.
Krawchuk, Leanne C. Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7198 leanne.krawchuk@dentons.com
Ms. Krawchuk is the Canada Co-chair and a global Lead for Dentons' Mining
group and a member of the Dentons Canada LLP National Board. She routinely
advises mining producers on commercial and other mining legal matters.
She has expertise in the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts
and procurement contracts primarily in the oil sands, mining and general
construction industries.
Kortbeek, Mark P. Bennett Jones LLP
(780) 917-4273 kortbeekm@bennettjones.com
Mr. Kortbeek has experience in the areas of infrastructure development,
commercial real estate, and commercial law. His infrastructure practice focuses
on providing advice to owners/developers and contractors in connection with
local and international projects including infrastructure, electric transmission,
power, and LNG projects.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
"SMART CITIES" are all over the Canadian
Infrastructure scene. However, the federal govern-
ment launched a new Minister and a new strategy
this year. Why do we hear less about rural projects
than urban, and is this set to change?
Brian Kelsall of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
LLP in Toronto puts rural Infrastructure in con-
text: "ere are two dynamic tensions" in this
sector: first, projects "tend to be smaller and oen
municipally focused, albeit with provincial or fed-
eral support."
Second, says Kelsall, they oen have inherent
complexities as a result of where they are, includ-
ing, "short construction season, difficult access
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